THE STAG BEETLE IN NORTH-EAST ESSEX 269
This year's N.E. Essex survey brought in 155 individuals—only
just over half the numbers found in the previous year. Three
were taken just over the border in Suffolk and six new districts
were added to the Essex locations. The distribution of the 451
individuals taken in 1963 and 1964 was as follows:—
Ardleigh .................... 1 Great and Little Wigborough . . 1
Braintree .................. 1 Halstead .................... 1
Bradfield .................. 1 Kersey (Suffolk) ............ 1
Brantham (Suffolk) .......... 1 Layer Breton ................ 9
Boxted .................... 32 Layer-de-la-Haye ............ 1
Brightlingsea .............. 1 Little Bentley ................ 1
Coggeshall .................. 1 Marks Tey .................. 2
Colchester .................. 368 Mount Bures ................ 1
Dedham .................... 1 Peldon ...................... 2
Earl's Colne ................ 1 Stanway .................... 10
East Donyland .............. 1 Thorrington Street (Suffolk) . . 1
East Mersea ................ 1 Tollesbury .................. 1
Elmstead .................... 1 West Mersea ................ 1
Great Bentley .............. 1 Witham ...................... 2
Great Horkesley ............ 1 Wivenhoe .................... 3
As before, the kilometre squares TL/9824 ("C.R.G.S.") and
TL/9723 ("Shrub End") produced the largest numbers. There
have now been 152 taken at the former location and 112 at the
latter.
Once again the males emerged before the females, the peak
dates being:—
Males Females
1963 July 3 July 11
1964 June 10 June 25