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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



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recorded above, which I took on May 13th. Under a " very much 

 defunct " cat on the sandhills, I found Cere yon littoralis, Phaleria, &c, 

 in great abundgnce. At Bexhill, by sweeping, Telephorus lateralis, 

 T. lituratus, Anoplus roboris (1), Rhynchites megacephalus (several), R. 

 nanus, Cryptocephalus fulcratus (2), Luperus betulinus (abundant by 

 beating bushes), &c. By sweeping in some bushes near St. Leonards 

 1 obtained a series of the rare Telephorus translucidus, a few T. 

 testaceus, Helodes marginata, Apteropeda ylobosa (1), &c. On some 

 marshes near here, by beating, I obtained a long series of Malthinus 

 balteatus, M. punctatus, M. fasciatus, Anthortomus pedicular ins, Helodes 

 livida, Cyphon padi, and odd specimens of Gracilia minuta, Polyopsia 

 Prosusta, Scirtes hemisphoiricus, &c. In haystack refuse, on one occa- 

 sion, I found Oligota aiomaria in profusion, but although I have 

 visited this stack on several occasions since, have not found a single 

 specimen. At Ecclesbourne, Phytobius \-tuberculatus (1), Tachys bi- 

 striatus (somewhat common under stones on bank of a reservoir), 

 Dianous coerulescens (under stones in a stream, not uncommon). At 

 Fairlight, I swept a series of Nanophyes lythri and Sitones suturalis 

 in a marshy place at the foot of the cliffs; I also took a few Bembidium 

 stephensi at the same locality. Near Battle, by sweeping, I obtained 

 a specimen of Mantura obtusata, a series of Gymnetron pascuorum, 

 Cneorhinus exaratus, &c. In the autumn, at Guestling, I took a long 

 series of Thymalus limbatus under the bark of a decaying beech ; in 

 moss, several Cosnopsis waltoni, Tropiphorus cariualus, Agathidium 

 nigrinum, &c. Altogether I met with about 700 species of Coleoptera 

 in the district during the season. The above list represents the less 

 common species obtained.— A. Ford, Claremont House, Upper Tower 

 Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, January 21st, 1<S92. 



THE MOLLUSC A OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. 



BY W. A. GAIN. 

 (Continued from Vol. III., p. 5). 



Family UNIONID^. 



Genus Unio, Phil. 



Unio timidits, Phil. — Common in the river Trent, the Idle, and the 

 canals. 



Var. radiata, Colb. — River Trent. 



Var. ovalis, Mont. — Found associated with the typical form in the 

 neighbourhood of Nottingham (Lowe). 



Unio pictorum, L. — Very plentiful in the Trent, &c. 



