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Mr. Carter also took the Pseudo-Scorpion Ghthohius ravii 

 under a lump of gypsum. 



The Rev. Alfred Thornley, M.A., reported on the Insects 

 as follows : — The very strong wind blowing at the time offered 

 great obstruction to entomological .work ; yet some very interest- 

 ing- things were taken. The following list is only a selection of 

 the insects taken, commonly distributed species being omitted. 

 I have also added several things taken by Dr. Eland Shaw 

 and myself in a subsequent visit to the same locality on the 

 1 8th June :— 



Of Lepidoptera Tanagra atrata L. was common by the drain- 

 side, and a few common butterflies were the only ones observed. 



Of Coleoptera several species were taken, as follows : — Apion 

 astragali, a very local species, occurred by the thousand on 

 Astragalus glycyphyllos. GLdemera nobilis, a fine example, was 

 taken by Mr. Stow, almost in the very spot where I took one 

 a few years ago. It is not uncommon in the South of England, 

 but is rare in the Midlands. Dacne rufifrmis and hnmeralis both 

 occurred in fungi on an old ash stump ; hnmeralis much more 

 sparingly than rufifrons. Ceuthorrhynchus asperifoliarum and 

 Longitarsus femora I is, somewhat local insects, could be obtained 

 sparingly by beating flowers of Cynoglossum. A single example 

 of the interesting Pocadius ferrugineus (the Puff-ball Beetle) was 

 taken from the fungus on an old Ash stump. Enochrus bicolor 

 was taken from the drain. Sinodendron cylindricum (the 

 Rhinoceros beetle), a single example and several larvae were 

 taken from the old Ash stump. Melanotus rufipes ; Mycetophagus 

 4-pustulatus, common ; Amara fulva ; Epurcea deleta ; and 

 Gyrophcena manca, in swarms in fungus, also occurred. 



The Hymenoptera taken included : — A 9 Sapyga clavicoruis, 

 a very local species, taken by Dr. Eland Shaw off a gate-post; 

 it has been recorded from Notts, from specimens taken many 

 years ago. Nysson interruptus Fab., a fine $ , found by Mr. 

 Goulding. A $ Gorytes campestris L., a local species, by 

 Mr. Goulding-. One 9 Crabro interruptus from old Ash stump ; 

 this is a rare species. Crabro clavipes, Chrysis ignita, and 

 Cephus pygmcEus. 



I give the list of Diptera in its entirety, as the distribution of 

 the British Diptera is very little known : — 



Dioctria atricapilla. Chloromvia forniosa. 



Dioctria rufipes. Chrysomyia polita. 



Leptogaster cvlindricus. Ptychoptera albimana. 



Platystoma seminationis. Urophora solstitial^. 



1902 April 1 . 



