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craccce, A. vz'czce, and A. hydrolapathi. The first two are found 

 in various species of vetch ; the last on the common dock. A. 

 frumentarium, which is entirely red, and frequents Rumex 

 acetosella, was found here by Messrs. Hyndman and Templeton. 

 Otiorhynchus sulcatus, a large black species, is only too well 

 known to owners of gardens and hot-houses. It attacks vines, 

 wall fruit, and raspberries — in fact, I do not think it is at all 

 particular what it eats. What makes it more troublesome is 

 that it works at night and hides through the day. The best 

 way to deal with it seems to be to spread a sheet under the 

 affected trees, and to come at night with a lantern and tap the 

 branches, when the beetles fall down, and can be captured and 

 destroyed. Some of our species are very beautiful, e.g., Poly- 

 drusus pterygomalis and Phyllobius argentatus, being covered 

 with golden-green or coppery scales which shine like gems in 

 the sunlight. Concerning Mesites Tardyi an interesting note 

 occurs in Mr. Patterson's catalogue : — " Cranmore. Found 

 during the entire month of June by turning up the under side 

 of an alder which lay in the farmyard, and from which the 

 bark had been stripped. Generally found in clusters of three 

 or four ranged side by side. They were not found in any other 

 situation, though the adjoining trees were carefully examined 

 by R. T." (Mr. Templeton). It is usually found in old holly 

 trees, but sometimes in beech or willow. Of the Abnormal 

 Coleoptera, one specimen is recorded from Belfast, Elenchus 

 tenuicornis. It was taken by Mr. Templeton, and the specimen 

 is now in the University Museum, Oxford. It is extremely 

 rare, and is parasitic on Bombus, and perhaps on Andrena and 

 Halictus. In conclusion, Mr. Johnson specially dwelt on the 

 wide and interesting field for research provided by the beetles 

 of the neighbourhood, and strongly recommended some of the 

 members to take up this branch of study, which they would 

 find most interesting and attractive. 



At the conclusion of the paper Messrs. J. Hamilton, William 

 Gray, M.R.I.A., R. Lloyd Praeger, and Rev. C. H. Waddell, 

 M.A., spoke on the subject, and asked questions regarding the 

 paper, to which Mr. Johnson replied, 



