A HISTORY OF KENT SCOLYTID^ Scolytus destructor, Ol. In elms ; only too common — pruni, Ratz. In decaying apple, cherry and other fruit trees ; rare. Lower Rainham (J. J. W.) ; Tonbr'idge (Horner) — intricatus, Ratz. In decaying oak ; rare. Cohham Park, Darenth Wood — rugulosus, Ratz. In decaying oak, cherry, apple, pear, elm, etc. ; very local. Cobham Park (by sweeping), Chatham, Birch and Darenth IVoodi, Whltstable — multistriatus. Marsh. As the preced- ing ; local, but not uncommon. Birch and Darenth IVoods, Sheerness Hylastes ater, Payk. Under bark of pines, and by sweeping under Scotch firs ; locally common. Darland Hill, Chatham — cunicularius, Er. In decaying firs ) local and scarce. IVesterham — opacus, Er. In and under decaying firs ; not uncommon locally. Dar- land Hill, Wickham, Tonbridge — palliatus, Gyll. As the preceding. Darland Hill, TVest Wickham Hylastinus obscurus. Marsh. On broom and furze, also on clover. Ononis, etc. ; local. Birch and Darenth Woods, Sheerness, Gravesend, Dartford, Bearsted, Folkestone Hylesinus crenatus, F. In decaying ash trees ; as a rule rare, but sometimes common where it occurs. Cobham Park, West Wickham, Abbey Wood — oleiperda, F. In decaying ash, also by sweeping ; local. Cobham Park, Sheerness — fraxini, F. In decaying ash, also by sweeping ; generally distributed and common — vittatus, F. In decaying elms ; very local. Greenwich, Wickham Myelophilus piniperda. In and under de- caying firs ; very local. Darland Hill, Chatham Cissophagus hederae, Schmidt. In decaying ivy ; not common. Darland Hill, Cobham Great Wood, St. Mary Cray, Dartford ScOLYTID^ {continued) Phlceophthorus rhododactylus, Marsh. In dead stems of furze, broom, etc. Darland Hill and Chattenden, rare ; not however uncommon in several ' other localities, and widely distributed Cryphalus abietis, Ratz. In dead shoots of the Scotch fir ; very rare. West Wickham Wood (Champion) Magdalis fagi, Nord. In decaying beeches ; very rare. Westerham (Gorham), Tonbridge (Horner) Pityophthorus pubescens, Marsh. In dead twigs of the Scotch fir, also by sweeping underneath the trees ; lo- cally common and widely distri- buted Xylocleptes bispinus, Duft. In dead stems of Clematis vitalba ; locally common and widely distributed Dryocaetes villosus, F. In decaying oaks ; also sometimes in chestnuts and hollies ; common and generally dis- tributed — coryli, Perris. In dead twigs and branches of hazel and hornbeam, also by sweeping ; very rare. Darenth and Birch Woods, Chattenden, and near Cuxton Taphrorychus bicolor, Herbst. In de- caying oaks ; very rare. Down, near Beckenham (Crotch); Darenth Wood (Champion) Tomicus laricis, F. In decaying larches ; not common. Westerham Trypodendron domesticum, L. In hard dead wood of beech, alder, birch, oak and other trees ; rare. Wester- ham, Brasted Xyleborus dryographus, Ratz. In decaying oak and beech ; rare. Abbey Wood — saxeseni, Ratz. In oak, beech, apple, hornbeam and other trees ; scarce. Cobham Park, in a sound oak log SxYLOPIDiS A number of Halicti infested with apterous Strepsipterous females were once found by Sir S. S. Saunders at Folkestone. These probably belonged to the very rare Halictophagus curtisii. Dale, but no male was dis- covered LEPIDOPTERA Butterjiies and Moths Kent was formerly a paradise for collectors of insects of this order, and in the old days no county produced 178 larger number of species or a
