212 The Irish Naturalist. [Septembei', 



G. C. Champion, F.L.S.,for assistance in the identification of a few 

 critical species. Where no special locality is mentioned, the species 

 occurred in the neighbourhood of Kenmare. 



ClCiNDEl/lD^. — Cicindcla campestris. 



Carabid^. — Cychrus rostratiis. Carabiis catemdatiis. C. neiiioralis. C. 

 clothraius^ a few taken on swampy ground below Turner's Rock, near the 

 Glengariff-road ; this fine ground beetle was considered a prize ; though 

 locally common in Ireland and Scotland ; it has not been heard of from 

 England since Stephens' Norfolk record (1809). C. granulatus. Noiiophilus 

 bigtittatiis. Ncbria brcvicollis. N. GyUcnhali. Blethisa initltipimctata, fairly 

 common in marshy spots along the Sheen River. Elaphrus riparius. E. 

 CKpreiis. Loriccra pilicornis. Clivina fossor. Dyschirius globosus. Badistcy 

 bipKstuhiHis. Chlanius nigricornis. C holoscriceiis, a few specimens of this 

 extremely rare species were captured by Mr. Hardy, Dr. Chaster, and 

 myself on marshy ground by the Sheen River, close to Drumanassig 

 Bridge ; this is a very interesting rediscovery, as it has not been 

 found in Ireland since Mr. Stephens' capture of seven specimens 

 on the shore of Lough Derg in 1S70 ; Mr. Haliday possessed a 

 specimen, now in the Dublin Museum, taken near Athy. Bradycellus 

 distindtis. B. harpalinus, B. vcrbasci. Harpabts ruficoriiis. H. acticus. H. 

 lattts. Dichirotrichtis pubescens. Stomis ptiniicalus. Pterosticlnis ciiprttis. P. 

 madidus. P. niger. P, vulgaris. P. nigrita. P. strenuus. P. diligens. P. 

 Vernalis. P. striola. Amara apricaria. A. comimmis. A. trivialis. Calathtis 

 cistdoides. C. inelanocephalus , and var. mibigena. Taphria nivalis. 

 Anchoinemts albipes. A. niarginatus. A. paruniptindatus. A. vidmis^ with 

 Yar. mcestus. A. gracilis. Olisthopus rotnndatits, summit of Mucksna. 

 Cillemts lateralis, under stones on shore of Kenmare Bay. Bcmbidiiuii 

 lampros. B. atrocarnleum. B. condnmim^ common along the banks 

 of the estuary below Roughty Bridge ; has been recorded from Limerick 

 and Dublin only, but Mr. C. W. Buckle has recently sent it to me from 

 the Foyle district. B. liitorale. B. pallidipenne, B. biptindatiim. Trcchiis 

 obtustts, Pogomis diakeus. Dromiiis linearis. D. qvadrinotatus. D. nigri- 

 ventris. 



Hal1P1,id^. — Haliplus ruficollis. H. Uneatocollis. 



DyTiSCid^. — Noteriis sparsus. Laccophihts obscurtis. Ca'lambus inecqiialis^ 

 C.v.-lineatus. Hydroporus pidtis, H. lepidus. H. erythrocephahis, H.obscurtcs. 

 H. nigrita, H. ptihescens. H. pahistris. Agabtn bipustulatiis. Ilybitis full- 

 ginosiis. 



Gyrinid^. — Gyrinus distindtis, G. natator, both abundant j the rare 

 G. bicolor has been recorded from the Killarney district. 



Hydrophii^IDAK- — Hydrobius ftiscipes. Paracyvius nigroaneus, vSahl. 

 Cloonee Lakes. I took a single specimen in flood refuse from the P>riff • 

 River, Co. Galway, in the spring of last year, but it has not been recorded. 

 Anacnena globulus. Philhydrus nidanocep/ialus. Chcdarthiia seniinulum. Helo- 

 phorus ccneipennis. H. brevipalpis. Cydonotum orbiculare, lake shores. 

 Sphceridiuin scarabccoides. Cercyon littoralis. C. hainorrhoidalis. C. flavipes. 

 C. mdanocephalm. C. pygmaus. Megastermuii boktophagum. Cryptoplcurtwi 

 atomarium. 



