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orted to by L. Adonis at its shallow ed^es, and abounding with dragon-flies, 
)duced (besides swarms of common Tehnatophili and Cercus rufilahris), the 
gnificent Chrysomela menthastri in some numbers. 
It was, however, by sweeping the boundary line between the waste and culti- 
;ed lands, on the slopes of the inland row of cliffs running from Folkestone 
rnpike to Westenhanger, that I made most of my good captures. Here I once 
twice found the giant Molytes germanus (also near Saltwood), and Otiorhynchus 
ehricosus, the males of which much simulate the hitherto non-Britannic 
cipes ; and here ^ Drilus absolutely swarmed, exhibiting the greatest conceiv- 
e discrepancy in point of size. Of some hundreds that I saw, all were males ; 
I the closest and most constant work (among snails, at evening and by day, by 
3eping and other examination of the banks and plants whereon the male 
lurred), never produced a female. I imagine, however, that I was too soon ; for, 
er my departure, ilr. Purday, of Folkestone, found a female, not accompanied by 
)ulative ^ , in the middle of a path. This ? is now in my collection. General 
3eping along these ridges produced many good things, amongst them being 
malota notha (a very Encephalus in its carriage), H. scapularis (not very un- 
Qmon), Hypocyptus seminulum ; Hydnohius punctatissimus (three of the very 
e small testaceous but quite matm-e form), Anisotoma litura (pale form), rather 
amonly, and calcarata rarely; Choleva anisotomoides, Saprinus virescens, lurking 
neliantfieimim-&o^er, like Cryptocephalus hypochceridis, and evidently under that 
d disguise voraciously intent ; Cryptophagus hadius and setulosus, Antherophagus 
lens and nigricornis, Malthodes atomus, Trachys troglodytes (a very large duU- 
oured specimen), Mordellistena pumila (extremely common, of all sizes), M. pusilla 
ually excessively rare, — to be known from ama]\ pumila by its brown pubescence 
I longer antennal joints) , and M. aMominalis ; Cceliodes exiguus on Geranium, 
; uncommon, and generally distributed over the district ; four species of Bruchus, 
ereof the best, seminarius, was very abundant; Apion filirostre (as usual, singly), 
lidv.m, Waltoni, punctigerum, pomonce, and many others, common ; Baridius 
icornis,a. few, on Reseda lutea ; Gymnetron pascuorum (absolutely swarming on 
idgate road cliffs), G. melanarium and labile, Orchestes pratensis and Amalus 
rtilhom, common ; Rhamphus, Phytonormis pollux and suspiciosus, and Hylastes 
curus ; Cryptocephalus lineola and hilineattis rather rare ; labiatus, aureolus, and 
lochairidis most abundant (the latter easily to be known from equally small 
'eolus by its proportionately much shorter scutellum) ; Cassida sanguinolenta (rare), 
i nohilis (plentiful) ; Platynaspis villosa (rare), Oomorphus, Scymnus sp. — !" (Uke 
all Mulsanti, with red bands almost making four spots) ; Mantura Matthewsii, 
lerally distributed, Aphthona hilaris, green var., Bryaxis Helferi, and many other 
amoners. 
I was much struck by the prevalence of dark forms ; the black Telephorus 
par above alluded to and black Isomira murina being far commoner than the 
jes ; I also found one or two Lema cyanella nearly dull black, a black ^ of 
ridius picicornis in cop. with blue S , aud three black Rhyzohius litura. 
The above general notes (which do not by any means exhaust my captures), 
»w, I think, that under better auspices, Folkestone is a good Coleopterous 
ality.— E. C. Rye, 7, Park Field, Putney. S.W., July, 1869, 
