1890.] 



THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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" species is also rare ; I have heard of none being taken here (Chester) 

 " during the last few years." 



Var. consitus, Panz. — Brought to me by Mr. Allbuary, from 

 either Dover or Deal, in 1888. Mr. C. G. Hall says that this variety 

 " is the most frequent form at Dover. Being a nocturnal insect, it is 

 " generally found in a mutilated condition on the roadways in the 

 " morning. It is also necrophagous in its habits, and dead animals 

 " are sure to attract the sexes. In company with the Necrophori and 

 " Silphida, it will come to sugared posts used by Lepidopterists." It 

 may be as well to mention that variety "has the central raised line 

 " more prominent than the lateral ones." Likewise occurs at Deal. 



C. arvensis. Hbst. — I have not seen this insect alive, but Mr. 

 Newbery has taken it in sandpits at the New Forest. " Snowdon, 

 " under stones ; also on the Llangollen Moors, in spring" (R. Wilding). 

 " I have never taken it nearer than Llangollen, and there never at a 

 "less elevation than 1,500 feet ; but times it occurs at Wimbledon 

 " Common and in the New Forest, the species must not be considered 

 " invariably a mountain one." (Dr. Ellis, Liverpool Coleoptera). 



C. catenulatus, Scop. — Probably the commonest beetle of the genus 

 in the London district, and frequently taken at sugar by lepidopterists. 

 " Is abundant in chalky hollows and cliffs in company with Pristony- 

 chus terricola " (C. G. Hall, Dover). " Abundant at Bath " (R. Gillo). 

 " Tolerably common in elevated situations, such as Bidston Hill ; less 

 " common about West Derby and Crosby " (Dr. Ellis, Liverpool 

 Coleoptera). " Snowdon, Llangollen, Bidston, under heath " (R. 

 Wilding). " Rather a common insect, especially in our heathy up- 

 land districts ; very plentiful on the Welsh moors and mountains, 

 " where it can be taken hybernating under stones, &c." (W. E. Sharp, 

 Ledsham). 



C. nemoralis, Mull.— Hardly so common as the preceding species 

 in the London district, but fairly numerous, although many are crip- 

 pled when found. " Under dead leaves, in parks, gardens, &c. : gen- 

 " erally distributed " (R. Wilding). " Occurs commonly at Dover, 

 " &c. " (C. G. Hall). " Occurs only sparingly under stones in culti- 

 " vated ground and fields " (R. Gillo, Bath). " Common in woods in 

 " Lancashire ; but is singularly rare on this side of the Mersey. This 

 " seems, like C. violaceus, to be a species of very erratic appearance " 

 (W. E. Sharp, Ledsham). 



C. glabratus, Pk. — Not reported by any correspondent. Some 



