IQ24. O'Mahony — -Beetles in County Dublin. i2i 



Being anxious to see how long it would take this pair 

 of Pipits to construct a new nest and produce a full clutch 

 of eggs I decided to follow up this point. It so happened 

 that I was unable to carry out my intention until the 

 (Sth June. A search made on that date resulted in our 

 flushing a' Meadow Pipit off a nest containing four of her 

 own eggs incubated about six da^^s. This nest was situated 

 about 10 yards from the original one in which the Cuckoo 

 had laid her eg^, and I have no hesitation in saying it 

 belonged to the same pair of Meadow Pipits. 



Dublin. 



ATHOUS DIFFORMIS LAC. AND OTHER BEETLES 



IN COUNTY DUBLIN. 



' BY EUCxEXE Cx. o'mAHONY. 



On August loth, while sweeping long grass under pines 

 in the grounds of "St Anne's," Clontarf, Co. Dublin, I 

 obtained two males and one female of Athous difformis. 

 and on the following day another male, but though I haVe 

 searched the locality carefully since I have not been able 

 to get any more examples. This is an addition to the 

 Irish list, and my specimens have been seen by Mr. J. X 

 Halbert, who agrees with my identification. 



The following captures are also of interest as a number 

 of them are new to the county : — 



Carabus granulatus L. var. interstitialis Duft. — Kilbarrack. 



Amara consularis Duft. — Since my former recorcU I have taken this beetle 



three times at Kilbarrack and once at Portmarnock. 

 Laemostenus complanatus Dej. — Clontarf. In hollow elm tree, about 



ten feet from the ground. 

 Hypocyptus longicornis Payk. — Howth. In moss at foot of tree back of 



Dunbo Hil). Named by Mr. J. R. le B. Tomlin. An addition to the 



Co. Dubhn hst. 

 Eusphalerum primulae Steph. — Flew into my room from Leinster Lawn. 



Also an addition to the County list, and named by Mr. Tomlin. 

 Corylophus cassidioides Marsh. — Kilbarrack. (J. R. le B. T.). 

 Halyzia XVIII-guttata L. — " St. Anne's," Clontarf. By sweeping under 



pines. 



1 See Irish Naturalist, p. g, 1924. 



