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Stenus bimaculatus, Gyll. Stenus plantaris, Er. (6). Uncommon. 

 „ Juno, Fab. „ latifrons, Er. (2). Rare. 



„ buphthalmus, Grav. Oxytelus rugosus, Fab. 

 „ vafellus, Er. (1). Rare. 



All worth mentioning belonging to the other divisions is Donacia impressa. The 

 sand-hills and cliffs have yielded in Geodephaga: — 



Nebria livida. 



Calathus flavipes. 



„ mollis. Abundant. 



Synuchus vivalis (10). 

 . Anchomenus elongatus, Dej. ? The insect which is supposed to be this species 

 was taken at the base of the cliffs, under some dead thistles. It was sent off by post 

 the following day ; but before it reached its destination the box came open, and the 

 insect disappeared. It is a great misfortune that this new British species should have 

 thus been lost. I have not yet seen a genuine A. elongatus, Dej. ; when I have I may 

 write more confidently. The following description is what I remember: — Greenish 

 brass. Narrower than A. viduus or A. laevis. Antennae blacx, basal joint red. Elytra 

 having on each a series of six distinct punctures, four in close succession on the third 

 interstice, and two either on the second stria or second interstice. Legs black ; tibiae 

 and tarsi testaceous. Length 3£ or 4 lines. A single individual of A. elongatus is 

 said to have been taken, twenty-eight years ago, near Lowestoft (vide ' Annual,' 1857). 



Broscus cephalotes. Several. 



Amara acuminata. 

 „ fulva (40). 

 „ convexiuscula (12). 

 „ Trechus discus (2). 



Bembidium aeneum. 



„ littorale. Four or five of a singular variety which has been taken in 

 several parts of the Yorkshire coast, by the Rev. William Hey and myself. It differs 

 from typical B. littorale in being smaller, narrower, and having the spots much more 

 widely spread and conspicuous. 



„ tibiale. Several. 

 I found B. concinnum, B. affine and B. gilvipes at Withernsea, a little lower down the 

 coast. The Brachelytra found on the sand-hills at Hornsea are not worth recording. 

 I captured Anobium molle in a window of the Marine Hotel. The fortnight 

 commenced July 7th. — W. K. Bissill; August 12, 1859. 



Proceedings of Societies. 

 Entomological Society. 

 August 1, 1859.— J. O. Westwood, Esq., F.L.S., in the chair. 



Donations. 



The following donations were announced, and thanks ordered to be presented to 

 the donors: — 'Proceedings of the Rjyal Society,' Vol. x., No. 35 ; presented by the 

 Society. 'Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,' Vol. iv., No. 13 ; by 



