2iA The Irish Natnralist* October, 



and Canon Fowler^ gives several localities in Scotland. In Ireland 



it has been recorded from Downhill, Co. Londonderry, by the late 



INIr. Bnclde^ and from Kinsale, Co. Cork, by Mr. Balfonr Browne. ^ 

 Agrabus guttatus, Payk.— Clay Lake, Keady, Co. Armagh. 

 A. chalconotus, Panz. — Longh Shark, Co. Down. 

 Ilybius ater, De G. — Lough Shark, Co. Down. 

 Rhantus cxoletus, Forst. — Lough Shark, Co. Down. 

 R. notatus, Berg. — Poyntzpass. 

 Philhydrus coarctatus, Gredl.— Lough Shark. 

 Laccobius tnlnutus, L. — Lowry's Lough, Ardmore, Lough Neagh, 



Co. Armagh ; Strandtown, Co. Down. 

 L. bipunctatus, F.— Strandtown, Kilkeel ; the Strandtown speci- 

 mens were taken by W. H. Patterson, M R.I.S., who most kindly 



forwards me any beetles he meets with. 

 Hydraena Britteni, Joy.— MuUimore, Armagh; Mr. Balfour Browne 



detected two specimens of this beetle among my series oi H. riparia. 



It was described b}' Dr. Joy* from specimens sent him by Mr. 



Britten from the North of England, and from Ballycastle, Co. 



Antrim, where it was taken by Mr. Tomliu. 

 Homalota pag-ana Er. — Coolmore, Co. Donegal. 

 Stenus canaliculatus, Gyll. — Lough Shark, Co. Down. 

 Longitarsus atriceps, Kuts. -Poyntzpass. 

 L, suturaiis, IMarsh, Omeath. 



^ British Coleoptera, vol. i. 

 Irish Naturalist, vol. ix., 1900. 



^ Irish Naturalist, vol. xvi., 1907, 



■* Ent. Mo. Mdg., xliii., 1907, p. 79. 



Poyntzpass. 



NEWS GLEANINGS. 



Belfast Naturalists' Field Club. 



We have received the •' Annual Report and Proceedings" for 1908-9, 

 which contain the usual abstracts of papers and reports of excursions. 

 The volume points to an active year's work A number of records of 

 plants and animals will be found in its pages. 



The British Association. 



We hear that our valued contributor Prof C. J. Patten has been acting 

 as Secretary to the Anthropological Section at the Winnipeg meeting. 

 A paper on the breeds of British and Irish cattle was read by Professor 

 James Wilson, of the Royal College of Science, before the Agricultural 

 sub-section. 



