igoo.] Notes. 183 



Entomologrlcal Notes from Ulster. 



Mr. W. H. Patterson, of Strandtowu, Co. Down, has been kiud 

 enough to send nie from time to time beetles which he has collected in 

 various parts of Co. Down since the beginning of this year. Among those 

 forwarded the following are worthy of a record : — In Stormount 

 Demesne — Benibidiiini Mafinerheimi, Sahl. ; Hydroporus discretus, Fairm. ; 

 Olophrum pkeinUy Gyll. ; Cryptopha^us affinis, Sturm. ; Dorytomus viaculatus, 

 Marsh, by beating willows ; Hypera polygoni, L. In a swamp near the 

 Lagan Canal — Bonhidiiiin nifesccns^ Guer. ; Hydroporus vitliila, Er, ; 

 Laccobiiis alutaccus^ Thoms. In the vicinit}' of Holywood — Pterostichus 

 strenmis, Panz. : Hydroporus discreius^ Fairm. ; //. nigrita, Fab. ; and by beat- 

 ing poplars at Knocknagone}', near Holywood, Halyzia xiv. -guttata, L. ; 

 Dorytoiniis tortrix., L. , quite a nice series of this very distinct weevil ; also 

 another Dorytomwi, which seems most likely to be tieviida, F., especially 

 as it was, from Mr. Patterson's description, Populiis alba that they were 

 on. I have not, however, a type oi tre>nulcc, so hesitate to give an absolute 

 record. At Newcastle, Go. Down, Mr. Patterson collected on the sand- 

 hills and golf links, and succeeded in getting some nice insects. His best 

 capture was Acidota crenata, F., recorded by Mr. Buckle from Buncrana 

 sand-hills. I have recorded it from Armagh and Ardara, but the deter- 

 mination was incorrect, and referable to Olophrum piceum, Gyll. In the 

 present case, as I had made a mistake before about this species, I sent 

 the insect to Mr, G. C. Champion, who kindly confirmed my determina- 

 tion. In addition to this beetle Mr. Patterson captured Aniara trivialis, 

 Gyll. ; Laccophilus interruptus, Panz. ; Hyd} opoj'us lituratus, L. ; Rhantus 

 exoletus, Forst. ; Ocypus viorio, Grav. ; ^Hgialia arenaria, F. ; Geotrupes 

 typhosus, L. $ . On a former occasion Mr. Patterson sent me a male 

 specimen of this Dor-beetle ; Lochmea caprece, L. , the onl}' other Ulster 

 record seems to be my own from Coolmore ; Otiorrhynchus fincscoruf?i, Bris. ; 

 O. rugifrons^ Gyll. ; Philopcdoii geminatus, F. Though a number of these 

 were obtained, and some of considerable size, none of the curious large 

 white form which have occurred in Donegal and Antrim were met with. 



Near Strandtown — Notiophilus palusiris, Duft. ; a very dark form of 

 Agabus paludosus. F. ; the var. niarginatum^ F., o{ Spharidium bipustulatum, 

 F. ; Staphylmus pubc'scens, De G. ; S. a€sareus,Q.^A&Y. 



I have met with a few beetles here that are worth mentioning. 

 Under the bark of a fir log I found a colony, consisting of Homalium 

 pusillum, Grav.; H. puncttpetifu; Thorns.; and Rhizophagus depnssus, F. 

 In the bottom of a haystack which I had removed I found great numbers 

 of Typhcea funia!a, L- ; they were clinging to the sides of stones and 

 mingled with hayseed, to which they have a resemblance, and from 

 which an untrained eye would scarcely distinguish them. A single 

 specimen of Lochiiuxa crattegi, Forst. ^ was captured by Mrs. Johnson ; 

 Piinus fur, L-, and Neptus creuatus, F., occurred crawling on walls of 

 outhouses. 



Earl}' in May I took two specimens of the Hemipteron, Acauthosomn 

 hcemorrhoidale, L., on Cupressiis — they are the green form. I hoped to have 

 met with others, but though I kept a constant watch I was unable to 



