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batch of the larv£E feeding in the leaves of Vicia sepium ; so, wishing to supply them 

 with fresh food, I wandered in seai'ch of the vetch, atid on the very first plant I came 

 across, to my surprise and delight, I beheld the whitened leaves unmistakeably eaten 

 out by the larvae of C. Schmidiella. Subsequent search during the limited time at 

 my disposal showed the species to be well established in its locality. I may mention 

 that this recent addition to the British fauna is the only representative of the genus 

 Cosmopteryx found, as yet, in the County of Dorset. — EtrsTACE E. Bankes, The 

 Eectory, Corfe Castle : September, 1887. 



Another Caddis-fly new to the British Isles : Tinodes maculicornis, Pict. — This 

 further addition to our list of Trichoptera is also from Ireland, this time from the 

 north. Two specimens are in a small collection made at Glasslough, Co. Monaghan, 

 on the^ 9th and 10th of August. They were taken along with T. wceneri, which 

 swarmed, by beating the bushes surrounding the lake, and the species was probably 

 not uncommon but overlooked amongst the hosts of its undesirable congener. 



Though now recorded for the first time, T. maculicornis is not new to Ireland. 

 I find that in the collections made by Miss Freeland in the same locality {vide vol. 

 XX, p. 142, and vol. xxiii, p. 138), I passed by one or two unset examples of it as 

 F. UDCBneri. 



The ascertained distribution of this species is chiefly western, Portugal and 

 France ; it also occurs in Switzerland. Most of the members of the genus Tinodes 

 delight in dribbling springs ; T. maculicornis seems to prefer large rivers and lakes. 

 — Kenneth J. Morton, Carluke, N. B. : October 10th, 1887. 



Additional Trichoptera from Glasslough, Ireland. — As a continuation of the 

 series of records from this locality (see citations in preceding note), it may be well 

 to notice the occurrence of Glyphotcelius pellucidus, Eetz., and Leptocerus fulvus, 

 Eamb., both taken in August. — Id. 



CcBcilius Dalii abundant in Somersetshire. — In the second week of this month 

 the Eev. A. E. Eaton and I found this pretty and delicate Psocid abundantly in 

 gardens and plantations at Shepton-Montague, chiefly amongst common laurel 

 {Prumis lauro-cerasus) and evergreen oak {Quercus ilex) ; fagots of dead laurel 

 branches were equally productive. It would seem that the species is especially 

 attached to gardens, and it may have been originally introduced from a warmer 

 climate. But its perfect hardiness is established, severe frosts and cold rain and 

 winds prevailing at the time we met with it. I fancy this insect is widely dis- 

 tributed in England. Mr. J. J. King found it at Weybridge on a paling outside a 

 garden.— E. McLachlan, Lewisham, London : October l'7th, 1887. 



Coleoptera in the Isle of Wight. — Whilst staying at Sandown from June 27th 

 to July 25th last, during the greater part of the very hot weather then prevailing, I 

 paid considerable attention to the Coleoptera of the district ; the capture of an ex- 

 ceedingly rare British weevil (Boris analis) during a short walk on the evening of 

 my arrival, being a great incentive to further exertions. Though I have little if 

 anything to add to the list of Coleoptera known to inhabit the localities mentioned 

 below, the recent occuri-ence of a few of the rarer species may be of interest. I 

 accordingly, at my friend Mr. Fowler's suggestion, give a list of some of the most 

 noteworthy forms observed during my stay. 



