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COI.HOPTERA FROM BAIvI^YCASTLE, CO. ANTRIM. 



BY GEORGE W. CHASTER, M.R.C.S., AND BROCKTON TOMI^IN. 



The beetles recorded in the following list were all taken in 

 the neighbourhood of Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, during a visit 

 of rather more than a week at the beginning of September 

 last. Six species occurred which are new to the Irish fauna, 

 viz. : — GyrophcBiia gcntilis, Er. ; Leptitsa analis^ Gyll. ; Phil- 

 ont/ms sctdahis, Rr. ; Stcniis exigims, Er. ; Agathidium 

 C07ivexuvi, Sharp ; Cyphon picjictipeimis^ Sharp, and three 

 species of which only a single specimen had been previously 

 recorded, viz. : — GyrophcEua minwia, Er., Saprimis qtiadri- 

 striatus^ Hoff., and Rhizophagtis parallelocollis^ Er. The time 

 of year was too late for a rich haul of Carabidc^, such as 

 occurred on Rathlin Island in May, 1897. We had one day 

 on the island, but only added Stemis h'utmipes and Tachy- 

 poms obhisns, var. mtidicoUis^ to Mr. Hardy's list in the hish 

 Nahiralist oi^wly, 1897. 



The list is as follows : — 



CARABID^. 



Cychrus rostratus, L. — Rathlin Island. Cnrabns catenulatus^ Scop. — 

 Summit of Knocklaj'd. C. gramdatiis, L. Aotzophilus bzguttatus, F. — 

 Ballycastle. N. siibslriaius, Wat. — Ballycastle. N-. aquaiicus, L. LeisHts 

 spinibarbis, F. — Near Kenbane Head. L. fulvibarbis, Dej. — Generally 

 distributed. L. nifescens, F. — Ballycastle. Nebria brevicoilis, F. N, 

 Gylhnhaliy Sch.— Knocklayd. Loricera piluornis, F. — Ballycastle. CHvina 

 fossor, L. Dyschirius globosiis, Herbst. — Gortconny Bog, near Ballintoy. 

 Badister bipushdatiis, F. — Whitepark Bay, some of the specimens being 

 unusually dark. Harpalus ptincticollis, Payk. H. laius, var. oyth-ocephalus. 

 PterosticJms madidtis, F. P. oblongo-pwictatus, F. — Fairly common under 

 stones in woods, Murlough Bay. P. niger, Schall. P. vulgaris, L. P. 

 nigrita^ F. P. stremms^ Panz. P. diligens., Sturm. P. striola^ F. Amara 

 spinipes, Auct.— By evening sweeping, Ballycastle. A. plebeia, Gyll. 

 Calathus cisteloides^ Panz. — Ballycastle. C. mollis. Marsh. C. mdanocephaluSy 

 I^, — Not common ; the var. mibi^aia, Hal., was taken in Whitepark Bay. 

 Cpiceus, Marsh. Taphria nivalis, Panz. Anchoinenus a)igusticollis, F. A. 

 dorsalis, Miill. A. parwnpimctaius, F. A. gracilis, Gyll. — Bush foot. Bem- 

 bidium rufescens, Guer. B. qiiinquestriatitvi , Gyll. B. viatuierkeimi, Sahl. 

 B. lavipros, Herbst. B. littorale, 01. Trechus minuUis, F., and var. oblttsus, 

 Br. Dromius linearis, Ol- D. nigriventris. Thorns. — Ballycastle sandhills. 



HALIPLID^. 



Haliplus ruficollis, De G. //. lineatocollis, Marsh. ; 



