92 The Irish Naiiiralist, [April, 



Phllydrus testaceus. F. — Lough Ree. 



*Bcrosus lurldus, ly. — Frequent in drains and pools on bog land. 



Hydraena ang^ustata, Sturm Lough Ree. Has occurred at 



Armagh and near Waterford ; range in Britain, northern. 

 Aleochara brevlpennls, Grav. — Frequent. 

 ^2VIicrog:Iossa pulla, Gyll. — One specimen by sweeping. Verified by 



Mr. Champion. 

 Ilyobatcs nIgrrlcoIIISi Payk. — Banks of the Suck. 

 Calllcerus obscurus, Grav. — Sweeping in grassy places. 

 Homalota londlnensis, Sharp. {Gyllenhali, Thoms.)— River bank 

 at IMote Park ; verified by Dr. Sharp. Has occurred in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Armagh. 

 Falagrria sulcata, Payk, — Mote Park. 



*Tachyporus pallldus, vSharp. — Sweeping herbage. I found one 

 example amongst a number of common Tachypori ; does not appear 

 to have been previousl}' recorded from Ireland. 

 IVIegacronus clng^ulatus, Mann. — Under stones on river banks, 



local in Ireland. M. aualts, F., has occurred near Clonbrock. 

 *Quedlus long^Icornls, Kr. — One specimen taken by Mr. Dillon on 

 the bank of the Suck at Mount Talbot. Verified by Mr. Champion. 

 Very local in England, where it has occurred in the north midland 

 counties and also in the S.W. of Scotland. 

 Lclstotrophus nebulosus, F. ) ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ g^^j^ 

 Lathro'olum quadratum, Payk. > 



•Paedcrus littoral is, Grav. — This pretty species occurred on the 

 bank of a stream at Mote I'ark. It is widely distributed in the 

 South of England. 

 Oxytelus Inustus, Grav. — Sweeping herbage. 

 Omalium lopterum, Steph. ) Under bark. 

 O. punctlpentTP, Thoms. ) 



Silpha dispar, Herbst.— Shore of Lough Ree, under stones. 

 Choleva WatsonI, Spence. — Frequent; the closely allied species, 

 C. fuf/iatn, Spence, occurs at Clonbrock, though we failed to find it 

 at Mote Park. 

 HIster negrlectus, Germ. — A few in dead animals in company with 



swarms of//, carhonarius and Saprinus nitidulus. 

 Hippodatnla xMI. -punctata, L. — One specimen occurred by 

 sweeping herbage on river-bank at Mote Park, seems to be a rather 

 scarce insect. ISIr. Dillon has taken it at Clonbrock. 

 IVIysia oblon&oguttata, L.— Not common, also at Clonbrock. 

 Cocclnella hleroglyphlca, L.— Frequent on heaths. 

 Halyzia xvl. -guttata, L.— Common. 



H. conglobata, L. J Frequently oflf willows. 



Chllocorus bipustulatus, 111. 3 



Scymnus Rcdtenbachcrl, Muls.— Sweeping on heaths. 

 Cercus bipuBtuIatus, Payk.— Common on Meadowsweet. 

 Epurea deleta, Er. ) j^ fu„gi, 



Rhlzophai;us dispar, Gyll. > 



