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one Btenolophus Teutonus ; I likewise found a larva of Lina populi on sallow, 

 and bred the perfect insect a fortnight later. 



July 11 to 13. I started on the 11th from Waterloo for Surbiton, and 

 went for a long ramble through Hook, Cleygate, Oxshot, Clare mont, Kingston, 

 and thence to Teddington. Weather hot. I commenced sweeping by the 

 hedges and in meadows. I tried hard for Malachius ruficollis and M. puli- 

 carius, but I got only if. ruficollis, and that sparingly. I took several Gym- 

 netron pascuorum, Cholevina from fungi, 2 Anthocomus fasciatus, Tychius 

 tomentosus, Cleonus nebulosus, (the third of the season) Athous longicollis 

 Hypera variabilis, H. plantaginis, Anobiumfulvicorne, Anchomenus gracilis, 

 Balininus brassicce, B. pyrrhoceras ; I also got 4 Bonacia thalassina, 8 D. 

 Typhce, 2 Cceliodes subrufus (from oak), and Tanymechus palliatus from 

 thistle, A heavy downpour of rain took place soon after my arrival at Ted- 

 dington, consequently 1 did not attempt much collecting the next day, but 

 by searching I found about 30 Telmatophilus typhm on TypJta latifolia, also 

 larvse and pupae of the moth Nonagria typhm in the stems of the same plant. 

 Picked up one or two Lucanus cervus, and 1 saw several P. bucephala at rest 

 on the lamps in the streets at Teddington ; I took home one or two of these 

 out of curiosity, as I thought it rather late for this species. On the 1 2th I 

 started early to meet Mr. Cripps at Strawberry Hill, and we proceeded by 

 Way of Hampton and Eulwell to Sunbury and Shepperton. I swept from Um- 

 belliferse several Leptura livida, Athous longicollis (male and female), and one 

 male of Malachius aneus. Eventually we found our way to a small stream, 

 and got into the water to search for Bonacice. Here we soon found several 

 B. sericea, and 1 B. lemna. Owing to my eagerness in getting after this 

 last insect 1 was severely bitten in the legs and feet by a small insect in the 

 duckweed, which caused me much irritation. We proceeded with our sweep- 

 ing, and I subsequently obtained 5 very pretty specimens of Gymnetron bee- 

 cabungce, 4 Baris T-album, several Phedon cocMearice and Chrysomela polita. 

 The captures of Bonacia in Surrey are very interesting, and my experience in 

 the genus is as follows : — 



Bouacia bidens, obtained at Esher (from pond now drained) in September. 

 do. dentata, ditto ditto, also from Chobham, in August. 

 do* sparganii, Esther, one specimen from sparganium, in August. 

 do. sagittarice, The Wey, Moorpark, Earnham, early in July. 

 do. lemnce, Farnham and Sunbury ; also taken by Mr. Cripps at Kams- 



gate, Kent, in July. 

 do. thalassina, Esher and Earnham, common on rushes, May to July. 

 do. linearis, Esher, Earnham, Sunbury, &c. ; common on various plants 



in running water. June to August. 



