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COLEOPTERA IN THE HASTINGS DISTRICT DURING l8g2. During 



this season. I devoted a, great deal of time to Coleoptera with very 

 fair results. Early in the spring, in flood-refuse near St. Leonards, I 

 took single specimens of Harpalus nopicolU and Acidota cruentatus ; a 

 few Oxytelus clypeonitens, Lithocharis propinqaa, Homalium ccesula ; 

 several Achenium humile, Agathidium marginatum, Hyperaspis rep- 

 pens is, Seynmus mulsanti, S. frontalis, &G. On May 13th I paid a visit 

 to Camber, and, among others, took the following : — Harpalus servus, 

 10, in refuse ; Bemhidium ephippium, B. vadium, and Pogonus chalceus, 

 all in profusion on the bank of a pond ; a few P. littoralis occurred 

 with the latter species. In the banks of the ditches, Bled ins unicornis, 

 B. tricornis, B. crassicollis, Octliebius hicolon, 0. margipallens, 0. cp/ratus, 

 Heterocerus sericans, &c . , occurred. From the dry carcase of a sheep 

 on the beach, I beat fully 150 Dermestes undulattis ; a few Nitidula 

 bipustulata occurred with it. On the sandhills I found 3 Sarrotrium 

 clavicome, Saprinus metqJMcus, Tychius meliloti, and several common 

 species such as Microzoum m profusion. In river refuse, A nthicus 

 humilis, A. instabilis, A. antherinus, Phaleria, cadaver ina, Dromius nigri- 

 ventris, &c, occurred. At Guestling, during fune and July, the 

 following were among my captures at this locality, the results of some 

 half a dozen visits : — By sweeping, I obtained over 300 Chrysomela 

 fastuosa (this species was excessively local, occurring in profusion on 

 on a piece of ground a few yards in circumference, in a marsh, and I 

 did not find a single specimen anywhere else in the district), Crypto- 

 cephalus rnorrei, Lamprosoma concolor, Ciythra \-punctata (4), Cassida 

 vibex, C. obsoleta, C . equestris, Strangalia \-fascia,ta, (6 on umbelliferous 

 plants), Gallidium alni (1), Liopus nebulosus (2), C a nipylus linearis, 

 Cistela luperus (1), Agrilus anyustulus, Throscus dennestoides, Ptilinus 

 pectinicorns , Cholva an'gusfata*, C. tristis, 11 ydnobius strigosus (2), 

 Anisotoma oralis, A. nigrita, A. dubia, A. littura, A. badia, A. parvula 

 (all rare), A. calcarata (common), Colon brunneam, C. serripes (1), 

 Olibrus ajfinis, Choragus shepherdi (1), Cowipora orbiculata (1), Ceutho- 

 rhynchus marginatum (few), Rhinoncits subfasciatus, lanymecus palliatus 

 (4), Mycetoporus longulus, Ilomalium breoicorne (1), 11. Jiorale (common), 

 concinnum, H. la>viuscuhim, Scymnus pygmwus, Galeruca calmariensis, 

 and many others. Galeruca viburni I obtained in abundance by 

 beating Guelder Rose bushes in the autumn. On June 28th, I again 

 visited Camber for a day's collecting and was again pretty successful. 

 By sweeping the banks of the ditches I obtained Malachius viridis 

 (abundant), M. marginellus (1), Dasytes plnmbeus (2), Leptura livida 

 (common), Hoplia philanihus (1), Nacerdes melanura, Pria dulcamara, 

 Gryptocephalus p'usiHus, PhyUotreta tetrastigma, (Edemera lurida (sev- 

 eral), Phytobms waltoni (1), &c. By digging in one of the ditches I 

 obtained a few Stenolophus consputus, together with many of the species 



