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1880, of a larva by Mr. C. Bartlett at Brockley in 1897, from which 
he bred the second specimen of Prodenia littoralis recorded in 
Britain, and of three specimens of Epunda lutalenta by Mr. B. A. 
Coney at Pucklechurch in 1908, this being a new record for Glou- 
cestershire. 
In an Appendix to the List of Somerset Lepidoptera just pub- 
lished by the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society, 
under the editorship of Mr. Hudd, we also find a record of the 
capture of Agrotis lucernea, not previously known in Somerset, at 
Crook Peak by the Rev. S. O. Ridley in 191 3, and of Agrotis 
lunigera in the same locality by Mr. Ridley, the only previous 
capture of the species being by Mr. Slater at Dunster. 
In the two parts of this Appendix which have appeared since 
the publication of Mr. Hudd's 4 'List of Somerset Lepidoptera" 
in the Victoria County History, no less than sixty-eight species of 
Lepidoptera new to the County are added, but we regret to rind 
that all, except the two species named above, are from the central 
and western portions of the County, beyond the limits of the 
Bristol Coalfield. The authors of the list remark upon the absence 
of new records from Bath, Bristol, Clevedon and Weston-super- 
Mare, and speak of these districts as "more or less unexplored 
regions." We fear the Bristol Lepidopterists must plead guilty to 
neglect of the fauna which lies at their doors. 
Coleoptera. The List of this Order in the Victoria County 
History attributes 895 species to the County of Somerset, but this 
is certainly very incomplete, as beetles are well represented in this 
district, and it is on record that the late Mr. S. Barton captured in 
one season upwards of 350 species, exclusive of Brachelytra. It 
certainty seems that the time has come for local Entomologists to 
take in hand a list of this great Order. Among the rare and local 
species to be met with may be named Cincindela maritima at 
Weston-super-Mare and Burnham, and in the Leigh Woods, 
Lycinus depressus, Hypulus quercinus, Strangalia aurulenta, 
■Cychrus rostratus and others. The rare Eros minutus was cap- 
tured in some numbers in Leigh Woods by Mr. E. C. Reed in 1863, 
but afterwards remained unnoticed until the visit of the British 
Association to Bristol in 1875, when Messrs. E. C. Rye and R. 
McLachlan both captured specimens. 
Hymenoptera. The district has this Order very well repre- 
sented, as is evidenced by the excellent list of Gloucestershire 
Hymenoptera by Mr. V. R. Perkins, alreadv referred to. Most 
of the commoner bees and wasps are to be found, but, perhaps, 
fortunately, the hornet is very rare locally. Bombus elegans and 
B. cullumanus have only been found in one or two other localities. 
Many genera of solitary bees are also well represented including 
•Colletes, Sphecodes, Andrena, and Halictus, the very rare 
Sbhecodos subquadratus , Andrena ferox and A. aprilina having 
all occurred in the neighbourhood. 
