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 INSECTS COPRINA (continued) Aphodius ater, De G. Tring granarius, L. Tring and Wilstone rufescens, F. Tring, rare putridus, Sturm. Ashridge (PifFard) lividus, Ol. Tring, very scarce pusillus, Herbst. - . merdarius, F. / * inquinatus, F. Wilstone, rare sticticus, Panz. Tring, not common ; Hertford (Stephens) punctato-sulcatus, Sturm. ) ,.- . T> u ( Tring prodromus, israhm. ) contaminatus, Herbst. Tring, very common obliteratus, Panz. Tring, rare luridus, F. Wilstone rufipes, L. Tring Plagiogonus arenarius, Ol. Tring, several specimens taken flying in hedgerow in Duckmore Lane ; also in stercare ovino Odontseus mobilicornis, F. Tring, very rare, one found on the pavement in Park Road by Dr. Jordan ; Felden (PifFard) ; Hertford (Stephens). Dr. Churchill of Chesham presented me with a fine female specimen of this very rare insect, which he caught in the town, so the species is probably pretty generally distributed in this part of the country Geotrupes spiniger, Marsh. ~* . stercorarius, L. / sylvaticus, Panz. Bovingdon, rare pyrenaeus, Charp. Hertford (Stephens) Trox sabulosus, L. Berkhamsted, rare scaber, L. Tring ; Mr. J. W. Shipp once took this species in some numbers on an old pear or apple tree MELOLONTHINA Hoplia philanthus, Ftlss. Aldbury ; scarce ; Kings Langley (PifFard) Homaloplia ruricola, F. Aldbury ; Tring (PifFard) ; this insect is to be seen flying in numbers on favourable sunny mornings in the latter half of June, and the black variety may be found with it. Mr. Champion has noticed on the continent that the time of appearance is very short, and this seems to be the case in this country Serica brunnea, L. Tring, rare ; Boxmoor (PifFard) Rhizotrogus solstitialis, L. Tring, very abundant some years, flying in hedges near the town Melolontha vul^aris, F. Tring RUTELINA Phyllopertha horticola, L. Tring, not at all common BUPRESTID^E Agrilus laticornis, 111. Bovingdon, rare in hazel bushes, on the outskirts of a wood angustulus, 111. Bricket Wood (PifFard), Hertford (Stephens) THROSCID^ Throscus dermestoides, L. Tring, rare ; New Barnet (Newbery) ; Hertford (Stephens) carinifrons, Bonv. New Barnet (New- bery) EUCNEMID^E Melasis buprestoides, L. Felden (Piffard) ELATERID^E Lacon murinus, L. Tring, not uncom- mon at some spots on the hills Cryptohypnus riparius, F. Tring, scarce, in marshy places quadripustulatus, F. Hertford (Stephens) Melanotus rufipes, Herbst. Wihtone, scarce Athous niger, L. Tring longicollis, Ol. Aldbury and Tring, rather common hsemorrhoidalis, F. Tring, a very common insect vittatus, F. Tring, rare Limonius minutus, L. ") - . Adrastus limbatus, F. ) Agtiotes spuutor, L. 1 Tf . sobrinus, Kies. Aldbury, scarce - pallidulus, 111. ) rn . Dolopius margmatus, L. ) Corymbites cupreus, F. Tring ; I have one specimen which was picked up on the churchyard pathway several years ago by Mr. J. L. Foulkes tessellatus, F. Wilstone, not uncom- mon in one corner of a marshy field quercus, Gyll. Tring, rare holosericeus, F. Tring, not uncom- mon in spring and early summer on the hills aeneus, L. Tring, rare ; two speci- mens on Pitstone Hill just on the border of Herts bipustulatus, L. Longcroft ; Bovingdan (Piffard) Campylus linearis, L. Tring, not common 101