Insects, 



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The abdomen is more polished than other parts. Length about If line. I took two 

 specimens on the banks of the Mole, in August, 1862, in company with T. conslricta 

 and T. umbratica, the latter of which was also new to the British Fauna, until it was 

 taken and determined by Mr. Janson, previously to my capture of it, first at Haliford, 

 and afterwards near Mieklehum. 



I have also taken another Tacbyusa, undoubtedly new, and an Oxypoda from nest 

 of Formica fuliginosa, both at Mick:ehain, but have as yet been unable to determine 

 them. — John A. Power; 52, Burton Crescent, October 17, 1832. 



Occurrence of Gymnnsa brevicollis in Scotland. — This species, which Stephens, in 

 his ' Manual,' declares to have been improperly recorded as British, is now represented, 

 I believe, in some cabinets by undoubted English specimens. The insect occurs in 

 Scotland also, two specimens having been taken by me in a wet bog in Berwickshire, 

 in August last, along with a pair of Myrmedonia collaris.— Robert Hislop ; Blair 

 Lodge, Falkirk, October 20, 1 862. 



Rare Scottish Coleoptera. — A few other noteworthy species were picked up during 

 roy visit to the Border. Boletobius inclinans and Quedius fulvicollis were found 

 among moss in a fir wood, along with Mycetoporus clavicornis. M. splendidus and 

 Q. ruficollis accompanied. On the summit of Dirrington Law, which is only 1145 

 feet above the level of the sea, I met with a lovely specimen of Leistus montanus. 

 Hyduobius strigosus and Miscodera arctica were found on the same level. Lower 

 down Tarus Vaporariorum and.- Bradycelius collaris (harpaliuus ?) were met with. 

 I may add that B. inclinans was taken by me for the first time in March last in this 

 neighbourhood, fifty miles to the west of the former locality. An interesting addition 

 has been made to our Scottish list by my young friend Mr. Charles Millingen, who 

 took Claviger foveolatus near Neidpath Castle, in its usual ants' nest. — Id. 



Coleoptera in the New Forest. — Having recently had an opportunity of examining 

 the insects captured by Mr. Farren in the New Forest, I am enabled to add the 

 following to the list given in the ' Zoologist' for August (Zool. 8141): — 



Liodes humeralis. Common in Fungi on trees. 



L. axillaris. Three or four specimens are distinctly referable to this species, 

 having slightly dilated anterior tarsi and simple posterior femora in the male. 

 L. orbicularis. Not rare, with L. humeralis. 



Agathidium seminulum and A. rotundatum are apparently the only ones found 

 here. 



Paromalus parallelopipedus. I have seen a specimen of this in the Rev. A. 

 Matthews' rich collection, and have obtained three specimens from the New Forest 

 under bark. 



Rhizopbagus parallelocollis and R. cseruleus. One specimen of each, and a few 

 abnormally small specimens of R. ferrugineus that might pass for R. parvulus, 

 Payk. 



Microrhagus pygrnaeus. A maguificeut female uuder bark; the largest specimen 

 I ever saw. 



Athous rhombeus. Two fine specimens ; one bred from the larva. 



Elater lytbropterus and E. Pomonse. In tolerable numbers; also a few specimens 

 of E. elongatulus. All the E. bipustulatus belonged to the supposed variety, whereas 

 at Andover this never occurs. 



Tetratoma Desmarestii. From Fungi. 



