134 MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



XII. — Miscellaneous Notices and Observations. 



Note on Hemiptera. — Amongst the Hemipterous insects [bugs] 

 taken last year (1864), a few are of sufficient interest to be re- 

 corded. Maerocoleus Payhuli, and Calocoris Chenopodii, occurred 

 in profusion at tbe north end of Whitley sands, frequenting the 

 .Rest-harrow (Ononis arvensis). Orthosteira obscurus was also 

 taken, but more rarely. By sweeping the dyers- weed ( Genista 

 tinctoria) which grows profusely in Briar Dene, near Hartley, I 

 got the rare Heterocordylus unicolor and Homodemus ferrugatus, 

 the latter in profusion. Monalocoris Filicis was found amongst 

 grass in the same place. At Long Benton I met with Matthacus 

 rufifrons, Plagiognathus arbustorum, Harpocera thoracica, Ortliops 

 Kalmi, Lygus contaminates, Leptopterna ferrugatus, Scolopostethtis 

 contractus, and Drymus sylvaticus. New to the British Fauna is 

 Cyrtorhinus elegantulus, which was taken at Boldon fiats, in Sep- 

 tember. Phytocoris distinctus, a very pretty thing, and new to 

 science, was beat out of bushes at Gosforth in September. Gosforth 

 has also produced Phylus melanocephalus, Aprocnemus variabilis, A. 

 ambiguus, Stygnus sabulosus, and Drymus brunneus. The last lives 

 amongst the dead leaves in the water-courses, and is abundant. 

 I found it in similar places at Gibside. Licocoris ericetorum was 

 taken at Scaffold Hill so late as October. The very rare Stiphro- 

 somd leucocephala was swept out of rough herbage near Heaton. 

 Finally, a good Salcla [pcellata, Curtis) was taken near Axwell 

 Park. I had previously taken it in the river Irthing, in Cum- 

 berland. — Tliomas John Bold, Long Benton, February 22, 1865. 



New localities for rare or local Coleoptera. — A narrow deep 

 dene, west of Hartley, produced me some good beetles, such as 

 Ocalea badia, Leptusa rufieollis, Somalota laticollis, Quedius htc- 

 meralis, Colon brunneus, Triphyllus suturalis, and others of less 

 note. From Gosforth I have Ilyobates nigricollis, Quedius rufi- 

 eollis, Quedius fuscipes, Colenis dentipes, AgatMdium seminulum, 

 Pachyrhinus canaliculars, and Thyamis anchusce. Near Whitley 

 was found, in some plenty, Stenus atratulus, Crypthopypnus quad- 

 ripustulatus, and Thyammis suturalis. Heaton produced me Ro- 

 malota laticollis, and clientula ; also, Lathridius nodifer. Gibside 



