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tufts which appear to be stunted. It is, (in spite of being an internal 

 feeder, and often below water,) subject to the attacks of ichneumons; 

 what species I do not know, but I have sent specimens to Mr. Bignell. 

 — W. F. DE V. Kane, Kingstown. 



Coleoptera. — Notes - 



CoLEOPTERA IN Flood Refuse AT St. LEONARDS. — Owing to the 

 heavy rains during October, the Bopeep Marshes, near St. Leonards, 

 were flooded to a considerable extent and a few hours' work among 

 the flood refuse resulted in a somewhat considerable haul of fully a 

 hundred species of Coleoptera, some of which may be worth 

 recording, and about a thousand specimens. Some species occurred 

 in the utmost profusion, particularly Bemhidium obtusum, T achy poms 

 brunneus, and of course T. hypnorum and chrysomelimts, and Simplocaria 

 semistriata, 1 usually had from a dozen to fifty of these on my paper 

 at a time. Many others were common, such as Bryaxis helferi, of 

 which I took over a hundred, Hypem triliiieata, H. variabilis, 

 H. nigrirostris, and Myrmedonia cayialiculata were all very common and 

 I bottled half a dozen of the rarer M. limbata, Xantholinus linearis, 

 X. punctulatus (both abundant), PcBdenis littoralis, Harpalus consentaneus, 

 I passed this latter over at the time as the common H. lahts, so only 

 secured a few. I found out my mistake when too late, as on the next 

 occasion I visited the marshes there was not a single specimen to be 

 found. Several species of Homalota, Cercyoii, Apion, &c. were 

 extremely common ; among them I took a few Cercyon aquaticus, 

 C. nielanocephalus, C. unipiinctatus, Homalota trinotata, &c., and I have 

 several species not yet determined. I took a long series oi Achenium 

 humile, — this is a rare insect in this district, and I have only met with 

 it singly before. I also took a nice series of Agathidium marginatum, 

 Carcinops minima, and Thyamis piisilla. Among others which 

 frequently turned up were Amara tibialis, Olisthoptis rotundatus, 

 Bradycellus verbasci, Notiophilus aquaticus, N. palustris (common), 

 Metabletus foveola, M. truncatellus, Ocypus ctipveiis, Alcochava nitida, 

 Lithooharis melanocephala, Stilicus affinis, Hypocyphis longicornis, 

 Ilelophorus nubilis, Psylliodes chalconura, Plectrocelis concinna, &c. ; 

 occasionally I found specimens of Lancer a pilicornis, Xantholinus 

 tricolor, Quedius picipes, Megarthrus depressus, Nitidula bipustulata, 

 Omosita colon, O. discoidea, Hyperaspis reppensis (4), Micvaspis 12-punctata, 



