THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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COLEOPTERA ON THE WaLLASEY SAND- 

 HILLS, — The following is a list of the cole- 

 optera taken by myself and Dr. Ellis on the 

 afternoon of March 8th, 1882. 

 Notiophilus aquaticus. 

 Elaphrus cupeus. 

 Dromius linearis. 



,, melanocephalus. 

 Dyschirius globosus. 

 Anchomenus marginatus. 



,, parumpunctatus. 

 ,, viduus. 

 Olisthopus notundatus (by the roadside at 

 Liscard). 

 Calathus mollis. 



flavipes. 



,, eisteloides. 



melanocephalus. 

 Pterostichus nigrita. 



,, niger. 

 Narpalus (serripes ?) 

 Bembidium littorale. 

 Trechus minutus. 

 Helophorus aquaticus. 

 Hydrobius fuscipes. 

 Oxytilus rugosus, 

 Stenus (?) 

 Quedius impressus. 

 Ocypus cupreus. 

 Xantholinus (?) 

 Aphodius firnitarius. 



,, scybalarius. 



,, conspurcatus. 



„ rufescens. 



,, inquinatus. 



,, prodromus. 



,, constans. 



„ niger. 



,, plagiatus. 



,, contaminatus. 

 iEgialia arenaria. 

 Cneorhinus geminatus. 

 Grypidius equiseti. 

 Sitones griseus. 

 Apion (?) 



Centhorhynchus (?) 



This was one of the best day's collecting 

 we have ever enjoyed, and the great number 

 of specimens taken ^we set nearly 400 be- 

 tween us) testifies to the fact of there being 

 really more beetles (at any rate, Geodepha- 

 gous beetles) in winter than in summer, 

 only that they require looking for at that 

 time ; for instance, E. cupreiLS in summer 

 would be running on the wet banks in the 

 sunshine, whereas, we found ours in recta- 

 menta. — John H. Smedley, 73, Soho-street, 

 Liverpool, March 12th, 1882. 



CAPTURED IN THE NEIGH- 

 BOURHOOD OF BOCKLETON, 



Situated five miles south of Tenbury, in the 

 county of Worcester, in 1S81. 

 (Continued jvom page i^g.) 

 A. Herbida, 6. 

 A. Nebulosa, 8. 

 H. Adusta, I. 

 H. Protea, numerous. 

 H. Dentina, i. 

 H. Pisi, I. 



X. Rhizolitha, numerous. 

 P. V-Aureum, i. 

 P. Gamma, 3. 



G. Libatrix, 5. 



A. Pyramidea, 10. 



A. Tragopagonis, numerous.) 

 M. Typica, a few. 



LARV.E. 

 S. Ocellatus, 2, willow. 

 S. Populi, very numerous, poplar. 

 C. Caja, 9, woundwort. 

 O. Pudibunda, 15 hop., i, bramble. 

 O. Antiqua, 7, various. 

 E. Lanestris, 90, hawthorn. 



B. Quercus, 5, willow. 

 O. Potatoria, 43, grass, 

 O. Bidentata, 6, various. 



O. Grossulariata, 5. nut and willow. 



H. Defoliaria, 29, oak and elm. 



C. Brumata, 6, sycamore. 



{To be continued.) 



