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this species : — " C. germaiiica occurs, and has occurred for years, in 

 " spots in the centre of the Isle of Wight, Dorset, and East Devon. 

 " It does not fly in the sun, but runs quickly amongst weeds in wet 

 " situations, not dry. Its habits differ from the rest of the genera." 



The same gentleman also says: — "Mr. Lewcock omits sylvicula, 

 " figured by Curtis. It is a variety of campestris, somewhat between 

 "it and funcbris." It did not occur to me that it would be of any 

 importance to mention this variety, as many differences in colour and 

 markings are observable in long series of the insect ; one specimen in 

 my possession, taken at Farnham, has scarcely any white marking 

 on it. Canon Fowler also mentions that " in the Isle of Wight there 

 is a dark dirty-green variety, which is common in April." 



I should be very glad of further notes from any coleopterist which 

 give personal experience of beetles, as with the limited time at my 

 disposal it will be impossible for me to hunt up all the records that 

 concern the British species and their varieties ; therefore items of 

 interest such as those now supplied by Mr. Dale are especially 

 welcome. 



V.— CARABID.E. 

 NOTIOPHILUS— LEISTUS. 



Notiophilus. — The Greek derivatives of this word signi "y "loving 

 dampness." Dr. D. Sharp places the genus immediately after the 

 Cicindelidae in both editions of his Catalogue ; while Canon Fowler 

 and Rev. A. Matthews insert it after Loricera in their Catalogue of 

 1883; but in Coleoptcra of the British Isles, 1887, it is placed next to 

 Calosoma. I have followed Dr. Sharp's arrangement, as being more 

 convenient to myself to do so. Quot homines, tot sententiee. Five 

 species are comprised in this genus by Mr. G. R. Waterhouse, 1861 ; 

 six by Dr. Sharp and Canon Fowler; although in 1883 Canon Fowler 

 enumerates five only, making \-punctatus a variety of bignttatus. 



N. aquaticits, L. — Not an uncommon insect in the South of England. 

 [ have taken it at Esher, Farnham, and Tottenham ; Mr. E. A. 

 Newbery, London, has captured it at Coombe Wood, Wimbledon 

 Common, and Deal; Mr. W. H. Bennett of Hastings records it as 

 rare in his district : he has found it in a sand pit at Fairlight. Mr. 

 W. E. Sharp finds " this species in elevated localities, and often of 

 " the dark blue or black inky variety. I do not think that in low- 



