6o The Irish Naturalist. March, 



Several specimens of Plerosticlms versicolor and Silpha subro- 

 tundata were found to be infested by an intestinal worm of the 

 genus Gordius, which, in spite of its comparative length, does 

 not, I believe, cause any injury to its host. 



We captured between three and four hundred species ; of 

 these, five species are new to Ireland, forty-eight new to Kerry, 

 of which twenty-two are new to Munster. 



The species new to Ireland are as follows : — 



Bcmblftlum nlgrlcornc. — Fowler writes of this species (Col. Brit. 

 Isles, I., p. no) "rare," and gives the following localities — Newcastle 

 district, Chobham, Cannock Chase, Cheshire, and Liverpool. It has not 

 yet been found in Scotland. It is a western European insect. 



Pcrileptus areolatus. — This interesting little species has only 

 been taken in Lancashire, North Wales, and Scotland in the British 

 Isles heretofore. It ranges over the middle and south of Europe, and 

 has occurred in Norway, and it is found also in Algeria and the Caucasus 

 district. 



Elater pomonae.- A few specimens of this very local beetle were 

 taken at Glencar, The New Forest appears to be its only other British 

 locality. It is widely distributed in Europe. 



Cyphon paliidulus. — This species was common at Glencar in com- 

 pany with C.fadi. It is widely distributed in England, local in Scotland, 

 and occurs in the middle and west of Europe. 



Hylccoetus dermestoidcs. — This is another very interesting addi- 

 tion taken sparingly at Glencar. It has occurred at Cannock Chase, 

 Sherwood Forest, near Manchester, and raiely in Scotland — Europe, 

 middle and west. 



The " Irish List," so often referred to later on, is, of course, 

 Messrs. Johnson and Halbert's admirable " List of the Beetles 

 of Ireland," 1901 ; and we hope this will be one of many 

 records which will go towards suppl3'ing the material from 

 which they will be able to bring out a supplement soon. 



Our thanks are due to Mr. K. A. Waterhouse for help in 

 naming species. 



Where no locality is given after a species, Rossbeigh is to 

 be understood. 



Clcindelldae. — Cicindela campestn's not uncommon. 



Carabfdae, — Cychrus rosttatus, remains only at Rossbeigh ; one dead 

 specimen in pool from spring near summit of Carrantuohill ; Carnbus 

 catennlatiis not common on mountains; C. nevioralis ; C. violaceiis. — 

 This species is recorded as " very rare " in the Irish List ; it is therefore 

 worthy of mention that since our return the guide who conducted us up 

 Carrantuohill has sent Mr. Bouskell a specimen from that locality. 



