50 7 he Irish Naturalist. March, 
in a ditch on the " home bog " ; Atheta (Homalota) xanthop- 
tera, Steph., a specimen by sweeping ; Autalia rivularis, 
Grav., in moss ; Mycetoporus splendidus, Grav., common 
in ha}^ refuse ; Philonthus ventralis, Grav,, Leptacimis 
linearis, Grav., common in lawn mowings ; Lithocharis 
ochracea, Grav., a few in company with the last two ; 
Dianous ccBrulescens, Gyll., in numbers with the Limnebius; 
Stcnus pTibescens, Steph., 5. binotahis, Ljun., among reeds : 
Bythimis validus, Aube, I got a fine series from moss in 
various parts of the estate, but alwa\^s under fir-trees ; 
Eumicrus tarsatus, Miill., abundant in lawn mowings ; 
Amsotoma calcarata, Er., one under a stone ; Saprinus 
mtidulus, Pk., common in carrion ; Sericodenis lateralis, 
Gyll., in lawn mowings ; Epiiraea pusilla, Er., on cut pine- 
stumps ; Rkizophagus crihratus, Gjdl., R. fernigineus, 
Pk., under bark ; Monotoma picipes, Herbst, M. longicollis, 
(ryll., both these species were equally abundant in lawn 
mowings ; Lathridius lardariiis, de G., in lawn mowings ; 
Corticaria elongata, Humm., by beating pine-tops ; Cryp- 
tophagus aifinis, Sturm, in moss : Atomaria apiealis, Er., 
in lawn mowings ; Typhaea fumata, L., common in pine- 
tops ; Gramrnoptera ruficornis, F. ; Donacia versicolorea, 
Brahm., one specimen in the round pond ; D. simplex, 
F., D, discolor, Panz., common on the "home bog"; 
Deparaus hetulae, L., on aspen in bog wood ; Alophus 
triguttatus, 'F. ; Myelophilus piniperda, L., common in 
the saw-pit. 
An hour's collecting in the demesne of Cabra Castle, Co. 
Cavan, along the banks of a rocky stream on a very wet 
day, produced the following species : — 
Beiuhidiuni tihiale, Duft., B. flannmilatum, Clairv., both 
in some numbers under stones ; Quedius anricomus, Kies., 
one, Dianous ccerulescens, Gyll., in numbers, Stenus 
Guynemeri, Duv., one, in moss behind a waterfall ; Rkizo- 
phagus perforatus, Er., under bark. 
Cancer Hospital, Bronipton, 
l.ondon, S.W. 
