19IO. Hai,berT» — Notes on New Irish Beetles. 31 



Shane's Castle demesne. At the time (June) only a few were 

 secured, but my friend, the late Mr. C. W. Buckle, who was an 

 enthusiastic and successful collector, made a special search 

 forthe insect and succeeded in capturing a small series between 

 the months of June and September. 



According to Ganglbaur, Cryptophagus bimaculatiis is a rare 

 species, occurring in northern and central Europe, and Hey den 

 records it from Siberia. 



It seems desirable to record here the following Lough Neagh 

 insects, as they are additions to the known beetle-fauna of 

 Ireland. Homolota picipes, Thorns., Shane's Castle (July), two 

 specimens taken by Mr. Buckle. Homoloia get^mia, Hr., I 

 found this species commonly at Portmore Lough in August by 

 sweeping reeds. I am indebted to Dr. David Sharp for 

 kindly verif3'ing the identification of these two species. 

 Stemis mcrassatus, Er., Shane's Castle. Stenus 7iiorit2ilus, Gjdl., 

 a few specimens of this discinct species were found under flood 

 refuse, and b}^ sweeping reeds at Shane's Castle. Phyllotreta 

 vittula, Redt., a single specimen, a little larger than the typical 

 form, occurred at Shane's Castle. Ceuthorrhymchus arcuatus^ 

 Herbst., captured by sweeping vegetation on the banks of a 

 stream flowing into the lake at the Shane's Castle shore. This 

 species is said to be very rare in Great Britain ; Canon Fowler 

 mentions comparatively few localities, ranging from Surre}' to 

 Yorkshire. 



The following insects were deleted from the Irish list in 

 1902 on account of the erroneous identification of the speci- 

 mens from which the records were made ; they must now be 

 reinstated, as they undoubtedly occur in the Shane's Castle 

 district : — Cercyo7i ?ni7i7it2is^ Muls., Coiiosoma pedicularium, 

 Grav., common amongst gravel, etc., on the shore; and 

 Atomaria gzctta, Steph,, the last species occurred abundantly 

 on reeds in the same locality as Cryptophagus bimaailatns. 



Thamiar^a hospita, Mark. 



This interesting little rove-beetle was discovered forthe first 

 time in Ireland last year (February) in the borings made by a 

 fine colony of Goat Moth caterpillars (Coss7is ligniptrda) in- 

 festing an old decaying oak tree in the Lucan demesne. 

 Several kinds of beetles are known to occur in trees that have 



