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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
edge when the water is deep, 
although in the case of shallow 
streams the middle is the best. — 
T. Bishop, 6, Dixon Street , Glasgow. 
{To be continued). 
CAPTURES. 
COLEOPTERA. 
The following list contains a 
further account of my doings in the 
neighbourhood of London during 
last May and June : — 
Diodes orbicularis. One under a 
log of wood near Epping. 
Ulster purpurascens. One speci- 
men in Epping Forest. 
II. bimaeulatus. Ditto. 
Saprinus nitidulus. Under a stone 
in Epping Forest. 
Dpurcr.a erstiva. On flowers. Not 
very common. 
Omosita discoidea. Common on 
old bones. 
Meligcthes rufipes. Abundant on 
flowere in May. 
M. cencus. Also abundant, with 
the preceding. 
Cychranms Intern . On flowers. 
Cryptophagus badhis. On old bones. 
C. vini. Among dead leaves, 
Hainault Forest. 
Attagenus pellio. In a bedroom, 
The usual locality. 
Byrrhus dorsalis. Near Epping. 
Damns proliferieornis. One speci- 
men. 
Hydrobms Innbatus. Common in 
damp places, among fallen leaves. 
Pliilhydrus tesiaceus. A few speci- 
mens in a marsh in June. 
Splmridium bipustulatum. Com- 
mon in cow droppings. 
Onthophagus ecenobita. Common 
in Epping Forest and other localities. 
0. fracticornis. Common with the 
former. 
Aphodius erraticus. One specimen 
near Epping. 
A. ate'r. Very common near 
Epping. 
A. inqninatus. Near Epping. 
A . prodromes. Hainault Forest. 
Bucanus ccrvus. Common in 
Sui’rey. 
Diacantlius bipustulatus. One spe- 
cimen. 
D. holosericeus. Ditto. 
Agriotes sputator. Epping Forest. 
Telephones lividns. Not common 
in most places. 
T. pclluculus. Epping Forest. 
T. nigricans. Ditto. 
T. discoideus. Ditto. 
T, bicolor. Ditto. 
T. clypeatus. Ditto. 
T. melanurus. Ditto, abundant. 
T. tcstaccns. Ditto ditto. 
T. pallidus. Near Epping, scarce. 
Malthodes marginatvs. A few in 
Epping Forest. 
M. sanguinolcntns. Epping Forest. 
M althinus flaveolus. Ditto. 
llaplocnemm nigricomis. One 
taken by my brother, Mr. J. 11. 
Blackburn. 
Gory notes cvrulcus. A few in a 
bed room. This insect, unlike its 
