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top of Carrantuohill (3,414 feet) on July 14. In Britain 

 it is confined to the Highland districts of Scotland. 



2. Dadobia immersa, Er. — Several shaken from the 

 chippings of felled trees by Mr. O. E. Janson at Glencar, 

 July 8. A widely distributed but not common species in 

 England and Scotland. It was formerly included in the 

 genus Homalota. 



3. Mycetoporus functus, Gyll. — One specimen found 

 under moss growing on rocks near Lough Guitane by Mr. 

 O. E. Janson, June 28. A rather rare but widely 

 distributed species in England and S. Scotland 



4. Melasis buprestoides, L. — A single female example 

 found by Mr. O. E. Janson on a dead portion of a standing 

 oak at Glencar July 9. An important addition, being the 

 first member of the family Eucnemidae discovered in 

 Ireland. It is a local and rather scarce insect in Britain 

 and not recorded from further north than Yorkshire. 



5. Malthinus balteatus, Suff. — One specimen beaten 

 from whitethorn near the lake shore at Muckross by Mr. 

 O. E. Janson, June 29. A not uncommon species in the 

 south of England but not recorded from the north or 

 Scotland. 



We append a list of 'some of our more interesting 

 captures with our initials attached to those of which only 

 one of us succeeded in taking examples, and an asterisk to 

 those that are new records for Kerry. 



Notiophilus aquaticus, L. — Two black varieties near summit of Benkeragh 



at an elevation of about 3,300 feet. (L. H. B. W.) 

 Leistus montanus, Steph. — Five specimens on Caher at an elevation of 



between 2,500 and 3,000 feet, 7 and 14. vii. 24. (L. H. B. W.) 

 Acupalpus exiguus var. luridus, Dej. — A specimen in flood refuse, Glencar. 



(L. H. B. W.) 

 *Bradycellus similis, Dej. — Lough Acoose. (O. E. J.) 

 Anchomenus parumpunctatus, F. — A var. with coppery-red elytra, Glencar. 



(O. E. J.) 

 A. micans, Nic. — One specimen among chips of wood in swampy ground 



at Lickeen near Glencar. (L. H. B. W.) 

 *Sphaeridium bipustulatum, F. — Muckross, one specimen. (L. H. B. W.) 

 *Cercyon haemorrhous, Gyll. — Glencar. (L. H. B. W.) 

 C. obsoletus, Gyll.— Glencar. (L. H. B. W.) 



Myrmedonia limbata, Pk. — In moss. Lough Guitane. (O. E. J.) 

 * Homalota currax, Ka. — A specimen amongst shingle on shore of Lough 



Eighter, on the Reeks (elevation 1,200 feet). (L. H. B. W.) 

 Taehyusa atra, Gr. — Muckross (O. E, J.) 



