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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



do. typha. Esher and Farnham, on Typha latifolia. June, July. 

 do. simplex, (semicuprea) . Farnham (May), and Sunbury (July) 

 do. menyanthidis. Esther. Yery local on a species of reed. June, July. 

 do. sericea. Esher and Sunbury. On rushes. Yery common at times, 



but not so this year. May, July. 

 do. comari. Esher. Rather difficult to distinguish from D sericea. 



Only 4 specimens. July. 

 do. dentipes, taken at Aylsham, Norfolk. 



Of the remaining members of this genus, I have been kindly supplied by 

 the Rev. W. W. Fowler with types of three other species, and a series of D. 

 nigra from Mr. Bedford Pirn and Mr. Theodore Wood. 



July 25. Surbiton to Oxshot, &c. Weather scorching hot. I tried 

 hard for Malachius pulicarius again, but I got only one male. This species 

 is not common \ but in 1884 I obtained seven, and though I went four times 

 last season expressly for it, I failed on all but this occasion. I swept a 

 couple of Cryptohypnus 4 pustulatus from same locality as previous year, viz. 

 a meadow, but sweeping was generally unproductive. I also took several 

 Apion rufirostre, Elaphrus cupreus, Harpalus honestus, Calathus flavipes, 

 Hyper a polygoni, Athous longicollis, and a dozen Gastrophysa polygoni. 



August 3. I visited Shiere, being hospitably received by Dr. Capron. 

 Had the pleasure of looking over his collections of Coleoptera, Eemiptera, 

 Hymenoptera, &c, noting particularly the care and attention the doctor 

 bestows on setting his insects, all being cleanly mounted on white ivory card, 

 and were in the pink of perfection. I strolled out with him for a short time 

 in the afternoon, and swept two Cryptocephalus minutus, 1 Ceulhorrhynchus 

 asperifoliarium, a female Athous longicollis, 2 (Edemera lurida, and a few 

 other common things ; the Doctor also gave me two Neerophorus ruspator, 

 and some Gymnetron, which were very acceptable. Taking it altogether I 

 was exceedingly gratified with the result of my trip to Shiere. 



August 8. I had another try at Rainham. Found Coccinella ^-punctata 

 and C. 1 1 -punctata ,in swarms, likewise a few C.\4t-punctata, and a great quantity 

 of Gastrophysa polygoni ; the female of the latter, puffed out like a ball, pre- 

 sented a curious appearance. I also took Ceulhorrhynchus quadridens ; and 

 by shaking bundles of reeds into an umbrella, I obtained several Anthicus 

 antherinus and A floralis,two Erirrhinus festuca, Hypera variabilis, A.nigri- 

 rostris,Leistus rufescens, several Anchomeni, including A. viduus, A. Albipes, 

 A. prasinus, A. parumpunctatus, and A. marginatus. Among the rubbish 

 I found Bembidium A-guttatum, B. varium, Trechus minutus, Chlenius 

 vestiUis, Demetrius monostigna, Harpalus sabulicola, Amara convexiuscula, . 



