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L-, the last occurring abundantly amongst shingle at the edge 

 of the river. 



We were much too late to do any good with the water- 

 beetles, the rivers seemed to produce very few species ; the 

 best results were obtained in the pools and drains half choked 

 by vegetation. There were amongst others Haliplus fiilvus, 

 F., Hydroporus erythrocephahis, ly., and Agabiis Shirmii, Gyll. 

 I took a single Hydropoms memnonius, L,., by sweeping at 

 dusk, at some distance from water. O^'edochilus villosjis, Mull., 

 a nocturnal beetle, occurred freely in the Clonbrock river, 

 lurking amongst a thick growth of weed. 



The StaphylinidcE or rove-beetles were not numerous in 

 species. ALeochara brevipe^tnis, Grav., is noteworthy, as it is 

 one of those species, restricted, so far as we can at present 

 judge, to a southern and western range in Ireland, though of 

 wide distribution in Britain. I found Gyrophccna affijiis, 

 Mann., in Boleti, an addition to the Irish list, and Philo?ithzis 

 qtiisqiiiliarius, Gyll, a local southern species, occurred under 

 stones on the banks of the Suck. 



We kept a careful look out for all dead animals for the 

 NfCTophaga or carrion -feeders. One of the less common 

 black and orange burying-beetles, Necrophorus 77iortuoriim, F., 

 swarmed in a dead squirrel, while Dr. Scharfif got Necordes 

 littoralis, I^., in a rat. This species is of local occurrence 

 inland, but it is much commoner in maritime localities. 



Numbers of a species of Choleva occurred in dead birds 

 in the woods, proving to be C fumata, Spence, as far as I 

 can ascertain not previously recorded from Ireland. Mr. 

 A. H. Haliday possessed Irish examples, bearing, however, 

 no definite localitj^ I was very pleased to meet with Silpha 

 dispar, Herbst., when collecting on the banks of the Suck. 

 This is one of the rarities so far monopolized by the Rev. W, 

 F. Johnson, in the north of Ireland, where he has taken it on 

 the south shore of lyough Neagh, and also near Armagh ; 

 this extension of range is therefore of interest. Several 

 common species of Coccijiellidce abounded in the woods, the 

 only one of interest being Chilocoris bipustulatus, 111., found 

 on willows in boggy places. This also seems to be a south- 

 western species, at least it does not seem to have been recorded 

 from any eastern locality. Near Doon Wood I found by sweep- 

 ing in a marshy meadow two uncommon beetles, i.e., Phalacrus 

 mbstriattis, Gyll., and Antherophagus pallens^ Gyll., the former 



