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ceeded a considerable distance, turning 
over every stick, stone, heap of shingle, 
&c., under which a beetle might be 
secreted, but not a single specimeu of 
N. complanata or beetle of any kind was 
to be found on the sands. I, however, 
went on till I came opposite to a strange- 
looking building surrounded by high 
walls, which I thought might be the 
asylum before alluded to ; and having no 
desire to be deemed worthy of admission 
to the interior, I retraced my way back 
across the fields. I did not, of course, 
omit to turn over every likely-looking 
stone in the grassy places on my way, 
and took several species of Amara, Har- 
palus, &c., and two specimens of Anthi- 
cus ? not yet made out. I flattered 
myself that I might somewhere, among 
the Umbelliferse, have met with Trichius 
zonalus, which is sometimes taken near 
Swansea, and also in other parts of this 
county (Glamorgan), although the cap- 
tures appear to be “ few and far be- 
tween.” Up to this time (August 20) 
I have not seen or heard of one being 
taken. I regret this, having been anxious 
to obtain the species for a gentleman, 
who, although personally unknown to 
me, has very kindly furnished me with 
specimens of various species, for which I 
wished to make some suitable return. 
On my return to Swansea, I was in- 
formed that the strange-looking building 
alluded to was a powder magazine ! I 
expect I did not go far enough to reach 
the head-quarters of Nebria complanata. 
— T. Pabrv, Bank, Merthyr ; Aug. 20. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
Cynips Glechomm. — In the summer of 
18b0 1 noticed, at Llandudno, some 
singularly beautiful galls on the leaves 
of the ground-ivy {Glechoma hederacea). 
They were of the size of a large marble, 
villous, and variously tinted with red and 
green. They were chiefly placed singly 
on the stems ; occasionally, however, two 
or more would occupy a stout stem. On 
cutting them open I Ibund that they 
contained little knotty nuts, imbedded in 
a yielding pithy substance that might 
serve the purpose of protection against 
the inroads of the ichneumon fly, and 
maintain an equable temperature for the 
tenant of the gall. I gathered a hand- 
ful of leaves so affected, and put them 
into a box duly labelled. In the spring 
of this year I opened some of the withered 
galls, and found them to contain a small 
white grub, with jaws that gave evidence 
of a hymenopteron. Again they were 
returned to their glass-topped box to 
await the change that might be brought 
about by the summer weather. How 
long they remained in the larva state I 
cannot tell, as I did not disturb them 
again till they had put on their wings. 
The description of the insect is as fol- 
lows: — Head and thorax black, rugose 
and punctured. Abdomen umber-brown, 
shining. Legs and antennae testaceous, 
shaggy. Wings hyaline, transversely 
wrinkled. — Petee Inchbald, Storthes 
Hall, near Huddersfield ; Aug. 26. 
EXCHANGE. 
Celma Imhutata . — Having a quantity 
of this insect in duplicate I shall be 
happy to exchange with any one in want 
of it. Parties not hearing from me in 
the course of a week may conclude their 
oflfers are not accepted. — W. Paeby, 
310, Oldham Road, Manchester ; Aug. 24. 
Exchange. — I have a few fine speci- 
mens of the following insects, numbered 
as in the Appendix to Siaintons ‘Ma- 
nual:’—!, 3, 4, 5, 9, 1 1 , 1 8, 29, 3i, .32, 34 
to 39, 54, 55, 57, 58, 60, 61, 65, 66, 70, 76, 
79, 85, 86, which I will exchange for 
good images of Noctuae or Geometrina. 
