28 [Februiuy, 



Under the bark of tlie few felled oak logs which this district 

 produces, Sirvaniis unidentatus has been rather common dm-ing the 

 past autumn. The usual subcortical species of Rhizophagus, Pityo- 

 phaguSy Glischrochilus {Ips), Epuraea, and Ditoma seemed as 

 abundant as in previous years, and Tllhis elongatus was taken for 

 the first time, so far as I am aware, off an old beech-stump. 



As I have previously stated, all the Coprophagous species of 

 Lamellicornia, except Geotrupes typhoeiis, are singularly deficient in 

 the district, owing probabl}'- to the absence of cattle. 



The Cetoniadae are more frequent, and I took two and missed 

 another on flight of the blue form of Anomala aenea (var. cyanea 

 Torre), which, as I have never seen a "type" specimen of the species 

 here, is perhaps further evidence that the blue variety is the predominant 

 inland form of this Anomala. JP]iyllop>ertlia Jiorticola was for a few 

 da^j-s only more abundant this year than I had ever previous!}^ seen it 

 here, and Cetonia aurata was also in evidence. 



Among the Sternoxi no new species have been observed nor an}^ 

 special disparity among those previously recorded. 



As regards the J\Ialacodermata and Teredilia^ a point of interest 

 was the excessive abundance of the S Lamp)yris noctiluca, which for 

 about a week in July flew into the lighted rooms in the evenings to such 

 an extent as to become a distinct nuisance, while the 2 of the same 

 insect was not observed till late August and September. Jlalthodes 

 fuscus Wat. {pellucidus Kies.) was frequent by sweeping in the woods, 

 although not in such abundance as in former years, but the profusion of 

 Thanasimus formicarius during the early spring in all the areas where 

 the pines had been felled and the *' toppings " left on the ground since 

 the previous year was quite remarkable. 



Ernohius mollis was, however, much less frequent than usual, but 

 in 1916 I took a very small JErnobius, which Dr. Shar^D states to be 

 JE. oblitus, a species which he had recently described as new.* 



The Longicoomia seem to have been generally rather well repre- 

 sented during the past summer. In this district our usual species, such 

 as Callidium violaceum, Mliagium, etc., were common ; Asevmm 

 striatum remarkably a-bundant, the variety agreste F. (Avhich I should 

 prefer to call a case of permanent immaturity) being also frequent, 

 'rhis was probably due to the number of more or less decayed pine- 

 stumps left in the ground from the fellings of previous years. 



Sap>erda popidnea was also common wherever there were aspens, 



* Ent. Mo. Mag. 1910, p. 179. 



