134 The Irish Naturalist. 



The appearance of this dish on the shaking out of one of 

 these handfuls was comparable to an ants' nest when one 

 removes the stone beneath which it is constructed. The 

 "staphs" were most numerously represented, Homalota and 

 Stcni absolutely swarmed, but a species of Bcmbidium, 

 B. Mannerheimii, ran them very close. 



To begin in order at the beginning with the Geodephaga. There 

 -were two Notiophili, N. palustris and N. bigutiatus, Pterostichus strcnuus, and 

 P. nigrita, Anchomenus gracilis, and A. puellus, the Bcmbidia, B. Clarki, B. 

 don's, B. oblusu/u, and B. Mannerheimii. Of these there were only about 

 three B. dorrs, but B. Mannerheimii absolutely swarmed. There was also 

 Dyschirius globosus and Dromius melanocephahis. In a previous bag from the 

 same spot I took Agabus unguicularis, but on this occasion I discovered 

 no Hydradephaga. 



Among the PaIvPICORNIA Limncbius truiicatellus, Hclcphorus aquatic us, and 

 H. ocncipcnnis, Ochthcbius bicolon, Cercyon melanocephalus, C.analis, C. Jiavipcs, 

 and of course Megasternum bolitophagum occurred. 



Among the Ceavicornia the Pselaphida: were well represented. Tychus 

 niger was very common, there was also Bythinus puncticollis, Bryaxis 

 fossidata, and B. juncorum, and the minute and unsettable Euplectits 

 a/ubiguus. Then Scydmocus collaris was plentiful, and one specimen of 

 Clambus armadillo turned up. One specimen of Mcligcthes viridcscens, a few 

 Cryptophagus scanicus, two or three common Coccinellce, and, exceedingly 

 commonly, Coccidula rufa. 



These concluded the Clavicornia if we treat Staph yeinid^E separately. 

 These latter formed by far the majority of the catch. The Homalotai 

 were (as far as I could identify them), H. analis, H. circellaris, H. dcbilis, 

 H. graminicola (in myriads), H. triangulum, H. hygroptcra, and of course 

 H. fungi. Very common was Oxypoda opaca, there were two species of 

 Aleochara, A. languinosa and mcesta. Astilbus canaliculata was very common, 

 and I was very pleased to identify the handsome Myrmedonia collar-is, to 

 me a new species. Tachyporus humcrosits was abundant, more so than the 

 three other species of this genus present, T. chrysomclinus, T. hypnorum, 

 and T. brunneus. There was Tachinus rufipcs in plenty, Mycetoponts nanus, 

 a couple. Then came Quedius semiceneus very numerous, Q. rufipcs, a single 

 specimen, Q. tristis also was conspicuous. The Philonthi were well 

 represented. I took two specimens of Philonthus luccns in a bag of 

 refuse from the same locality last year, and this, I fancy, forms the 

 only Irish record of this rare species 1 . I could however find none in the 

 parcel under investigation now. But there were Philonthus laminatus, P. 

 polities, P. varius, P. ceneus, P. nigrita, P. puclla, and more abundantly 

 almost than any other species, P. trossulus. There was Ocypus cupreus, 

 Lalhrobium brunuipcs, and (another species new to me) Lathrobriutn quad- 

 ratum, Oxytclus rugosus, and 0. tctracarinatus, Platystcthus arcnarius, Trogo- 

 phlaxts elongatus, T. corticinus, and Evccstcthus ruficapillus. The Stent were 

 also very much in evidence, and the following species occurred ; — Status 

 juno, S. ocmulus, S. speculator, S. dcclaratus, S. unicolor, S. binotatus, S. palli- 

 tarsis, S. bifoveolatus, S. rusticus, S. tempestivus, S. fiavipes (very abundant), 

 S. similis, S. tarsalis, and 5. latifrons. There were also Lesteva punctata 

 and Homaluim fossulatum. 



The Lamellicornia, Serricornia and Longicornia were groups unrepre- 

 sented, but the following Phytophaga were more or less numerous ; — 

 Chrysomcla staphylca, Phocdon tuniiduhon, Hydrothassa ntarginclla, Longitarsus 

 nielanoccphalus, L. picipes, L. brunneus, and Cassida flaveola. 



1 It will be seen from p. 123, of the present issue, that Mr. J. N. Halbert 

 lias taken this beetle in Co. Cavan. — Eds* 



