I900.] ^vQKUt..— Beetles of Lough Foyle District, 9 



Hclophorus rugrosus. -Very abuudant 011 sands at Ma<^illigau and 

 Runcrana, 

 *H. intermcdius.— In marsli at Culmore, not common. 



H. arvcrnicus. -A single specimen from River Fanglian. 

 '''Henfcocerus exsculptus. — In company with Hydnena, River 



Fauglian. 

 *HycIraena g^racilis,. 



H. atrlcapllla, •>. From weed growing on stones, River Fauglian. 



*H. pulchella, ) 



Ccrcyon haemorrhous.— Two specimens in Donegal, probably 



overlooked. 

 *Tachyusa constricta.--On sandy deposit on borders of River 



F'auglian ; plentiful where it occurs, but very local. 

 *T. flavi tarsus, var. — A new record for Ireland. 

 Bolltochara obllqua.— Abundant under loose bark of fallen fir 



trees, Kildery, Co. Donegal. 

 Cymnusa brevlcollis. —Plentiful in marsh at Culmore under 



decompo5jing rushes, &c. : have not met with it elsewhere. 

 *Tachlnus pallfpes. —Occasionally in moss, but attracted in numbers 



by carrion in woods. 

 Ti elonira'tus. -One specimen on sands at Buncraua. 

 *IVIycetoporus nanus.— Magilligan sand-hills, not common. 

 ^Habrocerus caplllaricornls. — A single specimen m March at 



base of oat rick. 

 Quedlus sclntellans. - From carrion, not uncommon. 

 Phllonthus lucens. -I have always found this in moss or under 



stones, never under carrion like P. polifus. 

 P. nlirrlta. — In swamp at Culmore among decaying rushes, &c., and 



shore of Lough Rnagh, Co. Derry. 

 P. quisqulllarlus.— On sand-hills. Buncrana, Co. Donegal. The var. 



dimldlatus in swamp at Culmore. 

 Xanthollnus dlstans. -On sand-hills at Magilligan and Buncrana; 



not uncommon. 



„. _. ^. /Abundant in sands at Magilligan, the former 



Bledius erraticus. .. . ^u i,- v, 1 1 ^1 



- usually occurs at a rather higher level than 



B. longulus. [ BJongulHS. 



Ancyrophorus omallnus.— in mos.sy bank, Culmore. 

 Homalota halobrcctha. —Magilligan sands. 



"Homalota montivigans, 

 *H. fallaclosa, 

 "^H. hepatica, 

 *Oxypoda haemorrhoa, 

 *0. brachyptcra, 

 *0. Ilvldfpennls, 

 "Thinoblus linearis, j 



^Trogrophlosus fullgrinosus, 

 "Troi:ophloeu8 linearis.— Floating on water tub. 

 ^Acidota crenata,— On sandhills at Buncrana; not coramoi^ 



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All new records for Ireland. 



