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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
species Anchomenus prasinus and 
Bembidium littorale. Some quickness 
of capture is however necessary, as if 
there he a little delay, to get the 
bottle out, or from any other cause, 
it is probable that the only sign of 
Coleoptera, to be seen* when the 
collector is ready, will be a few hind 
legs struggling down into the soil. 
Almost all the species of hybernating 
beetles may thus be met with, as the 
soil is their grand winter abode. 
Many specimens may also be ob- 
tained by tearing loose bark from the 
trunks of trees, but here,- as far as 
our experience goes both species and 
specimens are in fewer numbers than 
at the roots. Many however may be 
taken, in this -way, which would 
otherwise not fall to the lot of the 
’ collector, — such as the wood borers, 
— the Salpingidce ; many of the 
Rhyncophora ; the A itidulidce etc. 
We have also taken under bark, 
species of Braohelytra, which we 
never turned up from the soil. 
In coast localities the Coleopterist 
will do well to examine any sand 
hills there may be, by pulling up the 
tufts of grass and weeds, growing 
there, and searching among the 
loosened sandy soil. In this way 
such species as Amara fulva may be 
found generally in abundance. 
In the great number of species and 
specimens to be taken during the 
winter months we see another advan- 
tage which the Coleopterist enjoys 
above his brother Entomologists, as 
he may always find plenty of pro- 
fitable sport when the weather is not 
too severe to allow him to dig at the 
roots of trees. 
Want of space compels us now to 
leave the subject, though we hope to 
take it up yet again. 
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