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Certain well-known species were, lioweyer, nofc to be found, viz., Chlcenius 

 Schranki (the locality at Lucconibe has of late years been partly washed away and 

 partly di-ained, and the insect would appear to have become quite extinct there), 

 Otiorhynchus ligitstici, &c. Cicindela germanica — plentiful at its old locality near 

 Blackgang Chine; I have seen no recent record of this species in the island. 

 Stenolophus teutonus a,nA Acupalpus flavicollis — common at Sandown, at the roots 

 of Juncus at the foot of the cliffs. Sembidium Sturmi — one example in wet shingle, 

 Luccombe. Tacliys histriatus — rarely in moist sandy places, Luccombe. Aepus 

 marinus — at its usual habitat, Sandown and Ventnor (A. Mobiiii was not to bo found). 

 Hydrcena nigrita — rather commonly, Luccombe Chine. Oeoryssus pygmceus, Limni- 

 chus pygmcexis, Seterocerusfusculus — abundant at Luccombe and Sandown in wet 

 sandy places. Ochthebius ruftmarginatus — rarely at Luccombe. Phytosus — both 

 species on the beach, Sandown and Luccombe. Atemeles emarginatus — one example, 

 running across tlie path, Bonchurch. Lathrobium angustatum — a few examples at 

 Sandown, in company with Stenolophus. Ocypus pedator — rarely on the chalk 

 downs, Freshwater. Bledius opacus (abundant), B. spectabilis, B. tricornis, B. 

 atricapillus, B. subterraneus, and B. arenarius, more or less commonly, Sandown. 

 Oxytelus clypeo-nitens — rather commonly in the stream at Luccombe Chine, beneath 

 stones, in company with Dianoiis,-no doubt accidentally brought down by the stream 

 after heavy rain. Thinobius brevipennis — somewhat commonly at Sandown, in moist 

 sandy places ; this exceedingly minute creature is difficult to detect, and is only to 

 be found when the sun is shining. Ancyrophorus longipennis — rarely, Luccombe 

 Chine, with Dianous ; I have not seen any record of this species occurring so far 

 south before. Micralymma brevipenne — in abundance, beneath boulders, below high 

 water mark, Sandown. Philonthus signaticornis- — not rare, moist places, Sandown. 

 Cyrtusa pauxilla — rarely, Sandown. Saprinus maritimus — beach, Sandown, rare. 

 Syncalypta hirsuta — roots of grass, &c., Freshwater, not rare. Aphodius villosus — ' 

 Chalk Downs, Freshwater, rare. Phaleria cadaverina — in profusion on the beach, 

 Sandown. Cteniopus sulphureus — on the Chalk Downs, Freshwater. Mordellistena 

 inaqualis — rarely, by sweeping, Sandown. Sitoties cambricus — plentiful in moist 

 sandy places, especially by beating towards evening, Sandown ; S. meliloti — rarely, 

 Luccombe. Cathormiocerus socius — seventeen examples, by constant working at the 

 roots of isolated plants {Sonchus, &c.), in clean sand at the foot of the cliffs, near 

 Sandown ; this insect very closely resembles the numerous species of Trachyphlaetts 

 {scaber, scabriculus, squamulatus, and alternans) which are more or less abundant at 

 the same locality. C. socius differs constantly from C. maritimus exactly as pointed 

 out by Eye (cf. Ent. Mo. Mag., vii, p. 150, and x, p. 177) ; the latter is a perfectly 

 distinct species. Baris analis — one specimen, crawling on the sand in a moist place 

 at the foot of the cliffs at Sandown, on the evening of June 27th ; subsequent search 

 at the same spot and elsewhere, and at the roots of its recorded food-plant {Inula 

 dysenterica), failed to produce more. So far as I am aware, this species has not been 

 captured in England for fully 25 years, and the only recorded localities for the two 

 or three known British examples are Ryde and Sandown. The food-plant is very 

 abundant in the Island, though not always accessible on the steep face of the cliffs, 

 and there is no reason why the species should remain so rare with us. Bagous 

 lutulentus — not rare in moist places, Luccombe; some examples have the tarsi dark, 

 and seem intermediate between B. lutulentus and B. nigritarsis, Thorns. Orcliestes 



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