232 ' The Irish Naturalist. [Sept. 



indeed being unrecorded from Ireland ; a single example only, 

 which is considerably larger than certain types in the museum 

 collection, but agrees with them in every other respect ; and I 

 may add that Mr. G. C Champion, F.i,.s., has kindly verified 

 this identification. Epurcea deleta, Br., was not uncommon in 

 fungi on trees, and Elmis Volkmari, Panz., under stones on 

 river-banks. 



Passing over many common insects, the next species of 

 note is E later pomoriim, Herbst., a handsome shining black 

 click-beetle with deep red wing-cases ; Mr. Dillon found it 

 commonly enough on birch in the beginning of Maj^ 

 Although said to be very local in England, it would seem to 

 be not uncommon with us, as it has now been recorded from 

 Co. Armagh^ the Bog of Allen near TuUamore-, and I have just 

 seen a specimen taken by Mr. F. Neale in south Clare, close to 

 a lake-shore, where he discovered the beautiful ground-beetle, 

 Panagceus cmx-major^ L., that formed such an unexpected 

 addition to our Irish list. Corymbites tessellatus, F., another 

 large species, occurred occasionally on the heaths. The 

 Longicorns were singularly scarce at the time of our visit ; we 

 really expected to meet with some novelties, seeing that the 

 district is so suited to their habits, but unfortunately no new 

 species rewarded our search. Mr. Dillon found Leiopiis 

 7iebulosus, ly., earlier in the year. The large and handsome 

 Rhagium bifasciatiim, F., is evidently not uncommon in the 

 fir- woods, and a small black Grainmoptera r^ificomis, F., 

 found on flowers, were all that were observed. 



In water-plants in the Clonbrock river several species of 

 Do7iacia occurred, but all were common with the exception 

 perhaps of D. impressa, Payk., a species that has now been 

 recorded from at least three localities in the south and west. 

 Other captures were D. discolor, Panz., frequent on the heaths, 

 Chrysomela hypericin Forst., and Haltica oleracea, ly. 



The Hdcromera, a section of the Coleoptera containing such 

 well known insects as the " cellar-beetles" and " meal-worms," 

 are very poorly represented in Ireland. One small species, 

 Salpingus castaneus, Panz., occurred by sweeping at edge of 

 a fir-wood ; all the previous records for this species are from 

 the east. The Oil-beetles {Meloe) also belong to this section, 

 but search should be made for these very early in spring. 



1 W. W. Fowler. " Coleoptera of British Islands," vol. iv. (p. 91). 



2 /. Nat., vol. iv., 1895, p. 173. 



