72 The Irish Naturalist. July, 



Harpalus tardus, Amara tibialis, Diglotta mersa and 

 Sphaeriestes ater being the only captures of interest. Two 

 days on the Mourne Mountains proved equally unprofitable, 

 with the exception of Choleva chrysomeloides, unrecorded 

 from Co. Down in the Irish List, and Byrrhus dorsalis, 

 found under stones, only a few common species were met 

 with ; and I was not suificiently encouraged to complete 

 the laborious ascent of 2796 feet to the summit of Slieve 

 Donard. Some hours were spent in a futile search for 

 C ambus arvensis on the Quarry Hill where it was reported 

 to have occurred, but C catenulatiis only was brought to 

 light. The best capture was made in the Donard demesne 

 on the last day of my visit, when two specimens of 

 Henoticus serratus, an interesting addition to the Irish 

 List, and a rarity in England, were found under the bark 

 of a felled beech. Homalium vile and Rhizophagus dispar 

 also occurred in the same tree, but for some unaccountable 

 reason many other recently felled trees, chiefly oak and 

 ash, that were examined produced absolutely nothing in 

 the way of beetles. 



On July 4th I returned to London well satisfied with 

 the results of my three weeks holiday work in Ulster, 

 and with a lasting impression of the charming scenery 

 and restful solitude of the Shane's Castle demesne and 

 the Mourne Mountains. Two hundred and sixty species 

 of Coleoptera were taken at Lough Neagh (including thirty- 

 eight unrecorded from Co. Antrim) and fifty-four at 

 Newcastle, a few of which still remain undetermined. 



The four additions to the Irish List are : 



Anchomenus scitulus, Dej. — Lough Neagh. 



A local and rather scarce species in the south of 

 England and not found in the north, or in Scotland. 



Oligota apicata, Er. — Lough Neagh. 



A rare species in the south of England, and has 

 occurred only as far north as Yorkshire. 



Henoticus serratus, Gyll. — Newcastle, Co. Down. 

 A rare species in England and Scotland. 



Ockrosis salicariae, Payk. — Lough Neagh. 



Occurs locally in England as far north as Lancashire. 



Highgate, London, N. 



