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specimen of Taphria nivalis, Pz., was picked up running on the road 
just at dusk one evening. Mr. Edwards records only one specimen as 
having been taken (in a similar way) in the county up to 1898, at 
Lakenham. Stilicus subtilis, of which two specimens were taken at 
different times, is not given in Edwards’ list for the county of 
Norfolk, so I presume this.is a fresh record; for several others there - 
are only a few county records; L. nigrofasciatus is given for Mouse- 
hold Heath only, and as not common; my locality is north of this, 
and it was by no means uncommon, I secured my series in a very few 
minutes.—T. Hupson Bears, B.Sc., F.R.S.E., F.E.S., King’s Road, 
Richmond, Surrey. November 3rd, 1900. 
Bemepipium stomowes, Ds., 1x Yorxsuire.—I found a specimen of 
this scarce Bembid, on the banks of the Wharfe in the woods of 
Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, on September 12th.—Ipw. 
PROBABLE MYRMECOPHILOUS HABITS OF THE GENUS AstiLBuS.—In the 
Deutsche. Entom. Zeitschr., 1894, p. 274, Father Wasmann writes ‘“‘On 
May 8rd, 1898, I found at Linz an Astilbus running on a path ina 
field with a dead Myrmica laevinodis in its mouth.” This record will 
call to mind a similar capture made by myself at Chiddingfold, and 
recorded ante., p.238.—H.Sr.J.K. DontstHorps, F'.Z.8.,58, Kensington 
Mansions, South Kensington, November 22nd, 1900. 
ABERRATION OF TELEPHORUS RUSTICUS.—I have in my possession a 
3 specimen of Telephorus rusticus without the black spot on the thorax, 
which I took im cop., with an ordinary ? in the New Forest in June, 
1891.—A. J. Currry, M.A., F.E.S. November 22nd, 1900. 
OTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 
Leprpoptera at Wicxen.—On August 20th, I jomed my cousin, 
Mr. F. H. Pilleau, at Soham Station en route for Wicken, for a couple 
of days’ fen collecting. My cousin, who has recently revived an 
interest in butterflies, which has lain dormant for some years, and 
who had never seen Papilio machaon alive, was most anxious to meet 
with this species in its native haunts, more especially as he had a few 
days previously been informed by a lady at Felixstowe that she had 
recently seen six specimens of Papilio machaon which had been taken 
by a gentleman staying in her house, at a place called Bawstead Ferry, 
near Felixstowe, where my cousin was spending his summer holiday. 
On arriving at Wicken enquiries elicited the information that P. 
machaon was still about, but that it was nearly over and not in good 
condition, which I had myself expected. We, however, determined to 
do our best. It was too late that day to think of butterflies so after a 
stroll through the fen and the casual capture of one Plusia chrysitis, 
a consultation with my old friend Bailey, and a good dinner, we 
determined to try what sugar would produce, and, led by Bailey, started 
out to sugar the trees and posts in the drove. The first thing we 
noticed on getting to the fen, was that a thick white fog was rising all 
round—a bad omen—which was realised, inasmuch as, comparatively 
speaking, there was not very much about. A fair Catocala nupta was 
the first thing bottled off the sugar, and then a specimen of Tapinostola 
hellmanni was secured. Aygrotis nigricans, Amathes wanthographa, A. 
c-niyrum, A. rubi, and A. umbrosa were in large numbers, and I 
secured a very pretty series of A. c-nigrum to replace my former 
