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Clevedon. By sweeping I obtained Crepidodera transversa and ferruginea, 

 Liodes glabra, Cassida viridis, Cistela murina, Lagria liirta, Helodes minuta, 

 and Helophorus rugosus; this last species I never find in water like the rest 

 of the Helophori. June 30th. — By sweeping I took Telephorus flavilabris 

 in numbers, but only in one spot about three or four yards in extent. Al- 

 though I examined carefully I am unable to suggest any reason for this as 

 there did not appear to be any peculiarity either of soil or vegetation. I 

 took also At/wus niger, Priobium castaneum, Malachius bipustulatus, and 

 plenty of Oedemera lurida. Finding a Sinodendron cylindricum suggested to 

 me that I ought to look for it in the old ash trees. I did so, and found 

 several Boreas parallelopipedus but no Sinodendron. I noticed Crepidodera 

 aurata in great abundance on the willows by the river. July 6. — -Went 

 again to the Forest of Dean. Beating produced Athous niger, hamorroidalis 

 and vittatus ; Corymbites quercus and Holosericeus, Dascillus cervinus, Hop- 

 lia philanthus, several Liopus nebulosus, and other species before mentioned 

 in plenty. I noticed that the leaves of the Spanish chesnut trees were cut 

 and screwed up in a peculiar manner, and I was not long in discovering the 

 cause, for with a little attention and watching I found the insect flying about 

 the trees ; it proved to be Attelabus curculionoides. I also took Strangalia, 

 armata, and picked up one Geotrupes sylvaticus just as I was leaving. This 

 species was new to me as in my district I have only found spinger, stereo- 

 varius and mutator, and Typhacus at Bournemouth only. July 10th.— I 

 took Taphria nivalis, and noticed Aphodius foetens and rufipes in dung. 

 Sweeping produced Athons longicollis freely, also Hypera nigrirostris and 

 Agriotes pallidulus. On nut bushes any quantity of Adrastes limbatus could 

 be obtained, and on thistles Telephorus fulvus was a perfect pest. July 20th. 

 — Took Olisthopus rotundatus, Cryptocephalus minutus, Anthicus floralis, and 

 six Chlcenius vestitus altogether in a ditch. This last species seems common 

 here in very damp places. July 25th.— I tried the mill pond at Bitton 

 Paper Mill Haliplus ruficollis came up in the net by the hundred, H. fulvus 

 was not so numerous, and H. oblquus one specimen only. Uydroporus in- 

 mqualis, pictus, palustris and depressus were freely represented, also Agabus 

 maculatus, Laccophilus hyalinus and minutus, and, of course, Gyrinus natator, 

 Aug. 10. — A day's excursion to Burnham. On the "sand tots" Coccinella 

 W-punctata was very numerous, as well as Calathus mollis. I only noticed 

 two Cicindela maritima, perhaps owing to its being so windy, for the two I 

 caught seemed to have had the life blown out of them. Between the " tots " 

 there is a low-lying piece of land, usually a pond or bog overgrown with iris, 

 mint, &c, but on this occasion, owing to the very dry season, it was firm 

 enough to enable me to walk over it. This spot proved a very good one for 



