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have already mentioned that are occasionally found in this sandpit. 



By beating the Scvophularia growing in various parts of the woods 

 I have taken Cionus pidchellus (common), C. hortulanm and C. blatiarice 

 (occasionally). 



I have several times found Tropiphorus cavinatus in puddles to- 

 gether with several other species, such as Coeliodes quercus, C. rubicun- 

 dus, Orchestes quercus, 0. stigma, and numbers of common species. 



There is a haystack at the back of the Rectory, from which I have 

 taken a large number of Coleoptera, and in fact I seldom try this 

 stack without finding something fresh. I have taken here the fol- 

 lowing : — Leistus ferrugineus, Megacronus analis, Mycetoporus splendidus, 

 Othius Iceviuscidus , 0. fidvipennis, 0. melanocephalus, Lithocharis ochracea, 

 Homalium concinnum, Acalles ptinoides (occasionally), Tachinus rufipes, 

 T. subterraneus, Quedius impressus, Q. fuliglnosus, Q. boops, Lithocharis 

 melanoecphala,, Sunius angustatus, Stenus similis, Xantholinus glabratus, 

 X. punctidatns, Leptacinus linearis, Homalium rivulare (all more or less 

 common), Micropeplus margaritce, Bryaxis fossidata, B. juncorum, Eumic- 

 rus tarsatus (somewhat common), Typhcea fumata (very abundant) also 

 numbers of the genera Oxypoda, Homalota, etc. 



In faggot stacks I have found Lathrimceum unicolor, Olophrum 

 piceum, Mycetoporus longulus, Conurus lividus, C. littoreus (this latter 

 species I found extremely abundant on one occasion). Barypeithes 

 brunnipes (common), Leistus fulvibarbis, Choleva anisotomoides, Rhinosi- 

 mus planivostris, (occasionally), Dromius \-notatus and D. meridionalis . 



Among the wood-boring Coleoptera I have done very little ; but 

 the following are some of the species which occur here : — Rliinosimus 

 Yiiftcollis, R, viridipennis, Rhizopliagus bipustulatus (occasionally under 

 bark on various trees j, Dryoccetes villosui (common on an oak ; in the 

 bark), Rhyncolus cylindrirostris , somewhat common in a dead poplar ; 

 it is rather difficult to get at as it burrows into the hard wood. On 

 one occasion I found a single specimen of Thymalus limbatus, under 

 loose bark. 



Xestobium tesstdatum and Anobium domesticum occur not uncommonly 

 in Guestling Rectory, together with Priobium castaneum, and Corynetes 

 cceruleus (occasionally). 



I have paid a good deal of attention to the ants' nests, and by 

 placing bricks on the nests of the wood ants (Formica rufa) have 



