Notes and News. 51 
From sweepings taken over all the grounds and woods 
traversed, the Rev. A. Thornley, M.A., F.L.S., F.E.S., who : 
was unavoidably absent giving his presidential address to ude 
the Nottingham Naturalists’ Society, sends the following 
notes on the insects found. 
The Coleoptera observed included Chzlocorus bipustulatus, 
e ‘pukill, Adalia btpunctata (a singular black variety 
ich seems confined to heather), Coccinella 7-punctata, C. 11- 
pphctata, Hippodamia variegata, Calathus cisteloides, Harpalus 
eneus, Choleva ctsteloides, Sttones griseus, Polydrusus pterygomalts, 
Aphodius contaminatus, A. inquinatus, Hypera vartabilis, and 
‘Amea suturalis. 
The Hemiptera-Heteroptera were Acanthosoma dentatum, : 
~ 
The Orthoptera were Stenobothrus parallelus ahd Tettix 
bipunctatus. “ 
This ground, which will well repay the entomologist 
interested in every department, is rich -in woods and broken 
commons and scrub. Alluvium and river gravel follow the 
course of the Rase in an Oxford clay valley on the West of 
Rasen. Boulder clay stretches for miles on the south, covered 
by woods and open fields. The north and east are blown sands 
with various kinds of cover, with outcrops of the underlying 
Kimeridge clay occurring occasionally. 
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NOTES foie: NEWS. 
The International Congress of Zoology is this year to meet in Grea 
Britain for the first time in its existence, and aie coat gists are doing 
wi 
i the attendance of the numerous distinguished fo linia % > are expecte 
to visit Cambridge on the 23rd August. Sir John Lubbock is te be. er 
: and a strong Committee in cats ate is working at the arrangemen 
; ctively with Posdi ommittee, we have ti ere- 
a (2 t leasure in calling attention toa Padi which is to be held 
anchester, on the 16th of at 5 t the rooms of the 
i Literary pad Philosophical Soe, = "Gees Street 
—-o->e———— 
The € meeting is called at the instance of Mr. J. Cosmo Melvill, M.A. (whom 
€ May congratulate on being appointed one of the Vice- Soi as of the 
panes 
of whom 
at abies Co lege, communication should be made by any Soci désirous 
to co-operate in assisting the — Soorenive: 
x Me evil rade d desires us to intimate that representatives of all 
Na ig History Societies in Oe No rth of England will be heartily es 
d.to ask that ncaa na proposing to sen representatives will at once 
address s themselves to Prof. Hi ckson. 
Febuary sb 1898, 
