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so this year ; I also netted one or two of the pretty but local Ceuthorhyncus 

 campestris. In the Claygate covers I obtained Anthicns antherinus. On our 

 arrival at Oxshott, we were joined by Mr. Mewbery, we then proceeded to 

 the heathy portion of the district, where the foliage was comparatively dry, 

 when we obtained Cosliodes quercus, C. rubicundis, Orchesles salicis, 

 Rhynchites betula, &c, by beating oak, birch, and pine. At the black pond 

 we found Elaphrus cupreus, Anchomenus gracilis, and Cy clone-turn orbicu- 

 lar e ; late in the evening, by sweeping a marsh, Paderus littoralis commonly, 

 two or three P. caligatus, Coccinella 19 -punctata, Bryaxis sanguinea, and a 

 few other things. 



On June 4th, I visited the same district. Despite the heavy rains of the 

 previous day, and the swamped country, insects were abundant ; and, warmed 

 by the bright sunshine, the hawthorn was rapidly developing into blossom. 

 By beating the hedges I obtained Clytus mysticus, Polyopsa prceusta, Rhyn- 

 chites cequatus, Ant/ionomus pedicularius, and A. rubi ; at an old stump, 

 Rhizophagus ferrugineus, and several Cissidce. On arriving at the Mgher 

 ground, the sweeping-net proved of great service, and I netted about twenty 

 Alophus triguttatus, two Tanymecus palliatus, a few Cneorhinus exartus, 

 Barynotus obscurus, Hypera punctata, H. fuliginosus, Phyllobius calcaratus, 

 Prasocuris aucta, Anisotoma calcarata, several Bruchida, Limonius minutus, 

 &c. In examining the net products, I found a number of larvre of the 

 Lepidopteron, Ino statices ; and larvse of Portkesia aurifiua were also 

 abundant in hawthorn; Anthocaris cardamines were flitting about freely 

 during the afternoon, and Emmelesia albulaia in the evening. I also noticed 

 several Silix spinula drying their wings in hedges near the railway 

 bank. 



On June 11th, in beautiful sunny weather, I went to Loughton. Bern- 

 bidium 4>-guttatum and flamu latum were common at the margins of pools, and 

 B. articulatum moderately so. At the same place I took Phytobius Waltoni. 

 The hawthorn blossom was fully out, yielded Rhynchites cequatus, pauxillus, 

 germanicuSj Adimonia sauguinea, A nthonomus pedicularius, Polyopsia pra- 

 usla, and one Clytus mysticus- From oak I obtained Ryhnchites ceneovirens ; 

 and Apion genistce and Strophosamus obesus from Genista anglica. 



June 18th was intensely hot, and after some hesitation, I decided to have 

 a turn at Rainham, Essex, taking the 1.25 train from Fenchurch Street, and 

 arrived on the collecting ground soon after two o'clock. Bembidium concin- 

 num could be seen in hundreds on the river banks, and Malachius viridis, 

 were obtained commonly by sweeping. I captured M. ceneus for the first time 

 in this district, mistaking it for a Burnet moth. By examining the heads of 

 Bactylis glomerata, I secured several more of the same beetle. I likewise 



