R.I. A. Committee — Insects in 1893. 123 



Quedius mesomelinus, Marsh. — Oak Wood, Ballyhaise. It has 

 occurred as yet in only two other localities in Ireland, viz. — Armagh 

 and Santry, Co. Dublin. 



Q. cinctus, Payk.— Shores of Lough Oughter. 



Q. fulginosus, Grav. — Fathom. Cavan, common. Killarney. 



Q. tristis, Grav. — Coolmore. 



Q. molochinus, Grav. — Coolmore. Slieve Glah, under stones on 

 the summit. 



Q. rufipes, Grav.— Coolmore. 



Q. semlaeneus, Steph. — Coolmore. 



f Coolmore. both type and variety 



~ ... ... T were very plentiful in carrion. The 



Crcophilus max, Iosus, L. \ van see J s \ Q be regarded as a north- 



var. ciliaris, btepn. | em fornij although taken by Haliday, 



(.near Dingle. 1 

 Staphylinus pubescens, De G. — Coolmore. 

 S. erythropterus, L. — Coolmore. 



S. caesareus, Ceder. — Coolmore. Shores of Lough Oughter, under 

 logs. Dursey. It does not appear to have been previously recorded from 

 the south-west, which is remarkable seeing it is so conspicuous and 

 common an insect. 



Ocypus olens, Miill.— Coolmore. Fathom, Shores of Lough 

 Oughter. 



O. cupreus, Rossi — Coolmore. Ballyhaise. 



O. morio, Grav. — Coolmore. 



Philonthus splendens, F.— Coolmore, in carrion. 



P. lam in at us, Creutz. — Coolmore. 



P. aeneus, Rossi — Coolmore. 



P. proximus, Kr. — Coolmore. 



P. adclendus, Sharp. — Coolmore. Ballyhaise. 



P. carbonarius, Gyll.— Oak wood, Ballyhaise. 



P. politus, F. — Coolmore. 

 *P. lucens, Er.— One specimen on shore of Lough Oughter. A rare 

 species in Great Britain (where it has a northern and western range), 

 and a nice addition to the Irish fauna. 2 



P. var i us, Gyll.— Ballyhaise. Dursey. 



P. marginatus, F. — Coolmore. 



P. cephalotes, Grav. — Coolmore. 



P. fimetarius, Grav.— Coolmore. Ballyhaise. 



P. sangu indent us, Grav.— Coolmore. Ballyhaise. 



P. varians, Payk. — Coolmore. 



*P. fumarius, Grav.— Lough Oughter shore. New to Ireland. 

 Locally distributed over England and Wales, but not recorded from 

 Scotland. 



P. trossuius, Xord.— Coolmore. Cavan, common. 



P. puella, Nord.— Oak Wood, Ballyhaise. 



Caf ius xantholoma, Grav.— Beach at Greenore. 



J We find that Carabus catenulalns and C. clathratus given in last 

 month's issue as new to the S. W. of Ireland, were also obtained near 

 Dingle by Haliday {Nat. Hist. Rev. vol. ii.)— Eds. 



It will be seen on p. 134, that Mr. W. E. Sharp has found this species 

 in flood-rubbish from Armagh. — Eds. 



