262 The Irish Nahiralist. 



Byturus tomentosus, F.— Ballyvaughan, several by sweeping. 



Byrrtius pi I u la, L.— Bally vaugliau, under stones. 



Parnus prollfericornis, F.— Common on lake shores. 



Aphodius lapponuiYi, Gyll,— On Ben Lettery. A northern species; 

 probably occurs in all our upland districts. 



Ceotrupes stcrcorarlus, L.— Common; also on Aranmore. 



G. sylvaticus, Panz.— Common. 



Scrica brunnea, L.— Gentian Hill, etc., off bushes. 



Phyllopcrtha hortlcola, L. — Coast near Galway. 



Cetonia aurata, L. — Aranmore, common on the flowers of Riibus, 

 GaliuDi, Senecio, etc. The occurrence of the Rose-beetle in such abundance 

 on Aran was unexpected, as it is rare or local on the mainland. Has 

 been only definitely recorded from near Belfast. Mr, W. F. de V. Kane 

 has observed it locally on the Cork littoral and in the Glengariff dis- 

 trict, and I have lately seen specimens taken by Mr. A. Neale at Tramore, 

 near Waterford. It is a common insect in the south of England, and 

 seems a striking example of the tendency of southern insects to have a 

 western range in Ireland. 



Lacon murinus, I^. — Aranmore, under stones near Kilronan. 



Cyphon nitfdulus, Thorns, "j 



C. variabilis, Thumb. | 



Telcphorus bicolor, F. )• Frequent, by sweeping. 



T. thoracicus, M. | 



Rhagronycha fulva, Scap. J 



Chrysomela Staphylea, Iv.) xTear Galwav ^weenbicr 

 Gastroidea polygoni, I^. | ^^^^ Galway, sweepmg. 



LochiTidea suturalis, Thoms. — Recess, etc., common on heath. 



Long:itarsus holsaticus, L. — Near Galway, sweeping. 



L. luridus, Scop. — A slightly immature specimen taken near Recess, 

 is probably referable to this species. 



L. pellucid us, Foudr. — Ballyvaughan and Oughterard. A few 

 examples of this local and southern species occurred by sweeping. Has 

 been recorded from Bundoran. 



L. Jacobaeae, Wat. — Common. 



Cassida nobi I Is, L.— Ballyvaughan, in numbers on shore clinging 

 to stones amongst a growth of Honckeneya peploides^ on which plant it was 

 observed by the Rev. W. F. Johnson at Greenore. 



Apion carduorum. Kirby. — Near Galway, common. 



Otiorrhynchus blandus, Gyll,— Gentian Hill, under stones on 

 coast ; also on Aranmore. Sub-alpine, and common in Scotland, but has 

 not occurred in England. 



O. lig^neus, Ol.— Ballyvaughan and Gentian Hill, frequent on shore. 



O. PJciPes, Fb.^c^^^^^^^ 

 O. sulcatus, F. \ 



O. ruglfrons, Gyll.— Gentian Hill and Ball5^vauglian; also in Aran- 

 more. Seems to be much more common on the west than on the east coast. 

 Barynotus Schbnhcrri, Lett.— Gentian Hill. 



Orchcstcs fagi, L. — Common 



O. salicis, Iv. — Recess, swept off Willow. 



lYIiaris campanulae, L.— Ballyvaughan. Several on the hill-side in 

 the flowers of Cavipamila rotundifolia, L.~Not previously recorded from 

 Ireland. 



Ccellodes quercus, F.— Recess, beaten from Oak. 



Ceuthorrhynchus ericae, Gyll.— Common everywhere on Heath. 



C. erysiml, F.— Aranmore, sweeping near Kilmurvy. 



