202 The Irish Naturalist, June, 



were Gymnusa brcvicollis, Payk., and Longitarsus holsaticus> L. 

 I took these two species in moss from the side of the road 

 from Poyntzpass to Markethill, on high ground, and by no 

 means marshy, quite different from the places in which I 

 took these beetles at Armagh, which were low and marsh}\ 

 Besides these species I took Homalota fungi > var. clie?itula, Er., 

 Pselaplms Heisei, Herbst., Tychus ?iiger, Payk., Bythinus 

 puncticol'lis, Denny., Ptenidium ?iitidum i Heer, and Ephistemus 

 g/obosus, Waltl. 



Under stones, on which a haystack had been built, were a 

 number of Oligota inflata, Maun., and Ephistemus gyrinoides ; 

 they were taken in March, just after the hay had been 

 removed. 



I got two bags of moss sent to me from Edentubber, Co. 

 Louth — a place at a considerable elevation on the mountain 

 mass which culminates in Carlingford Mountain. It was rather 

 late for moss, being in the beginning of April ; however, 

 there were plenty of beetles, the most noteworthy being 

 Stomis pumzcatus, Panz., Amara lunicollis, Schiod., Hotnalota 

 villosula i Kr., H. lo?igicomis, Grav., Megacro?ms anaiis, F., 

 Quedius rujipes, Grav., Ccenopsis Walto?ii, Schon., Barynotus 

 Schonherri, Zett., Ceuthorrhynchus quadridens, Panz., and 

 Phytobius quadrituberculatus, F. 



In the latter part of April I had a day's hunting on the 

 beach at Greenore, but the results were rather disappointing, 

 as beetles were by no means numerous ; the only captures 

 worth recording are Cafius sericeus, Holme, Stilicus orbi- 

 adat2cs } Er., and Saprinus ma?iti??i2cs, Steph. I was greatly 

 amused by the attitude assumed by a couple of B?vscus 

 cephalotes, L, which I came upon in turning over lumps of 

 seaweed. They raised themselves up on their hinder pairs of 

 legs, stretched out their front legs stiffly, and opened their 

 jaws to their fullest extent. I presume this attitude was 

 adopted to terrify me, and it might be successful with a 

 person unacquainted with their inability to inflict any injury. 

 The two beetles remained for several minutes in this attitude, 

 in fact all the time that I was examining the seaweed where 

 they were, for I did not disturb them, being curious to see 

 how long they would keep up the position. 



