19^^- Halbert. — Magdalis carhonaria and other Insects. 9 



was beaten out of Fir, the only previous Irish records are 

 from Meath and Cavan, where it was recently taken by 

 Dr. Nicholson. 1 The rove beetle, Stenus hifoveolatus , Gyll, 

 and Liodes humeralis, Kug. a local species, occurred by 

 sweeping plants in a marshy place to the right of the River 

 Dargle. There were also the following species, which are 

 perhaps worth recording : — Philonthus longicornis Steph., 

 in the bed of the Dargle ; Anaitis ocellata, L., on Larch ; 

 Choleva tristis, Panz. ; Byrrhus pilula, L. ; Helodes mar- 

 ginata, F. ; Telephorns pellucidus, F. ; T. nigricans var. 

 discoideus, Steph. ; and Deporaus hetulae, L. 



A few of the more interesting beetle denizens of the 

 Deerpark were in evidence, notably Thanasimus formicarius, 

 L. One was swept from bracken and another was sunning 

 itself on an old Holly tree. Melanotus rnfipes, Herbst, 

 Sinodendron cylindricum, L., and Rhopalomesites Tardyi, 

 Curt., were found in their usual habitat — decayed trees. 

 A look-out was kept for the rare ground beetle Calosoma 

 inquisitor, seen flying amongst Oak trees many years ago 

 by Tard}^ ; it still awaits rediscovery. 



In other insect orders the most interesting capture was 

 the plant bug Calocoris striatus, L., by sw^eeping plants 

 near oak trees. Mr. Haliday included this fine species in 

 his manuscript list of Irish insects, which is now in the 

 library of the Irish National Museum, and there is a specimen 

 in his collection, but no definite locality w^as mentioned 

 by him. Early in June, 1916, I found one on Hawlhorn 

 flowers at Ardfry, in Co. Galway, and Sir Charles Langham 

 tells me it occurs at Tempo in Fermanagh. The only notable 

 Hymenopteron was the large sawfly Cimbex sylvarum, 

 Fab., found on Birch, and referrable to the form with the 

 antennae, tibia, tarsiand the middle segments of the abdomen 

 yellowish — apparently " aberration d " of Cameron.- The 

 two-winged flies (Diptera) were represented by a few in- 

 teresting species, more especially the ichneumon-like 

 Xiphura atrata, seen flying heavily at a little distance from 

 the ground, also at rest on trees. I had previously met 



^ Irish Naturalist, vol. xxvi., p. 30. 



^ " British Phytophagous Hymenoptera," vol. hi., p. 9. 



