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out quite stiff in all directions, and remains immovable 

 for a long time. This is one of the very many instances 

 in Coleoptera of so-called " feigning death/' To be 

 motionless is a great protection, as moving things are 

 seen more easily; moreover, predacious creatures as a 

 rule prefer their prey to be alive. As Mr. Holland points 

 out, " Beetles often lie dead in the road unnoticed by 

 anything but the scavenger ant." 



Panageus crux-major, L., and P. quadripushdahos, Stm. 



These beetles are coloured bright orange-red with a 

 very conspicuous black cross on the back, which suggests 

 that they may be examples of warning colours and 

 distasteful, but of course experiments to prove this are 

 required. 



Chlmnms vestitus, Payk. 



Mr. Holland says that this beetle looks bright and 

 conspicuous enough in the drawer, but when disturbed 

 from its cracks in the sandstone, its pale patch and legs, 

 and pale silky coat shining in the sun, make it very 

 inconspicuous. 



Amara fulvct, Dej. 



This species is only found in sandy places where it 

 hides itself under stones and half buries itself in the sand, 

 its yellow colour harmonising well with its surroundings. 



Bembidium pcdudosum, Panz., Tachypus palMpes, Duft., 

 and T. jlavipes, L. 



These beetles are protected in the same manner as the 

 species of Elaphrvs ; they also possess rugged metallic coats 

 and frequent muddy or shingly banks of rivers and other 

 wet places. 



Aepus marinus, Strom and A. robinii, Lab. 



These little beetles are found under stones and boulders 

 among sand and shingle below high-water mark. They 

 are just the colour of the sand, and it is difficult to detect 

 them, as I have experienced in the case of both species at 

 Lymington. 



