290 The Irish Naturalist, 



Ollsthopus rotundatus, Payk.-On Roosky Mountain. 



Clllenus lateralis, Sam.— Running on wet sand between tide- 

 marks ; about six specimens. 



Bembldium pallldlpenne, 111.— One on the sandhills. 



B. littorale, 01.— Common. 



Trechus rubens, F. — One specimen on the peat-bog, under a stone 



T. obtusus, Er.— With preceding, scarce and immature. 



Patrobus asslmills, Chaud.— One on Roosky Mountain. 



Ag^abus paludosus, F.— In small stream on golf-links. 



Rhantus bistrlatus, Berg.— One specimen on the beach. 



Aleochara brevipennls, Gr.— One example \ 

 A. moesta, Gr. ( 



A. nitlda, Gr. ( All on the sandhills. 



A. obscurella, Br. ; 



Tachyporus obtusus, var. nltldlcollls, Steph.— A few, by 

 sweeping. 



Creophllus maxlllosus, L. — Commonin carcases and decayingsea- 

 weed on the beach, with a few of the var. cillaris, Steph. 



Staphyllnus pubescens, DeG. — Two on the golf-links, walking on 

 sand. 



Phllonthus lamlnatus, Creutz. 



P. aeneus, Rossi. 



P. decorus, Grav. — One specimen, under a stone. 



P. sanguinolentus, Grav. 

 P. marginatus, F. 



Bledius spectabills, Kr. ; Not uncommon, in rather dry sandy mud, 

 on the beach near the railway station. 



B. arenarius, Payk. — In wet sand at the far end of the golf-links, 

 very common, the specimens mostly rather dark in colour. 



Lesteva longelytrata, Goeze. — On banks of small stream on golf- 

 links. 

 Omalium Ideviusculum, Gyll. 

 Cercyon littoral is, Gyll. 



C. hsemorrhous, Gyll. 



Anisotoma dubia, Br.— One specimen, on the sandhills. 



Silpha at rata, Iv.— Scarce, and rather small. 



8. rugosa, L. — In carrion, 



S. opaca, L- — One dead specimen. 



Hister cadaverlnus, Hofif. | ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ carrion. 



H. neglectus. Germ. ) 



Saprinus sencus, F.— In dead fish, not rare. 



Ptenidium punctatum, Gyll.— Under stones at high water-mark, 

 common. 



Cocclnella xi-punctata, L.— Common. 



Byrrhus dorsal is, F.— One in a "bunker " on the golf-links. 



Hcterocerus marginatus, F.— Occurred plentifully with ^/^^/wj 

 spectabilis ; varying to a handsome unicolorous dark fuscous form, with 

 the usual yellowish markings on elytra quite obsolete. 



Aphodlus mcrdarlus, F. 



A. dcprcssus, Kug. 



^glalla arcnarla,F.— Rather scarce, on the sand-hills. 



