28o The Irish Nahiralist. [December, 



*AIeochara succlcola, Thorns.— Taken by Mr. Farran in refuse 

 from the Dodder, and b}' myself at Portmarnock ; named by Mr. 

 Champion. A. grisea occurs on the shore at Kilcool and Killiney. 



'Oxypoda alternans, Grav. — Ovoca and Powerscourt common in 

 fungi, along with Bolitobhis binoiatus^ B, exolettis, and B. pygmaus. 



Obtained from moss in the Dun- 



•O. Wat«rhouscl, Rye. 



drum district by Mr. F. H. 



*HoniaIota pavens, En 

 Ht vlllosula, Kr 



Mschnogrlossa prollxa, Grav. ^ Bullock. The species were 



identified by Mr. Champion, 

 and are now in the Dublin 

 Museum collection. 

 H. lurldlpennfs, Mann.— Found on the Dublin hills, I am indebted 



to Dr. Sharp for the naming of this and the five following species :~ 

 H^ loniTuIa, Heer.— Killiney strand, on the bank of a small stream. 

 H. montlcola, Thoms.— Taken at the Scalp. 

 H. corvlna, Thoms.— Ovoca, in fungi. 

 Hi atrlcolor. Sharp.— North Bull; a specimen queried as a dark 



variety of this species by Dr. Sharp, I have taken a similar form on 



the Rosslare sands, Co. Wexford. 

 H. nlfi:ra, Kr. — Laytown sandhills, 

 Ocyusa Incrassata, Kr. — Howth Demesne, found in moss in early 



spring, along with Leptusa fumida. 

 ^Xenusa uvlda, Er. — Greystones, taken in rock-pools by Mr. Carpenter 

 Cyrophsena Idevipennls, Kr.— Ovoca, in fungi. 

 Phytosus balticusy Kr. — Coast of Meath, abundant in decaying 



star-fishes, along with P. spinifer. Curt. 

 Ollgrota punctulata, Heer. — Bed of the Dodder, with 0. in/lata, Maun. 

 Conosoma pubescens, Grav.— Ovoca. 

 •Lamprlnus sag^inatus, Grav.— Tallaght, obtained in moss from the 



Dodder banks in April. 

 Heterothops binotata, Kr.— Local, on the Dublin coast. 

 Quedius punctlcollis, Thoms.— Swept off larches near Blessington. 

 Q, fumatus, Steph.— Powerscourt, taken by Dr. Scharff. 

 Q. umbrlnus, Er.— Templeogue, found in flood refuse from the 



Dodder last September by Mr. Farran. This is a local species in 



Ireland, the only record is Killarney, but I have taken a specimen 



on the summit of Leenane Mountain, Co. Galway, in April. 

 O. attenuatus, Gyll. — Local. 

 Ocypus compressusi Marsh.— Dundrum. 

 Phllonthus Intcrmcdlus, Boisd. , 

 P. carbonarlus, Gyll. [ Though unrecorded, all of these 



P. alblpes, Grav. 

 P. cephaloteS) Grav. 

 P. sordid us, Grav. 



P. debllls, Grav. 



P» longlcornis, Steph 



P. umbratillSi Grav. 



species occur more or less 

 locally in the Dublin district. 

 P. nigiita, Nord., is rare, 

 specimens were obtained from 

 wet moss near the Raheny 

 Ponds. P. albipes, Grav., 



P. nigrlta, Nord. occurs on the North Bull. 



P. mlcansy Grav* j 



