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ihrown on the ground they run off, but resume the death-like appearance if a second 

 attempt be made to seize them. — Id. 



Note on Badister hipustulatus. I have seen this insect, when pursued, dash into a 

 puddle of water, and run through on the bottom completely immersed. — Id. 



Note on Haltica Brassicce. Haltica BrassicEe, said to be a local species, is very 

 common near Oxford, and particularly under bark in Christchurch meadow in winter; 

 and I have taken H. ochripes of Curtis in the same localities. — Id. 



Note on Velleius dilatatus. A remarkably fine specimen of this insect, one of the 

 rarest of the British Coleoptera, was taken by F. Sidney Parry, Esq., July 22, 1843, 

 in his own grounds at Sunninghill, under a piece of bark which lay upon some sap ex- 

 uding from the foot of a tree. — Id. 



Note on the capture of Coleopterous Insects near Edinburgh. I send you a list of a 

 few species of Coleoptera which I have taken in the Edinburgh district in the last two 

 or three seasons. Although the frequent rains and cold easterly winds during the past 

 summer have had a very adverse effect on the appearance of insects generally, I have 

 taken some valuable species. Sweeping the grass in woods, under fir-trees, seems to 

 be an excellent plan ; by this means I have taken several rare insects, which T never 

 met with in other situations. I have omitted many species which are taken almost 

 everywhere, and would therefore unnecessarily swell the list. Phalacrus seneus and 

 geminus ; a single specimen of the latter. Leiodes dentipes, Gyllenhallii, multistri- 

 ata, punctatissima (rare), castanea (rare), thoracica, polita, brunnea, ferruginea, rufi- 

 pennis, suturalis, humeralis. The neighbourhood of Edinburgh seems to be rather 

 rich in this genus ; I meet with specimens of various species occasionally throughout 

 the summer months, by sweeping, but they occur much more frequently on wall-tops 

 in autumn. Agathidium atrum, nigrinum and orbiculare; these were also taken on 

 wall-tops in the autumn. Atomaria atra, Dalmeny park. Latridius testaceus, ditto. 

 Tetratoma ancora ; this rare and pretty insect I have taken very sparingly by sweep- 

 ing under fir trees, in Dalmeny park. It was confined to one small wood in the 

 grounds. Ips ferruginea, much rarer this year than formerly. Ragionycha pilosa, 

 Roslin, June, Hylastes ater and obscurus, under felled firs; the former species very 

 abundant. Coeliodes Geranii, Arthur's seat. Otiorhynchus atro-apterus, sand-banks 

 by the shore, on thistles, abundant. Otiorhynchus tessellatus, a new species; a single 

 specimen in Dalmeny park. Omias sulcirostris, Dalmeny park, August. Rhynchites 

 cyaneopennis, ditto. Crioceris obscura, a single specimen. Haltica flexuosa, atro- 

 CEcrulea and Modeeri. Macrocnema Spergulae and picina. Chrysomela pallida, Ros- 

 lin, on the hazel, in June. Ripiphorus paradoxus, a specimen was taken by a friend 

 of mine in the vicinity of Roslin. — R. Northmore Greville ; 31, George^ Square, Ed- 

 inburgh, September 6, 1843. 



Note on the capture of Trichius variabilis in Surrey. I had the good fortune to 

 take a specimen of this rare beetle flying, near Riddlesdown, on the 13th instant. It 

 has not, I believe, before this, been taken elsewhere than in Windsor park. — /. W. 

 Douglas ; 6, Grenville Terrace, Coburg Road, Kent Road, August 19, 1843. 



Note on Crickets. Crickets not only come out of their holes after persons have 

 quitted the room, but even whilst they are moving about by candlelight. They used 

 to come out in my kitchen when the servants were at supper, as regularly as possible, 

 every evening. — W7n. He^vett ; East Ilsley.* 



* This, with other notes bearing the same signature, form portions of a work about 

 to be published by Mr. Hewett, on the Zoology, Botany &c. of East lh\ej.—Ed. 



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