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obvious difference from V. pipistrellus appeared to him to be the colour of its fur, 

 but the observations of its habits, so well described by Mr. Kinahan, seemed to 

 indicate a distinction of species. He urged further examination. 

 Mr. Hogan then read the second part of his 



CATALOGUE OF COLEOPTERA, FOUND IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF DUBLIN. 



Cercyon depressum, St. Sea-coast, 

 Baldoyle, &c. 

 „ littorale, Gyl. With the for- 

 mer. 

 „ obsoletum, Gyl. Local. 

 M haemorrhoum, Gyl. Roe- 

 buck. 

 „ laterale, Gyl. Local. 

 „ unipunctatum, L. Dunghills ; 

 flies about in warm spring 

 days. 

 „ quisquilium, L. Roebuck. 

 „ melanocephalum, L. Port- 



marnock. 

 „ anale, Pk. Local. 

 „ bolitophagum, Mm. Moist 



places, in moss, &c. 

 „ atomarium, F. Roebuck. 

 Sphaeridium scarabasoides, F. Common. 



,, marginatum, F. Ditto. 



Phalacrus acneus, ///. Dodder banks, 

 corticalis, Schon. Taken by 

 Miss M. Ball. 

 Ephistemus gyrinoides, Mm. Malahide. 



,, confinis, St. Ditto. 



Leiodes ferrugineus, Schmidt. Local. 

 „ thoracica, St. Portmarnock. 

 „ pallens, St. Local. 

 ,, picea, ///. Ditto. 

 „ arenaria, Ste. North Bull. 

 Colenis dentipes, Gyl. Local. 

 Clambus Armadillus, Deg. Malahide. 



„ enshamcnsis, St. Do. 

 Corylophus cassidoides, Mm. Ditto. 

 Ptomaphagus truncatus, Ste. Sea-coast. 

 Catops sericeus, F. Dodder banks, 

 Portmarnock, &c. 

 „ tristis, Pz. Ditto. 

 „ Morio, F. Ditto. 

 „ angustatus, F. Moist places, 

 roots of trees, &c. 

 Necrophorus humator, F. Rather scarce. 

 „ vespillo, L. Common. 



,, ruspator, Er. Taken by 



the late Mr. Tardy. 

 „ mortuorum, F. Ditto. 



Oiceoptoma rugosa, L. Abundant. 

 Silpha opaca, L. Portmarnock. 



„ quadripunctata, Ste. TheDar- 

 gle. 

 Phosphuga atrata, L. Not common. 

 „ subrotundata, Mm. Every- 



where. 



Nitidula grisea, L. Kilruddery, &c., 

 on bones. 

 „ depressa, L. Ditto. 

 „ discoidea, F. Ditto. 

 „ asstiva, L. On flowers of haw- 

 thorn, Umbelliferse, &c. 

 „ silacea, Hbst. Ditto. 

 ,, pusilla, ///. Ditto. 

 „ obsoleta, F. Ditto. 

 „ bipustulata, F. Local. 

 Meligethes viridescens, F. On flowers 

 of Sinapis, &c. 

 „ aaneus, F. Ditto : var. 

 cceruleus, Mm., also oc- 

 curs. 

 „ pedicularius, Gyl. Ditto. 



Cateretes Urticas, F. Not unfrequent. 



,, pedicularius, L. Ditto. 

 Cychramus luteus, F. Local. 

 Micropeplus porcatus, Pk. Portmar- 

 nock. 

 „ staphylinoides, Mm. Ditto. 



Trichopteryx faseicularis, Er. Dung- 

 hills. 

 ,, gi*andicollis, Er. Ditto. 



„ sericans, Heer. Ditto. 



„ curtus, Alib. Ditto. 



„ Kunzei, Heer. Ditto. 



Anisarthria pusilla, Gyl. Malahide. 

 ,, apicalis, Gyl. Local. 



,, punctata, Gyl. Sea-coast. 



Atomaria phasogaster, Mm. Local. 

 ,, mesomclas, Hbst. Ditto. 

 „ nigriventris, Ste. Ditto. 

 „ fuscipes, Gyl. Ditto. 

 ,, atra, Hbst. Ditto. 

 „ basella, Ste. Baldoyle. 

 Mycetaea hirta, Mm. Not unfrequent. 

 Sylvanus Surinamensis, Ste. In sugar- 

 stores, &c. 

 Lathridius lardarius, Deg. Local. 

 „ transversus, Ol. Ditto. 



„ minutus, L. Ditto. 



Corticaria pubescens, ///. On walls and 

 windows. 

 „ gibbosa, Hbst. Ditto. 



„ ferruginea, Mm. Ditto. 



Byturus tomentosus, Deg. (B. Rosae, 



Scop. 1768.) Local. 

 Typhaja fumata, L. Roebuck. 

 Cryptophagus scanicus, L. Dublin, on 

 walls, windows, &c. 

 „ fumatus, Gyl. Local. 



