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luridus, A, merdarius and Ulster bimaculatus, I examined the baits and 

 found lots of Choleva, Homalium rivulare and Proteinus brevicollis. I took 

 Anchomenus oblongus in plenty, also Stilicus rufipes and one Badister sodalis, 

 April 21st.— In meadows I took Rhiuosimus viridicollis and Orchestes al/ni, 

 and one specimen of Parnus auriculatus in a ditch. On a piece of rotten 

 wood picked out of the water I found six Philhydrus marginellus. April 

 22nd.— Examined baits and found more Choleva nigricans 3 Watsoni, and 

 others. Noticed Aphodius ater, A. granarius and Hister carbonarius. April 

 23rd. — I captured Onthophagus ovatus, a species very abundant here in sheep 

 dung on the Midford sand. April 27th. — Went to Bitton by train (six 

 miles) and walked home over Lansdown ; after working hard and finding 

 nothing I required, I was quite resigned to enjoy the walk as my only reward, 

 when on turning up a stone Ocypus fuscatus came into view. Feeling tired 

 I sat on a log of timber in a field and commenced pulling off the loose bark, 

 not expecting to find anything, when Rhagium inquisitor appeared, nestled 

 in its cell. This being new to me I set to work in earnest and soon found 

 five more, after which I went on my way rejoicing. April 28th. — Went to 

 Midford by train (three miles). Sweeping the canal bank produced Lasia 

 globosa and Timarcha coriaria, one specimen of each, and Crepidodera rufipes 

 in abundance, while in a damp place I took one Badister sodalis. I noticed 

 Aphodius pusillus, and whilst looking for Aphodiidce in cow-dung, the coppery 

 elytra of Onthophagus coenobita caught my eye, and I secured five specimens. 

 April 29th. — Examined the baits and found Choleva as usual and several 

 Necrophorus humator, and in the bones Omosita discoidea and one 0. colon 

 appeared. I also noticed Aphodius fossor, and took six Onthophilus striatus. 

 April 30th. — Went to Mitford again and took six more Onthophagus coeno- 

 bita and a lot of Philonthus splendens. Sweeping the canal bank produced 

 Xylocleptes bispinus, JRhinosimus planiroslris, Choleva sericea, Hermceophaga 

 mercurialis, Ceuthorhynchideus troglodytes, Phyllobius pyri, Alophus trigut- 

 tus, several Hyperce, &c. May 7th. — In sheep-dung on the sands I took 

 one Onthophagus nutans, and after working for two hours I noticed Aphodius 

 erraiicus, A. depressus and lots of Onthophagus ovatus, but no more 0. 

 nutans. May 8th. — I tried again, and found two 0. nutans and one 0. ccen- 

 nobita. May 9th. — Examined the baits and found more Necrophorus 

 humator and Cholevce, In a barren field, on the inferior oolite, I found one 

 Brachinus crepitans; Harpalus azureus occurred in plenty, along with 

 H. puncticollis, &c. May 11th. — In a pathway, under a small quantity of 

 dry horse-dung, I took 21 specimens of Staphylinus pubescens. May 12th. 

 — Looked again for 0. nutans, and after some hours' work found one. Apho- 

 diida were very numerous, as also Cerycon and Sphceridium scarabacoides ; 



