Insects. 2113 



Capture of Three Specimens of Calosoma Sycophanta at Brighton, — Being at 

 Brighton during the summer of 1843, I met a friend, who informed me that he had 

 taken a curious green insect, crawling upon the gravel-walk of the esplanade opposite 

 Brunswick Square. Upon opening the box wherein it was confined, I was astonished 

 at beholding a brilliant male of that rare beetle Calosoma Sycophanta, which, although 

 three weeks had elapsed since it had been captured, was still alive: it is now in my 

 possession. My first impression was, that it had been brought into the Channel by 

 some homeward-bound vessel, and had flown ashore ; but I am now convinced it is a 

 British specimen, as I have since been fortunate enough to receive two others from 

 the immediate neighbourhood. — William Courtis ; Ponders End, Enfield, Middlesex, 

 March 17, 1848. 



Occurrence of Carabus clathratus in Sutherlandshire and the Hebrides. — When on 

 our late tour, my brother took two specimens of Carabus clathratus in Sutherlandshire 

 and three in Harris : it seems to be by no means uncommon in these localities. — W. 

 M. E. Milner ; Tadcaster, March, 1848. 



Capture of Coleoptera at Whittlesea Mere. — I spent a couple of days last July in 

 Holme Fen, where I made the following captures, among many others. 



Odacantha melanura. 



Demetrias unipunctatus, Creutz (monostigma, Leach). Abundant, by shaking the 

 bundles of sedge over my net. 



Dromius sigma, Dej., and bipennifer, Bab. 



Dromius longiceps. Three specimens of this rare species, which had not been 

 taken for many years. 



Dyschirius minimus, Curtis. Probably a mere local variety of gibbus. 



Omaseus aterrimus, O. anthracinus, O. gracilis, Dej., (lavigatus, Steph.), Obdes 

 Helopioides, Trechus placidus. These were on the mud among the reeds. 



Silis ruficollis. Not uncommon, reposing on the flags at the edge of the Mere. 



Anobium castaneum and rufipes. 



Rhinonchus tibialis and crassus. 



Pachyrinus quadri-tuberculatus and Comari. 



Orchestes scutellaris. 



Grypidius Equiseti. 



Erirhinus schirrhotus. 



Notaris Scirpi. 



Galeruca rustica. 



Haltica Cyparissice, Steph. 



Haltica Salicaria. By sweeping. 



On the same occasion I captured a pair of small Harpalidae, which are certainly a 

 new genus to the British list, but of which I am unable to ascertain the name. In the 

 form of the thorax they appear to come very near Olisthopus. Lycaena dispar has 

 become very nearly extinct : I could hear of only five larvae having been taken, and 

 very few of the perfect insect appeared that season. — J. F. Dawson ; Ventnor, March 

 6, 1848. 



