1 86 THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



[October 



taken Dinavda Mavkelii (6), Thiasophila angnlata fseveralj, Homalota 

 anceps, H.flavipes, Leptacinus formicetorum and Monotonia angusticolle ; 

 while among the leaves, &c, collected round the nests, I have taken 

 several Myvmedonia humeralis, and in the nest of the black ant (Formica 

 fuliginosa), Myvmedonia laticollis and M. funesta are occasionally to be 

 found. 



In fungi growing on tree trunks, &c, I have sometimes found 

 Tachinus humeralis, Ennearthron cornutum, Octotemnus glabricidus (com- 

 mon) and of course Cis boleti in abundance. 



In moss on one occasion I found Chrysomela hyperici abundantly, 

 and have also taken C. didymata, C. polita, C. staphylcea, Carabus 

 ncmoralis, Harpalus latus, Silpha atmta, Philonthus marginatus, Liosomus 

 ovatidus, Tvopiphorus carinatns, &c. In the evening I have sometimes 

 found Carabus monilis crawling about in the roads and on one occasion 

 I took a male Geotrupes typhaus in a road. The latter species is rather 

 scarce in this district. 



There are several ponds and streams about Guestling, but I have 

 only on one occasion tried them, when I obtained the following 

 species : — Haliphis ruficollis, Hydroporus palustvis, H. planus (common), 

 H. lineatus, H. confluens (occasionally), Ilybius ater and Dytiscus civ- 

 cumflexus (once), Laccophilus hyalinus and Acilius sulcatus (common), 

 Laccobius nigriceps. 



From dead birds which have been hung up in the wood for my 

 special benefit, I have beaten the following : — Necrophorus humator, 

 N. mortuorum (common), N. vespillo (i) Saprinus nitididus, Dermestes 

 murinus, Silpha rugosa, S. sinuata (all common), Hister cadaverinus, H. 

 tmicolor, Nitidula bipustidata (occasionally), together with numbers of 

 Aleochari, Homalotce, Cholivce, &c. 



There are several scarce species which have been taken by my 

 friend Mr. Bennett and other coleopterists who work this district, and 

 a day's collecting at Guestling at any season of the year is never badly 

 spent. 



Hastings, August, 1890. 



