1897.] . Notes. 57 



In moss from my own fields I took Pterostkkus versicolor^ Anchomenus 

 dorsalis, Bembidhim obtusum, Quedius fuliginosus, Q. molochinus, Q. rufipes, 

 Philonthits intermedius^Stemis sJ>eailator,S. latifrotis^Scydmccmis collaris^Anisotoma 

 calcarata, Atomaria basalts, Longitarsiis vielanocephahis^ De G., Psylliodes 

 napt, Apteropoda orbiculata, Cassida Jiaveola, Apion dichroum, Otiorrhinchuss 

 schonherrii, Hypera punctata, H. polygoiii, Sitones suttiralis, &C. 



Hemiptera. — I have made but few captures in the order and none of 

 special note; the following are all I can record: — Tropicoris rujipes, 

 Stygnus rustiais, S. arenarius and Miris calcaratiis, 



HymenopTERA — In this immediate neighbourhood in addition to 

 those mentioned in my last note {Irish Nat., vol. v., p. 273), I have met 

 with Halidus cylindricus making its burrows in a bank near a small lake, 

 Megachile centimadaris hard at work on rose-leaves in my garden, Myrmica 

 sulcinodis in moss. On Bray Head in August I met with a working 

 Bombiis vemistus on heather, and while clambering along the cliff captured 

 a number of Vespa gcrnianica which were evidently attracted by honey-dew 

 on the leaves of the Coltsfoot, for I was able to box them with but little 

 difficulty, and those which I saw to be V. vulgaris, and consequently 

 rejected, frequently fell down to the ground as if stupified by what they 

 were imbibing. In the same locality I took Lasiusjlavus, Fortnica fusca 

 and Leptothorax acervoruni. I had no net with me, being only on a hurried 

 visit, or I might have obtained other specimens. 



LepidopTERA — Sugar proved an utter failure, for scarcely any moths 

 came to it, and those of the commonest description. — In my own dairy 

 1 took a nice Crocallis elinguaria, and on the way to IvOughbrickland cap- 

 tured it again and a specimen of Hyponomeuta cagnagellus. In the grounds 

 here, I captured TriphcBjia comes, a nice red form ; these were taken in July. 

 August and September were practically a blank owing to the very wet 

 weather. Since then my only capture has been Cheiinatobia brumata, which 

 was very plentiful in November. 



W. F, Johnson. 



Coleoptera taken at Tempo, Enniskillen. 



During the spring and summer of 1896 I secured a number of beetles, 

 mostly by sweeping in a marshy meadow. A few were found under 

 stones, bark, &c., and some among moss. I have to thank Mr. Halbert 

 for kindly identifying most of them for me, and I have furnished him with 

 a list of the species taken (about 200 species) for use in compiling the 

 Catalogue of Irish beetles on which he is engaged in collaboration with 

 Rev. W.F.Johnson and Mr. Carpenter. Thefollowingareamongthescarcer 

 and more noteworthy species : — Ca^-abus monilis, Pelophila borealis, Coelambus 

 quinquelineatus, Tachyporus obtusus, var. nHidicollis, Leistotrophus tiebtilosus, 

 Baptolinus alternans, Olophrtim piceuni, Nccrodcs littoralis, Halyzia conglobata 

 Khizopha^us dispar, Dermestes lardarius, Geotrupes vernalis, Telephorus nigricans^ 

 7. paludostis, Ptilimis pcctinicornisy Chrysomela fastuosa, Deporaus betulae, 

 Phyllobius argentatus, P. pomona, Barynoius Schonherrii, Hylobius abietis^ 

 Grypidius equisetiy Erirrhinus czthiops, Dorytomus maculaius. 



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