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common, also Sitones, and I got 1 Balaninus glandium, and 3 Asclera 

 casrulea; of the latter species, I found a small colony on poplar at this locality 

 in 1880. Eain set in at 10 a.m. on 25th, and again spoiled my sport. 



June 6. The selected localities were Surbiton, Oxshot, and Esher. In 

 spite of the bad weather, insects seemed to be abundant • I tried beating the 

 hawthorn blossom, and got several Grammoptera tabacicolor and G. rufi- 

 cornis, and also swept from the wet herbage Rhinosimus ruficollis, Chryso- 

 mela polita and C. staphylcea, Telephones hamorrhoidalis, fyc. Also found 

 the first Donacice of the season, viz., B. menyanthidis, and I), sericea. 



June 13. We took train by the new line to Oxshot, and had a splendid 

 day's sport ; the weather, for once, being everything that one could desire. 

 On this occasion we met a party of the South London Entomological Society 

 out on a field day excursion. The first capture on this day was Byrrhus 

 fasciatus, followed by 2 Harpalus Jwnestus [ignavus), 2 Cleonus nebulosus 

 {very fine specimens indeed and in good condition), Bterosiichus lepidus, 4 

 Timarcha coriaria, Ochina hederce, (the latter on wild sage), Coccinella 22- 

 punctata, Tychius picirostris, T tomentosus, 5 Anisotoma calcarata, Autalia 

 impressa, Bryaxis fossulata, B. sanguinea, Mantura rustica, Ceuthorrhynchus 

 asperifoliarium, Apthona cyanella, Choleva Watsoni, Luperus betulinus in 

 hundreds, Grammoptera tabacicolor ,j 4 Anthocomus fasciatus, Telephones pal- 

 lidus, (common), Phyllopertha horticola, Melanolus rufipes, and several other 

 things. All these insects were obtained by general sweeping, and by search- 

 ing, and in the sandpits. At the water a great success attended our efforts. 

 Having thrown off a portion of our clothing, Mr. Cripps and myself waded 

 in up to our thighs and commenced searching for Bonaaice. It is by far the 

 best plan to seek this genus in the water, as, if you find the right spot, 

 Donacice are generally abundant. Our captures here amounted to about 400 

 specimens, and included 100 B. thalassina, 70 B. typhes (from Typha 

 latifolia), 20 B. sericea, and the remainder B. menyanthidis. Altogether 

 an excellent finish to our day's sport. 



June 20. Had one hour's sweeping and searching at Eainham, when 

 both Mr. Cripps and myself were soon drenched in our nether garments, and 

 were reluctantly compelled to desist. Our captures this day included Tele- 

 phorns lateralis, T.flavilabris, Anthicus antherinus, Clivina collaris, Mala- 

 chite* viridis, Bembidium lunatum, and several Anchomeni, mostly A. Fiduus. 



July 4. Esher. Weather fine and again hot. I obtained Bonacia tha- 

 lassina, B. typhce, and B. menyanthidis, the latter very much discoloured 

 and were the last of the species seen during the year. I also got Ancho- 

 menus gracilis, Elaphrus etipreus, Bacon murinus, Athous longicollis, and 



