138 (November, 



Scutellaria — rather common on alders, Sandown. Ceuthorhynchus resedce — at the 

 roots of its usual food-plant {Reseda luteola), and Miarus graminis (common), 

 Chalk Downs, Freshwater. Sihynes arenarice — Blackgang Chine, beneath its usual 

 food-jjlant. Cryptocephalus morcBt, C. bilineitus, &c. — on the Chalk Downs, Bem- 

 bridge. — Geo. C. Champion, Caldervale Road, Clapham, S.W. : October 13th, 1887. 



Recent captures of Coleoptera at Windsor and Chohham. — W hilst staying at 

 Egham, in Surrey, during the latter half of last month I took the opportunity of 

 hunting up the Coleoptera of the neighbourhood, confining myself chiefly to Windsor 

 and Chobham. Omitting the common species captured, the followiiig is the result 

 of my inyestigations : — 



In Windsor Great Park. In nests of Formica rufa occurred Thiasophila 

 angulata, Dinarda Mdrkelii, Leptacinus formicetorum, Ptilium myrmecophilum, 

 Dendrophilus pygmceus, Monotonia angnsticollis. Under bark : Agathidium varians, 

 Somalota linearis, S. immersa, Placusa pumilio, Cicones variegata (60), Ditoma 

 crenata (153), Plegaderus dissectiis (18), Rhizophagus perforatus (1), Pediaciis 

 dermestoides (1), Silvanus unidentatus (25), Lamophlceus ferrugineus (5), L. dupli- 

 catus (1), Mycetophagus atomarius (extremely abundant in one beech stump on 

 ^noyf 13.\\i) , Aspidiphorus oriiculatiis {\) . In fungi: Homalota nigritula, H. divisa, 

 H. celata, H. canescens, Cis hispidus, C. nitidus, C. pygmaus. 



Chobham Common produced the following. In Sphagnum on the margins of 

 ponds: Bemhidium Doris (45), Amara patricia (1, an unsuspected habitat fortius 

 species), Acupalpxis dorsalis (3), Tachyusa atra (2), Myllcena intermedia (20), M. 

 Kraatzi (5), Gymnusa irevicollis (100), Deinopsis erosa (5), Philonthus nigrita, 

 P. cinerascens, Stenus pusillus, S. hinotatus, 8. pallitarsis, S.fornicatus {2), Ani- 

 sosticta 19-punctata (1 only!), Cassida nohilis (1), Thyamis holsatica (1), Anthicus 

 antherinus (1), Paris T-album (1). In the ponds : Pelohius Eermanni (9), Hydro- 

 porus flavipes (3), IT. lepidus (extremely abundant), E. obscurus (1), H. lineatus (1), 

 Colymbetes fuscus (2), Agabus qffinis (1), Dytisciis circumjlexus (2), D. punctulatus 

 (2), Melochares punctatus (1), Philhydrus marginellus (3), Hydrochus angustatus (5). 

 In dung : Homalota inquinula (2), and Trichopteryx bovina. By brushing aquatic 

 plants I took Donacia comari (3). — W. G. Blatch, 214, Green Lane, Smallheath, 

 Birmingham : October 9th, 1887. 



The Sottth London Entomological and Natubal Histoey Society : 

 September 22nd, 1887. — E. Adein, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Jager exhibited Stilbia anomala, Haw., from Tenby, Callimorpha Hera, L., 

 and var. lutescens. Stand., from Devon, and stated he had obtained ova, and now had 

 the larvse feeding. Mr. Sheldon, Xanthia fulvago, L., and \ar.Jlavescens, Esp., and 

 ramarked on the number of melanic specimens which he had observed in a particular 

 valley in Derbyshire. Mr. Cooper, dark forms of Eugonia quercinaria, Hufn., upon 

 which some interesting comments were made by Mr. Goldthwaite. Mr. Carpenter, 

 a number of specimens of Argynnis Paphia, L., var. Valezina, Esp. Mr. Tutt, 

 Melanthia bicolorata, Hufn., var. plumbata, Curt., from Eannoch. Mr. Oldham, 

 Eicycla oo, L., from Epping Forest, a dark form of Arctia Caia, L., and a variety 

 of Pararge MegcBra, L. : it appeared from the remarks of members that E. oo had 

 occurred freely at Epping and in some parts of Kent. Mr. Skinner exhibited a 

 specimen of Deiopeia pulchella, L., taken at Dover, 1886, a bleached specimen of 



