1903- DONISTHORPE. — Coleopter a of South Kerry. 63 



regular Irish and Northern form, having been taken in Iceland, and 

 then, as with Canon Cruttwell, not accompanied by the type. The 

 larvae were feeding on Aphis on Lotus cornicidatiis ; C. septempiinctata ; 

 Halyzia xiv. — guttata^ and conglobata ; Rhizobhis liiura ; Coccidula rtifa. 



Nitidulidde. — Brachyptems ptibcscetis and tirticce ; Cerctis rujilabn's ; 

 EpnrcBa (Estiva ; Nitidula bipustulata, in dead bird on sanhills, not recorded 

 from Kerry in the Irish List ; Omosita colon, in carrion on sandhills, not 

 recorded from Munster in the Irish List ; Meligethes cenetis, 



Cucujidae. — Rhizophagtis depress us, sweeping in wood and under pine 

 bark, Rossbeigh, not recorded from Munster in the Irish List. 



C ry pt o p h ag i d ae . — Telmatoph this caricis. 



Byturidae. — Byturus totneritostts, on flowers of mountain ash in wood at 

 Rossbeigh, 



Byrrhldae. — Byrrhus pihda, common on Carrantuohill ; Cytihts 

 varius. 



Lucanidae. — Sinodendron cylindriciim, remains and borings in an ash 

 stump, Rossbeigh, not recorded from Munster in the Irish List 



Scarabaeidae, — Onthophagus nuchiiontis, in stercore, Rossbeigh. 

 Aphodius fossor, fimelaritis, scybalariiis, ater, and rufipe^ ; A, lappomm and 

 dept-essus, on Drunghill and Carrantuohill, the red van of depressus being 

 taken in sheep dung on the latter mountain — it has only been recorded 

 from Ardara, in Ireland, before; Aigialia arenaria ; Geo'rtipes sylvaticus, 

 common, a very remarkable specimen was taken at Glencar — the head, 

 thorax, scutellum, and underside blue violet ; the elytra chestnut brown, 

 with part of the shoulders and side margins shot with metallic violet, 

 the legs partly chestnut, also with violet metallic reflexion ; Melolontha 

 vulgaris; Phyllopertha riorlicola, abundant, a very dark, nearly black form 

 being taken. 



Elate ridae. — Lacon t>itirinus ; Cryptohyptms riparitis ; C. dermestoides, 

 Sheen River ; Elater jnifiialus, Qox\\Q.\n {po/iiojicB, Brit.' Cat.), is an addition 

 to the Irish List, several specimens being taken at Glencar ; it has only 

 been found in the New Forest in the British Isles heretofore: Athens 

 niger and hccniorrhoidalis, a nearly black specimen of the latter being 

 taken ; Agriotes obsairiis and lincatus ; Dolopius marginatus ; Corymbite 

 cupreus, common, the var. certiginosus, Fab., being taken at Glencar and 

 on Carrantuohill ; C. tessellaltis ; C. qiiercus and v. ochroptei-us, Steph. 



Dasclllldae. — Dascillus cervinus, common, the dark grey form being 

 the more abundant ; Helodes marginata, six species swept in chine near 

 Rossbeigh, not recorded from Kerry in the Irish List; Cyphon nitidulus ; 

 C. padi 'A.n<\ pallidulus, common, sweeping in damp spot at Glencar ; the 

 latter is an addition to the Irish List. 



Telcphoridse. — Telephoms li/uratus, a dark specimen taken under a 

 stone at the edge of Caragh Lake; T. bicolor and flavilabris, species of 

 the latter taken at Kenmare being quite black; Khagonycha fiilva, limbata, 

 a.nd. pallida ; Malthodes niargiualus ; Malachiiis bipustulatus. 



LyiYicxylonidae. — Hylecatns dermestoides, Glencar, very rare, out of 

 birch and flying ; this is a very interesting addition to the Irish List. 



