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coast-saudhills. The last-named locality proved about the best, but as it 

 entailed a ten-mile walk, I could not visit it as often as I could have 

 wished. The following are my captures : — Carahus dathratus, a pair on 

 mountain among cut turf; C. catenn/atus, common on mountain ; C granu- 

 latus, a handsome green form ; Nehna gyUenhaUi, N. brevicolUs, Nottophilus 

 higuttatus, N. substriatits, N.palustris, N. aquaticus, Elaphrus cupreus, E. riparius. 

 These Elaphri I got on the estuary-shore and on the sandhills, but they 

 were not plentiful, and none appeared on the edges of the lakes, which 

 is their usual locality here. Harpalus latus, H. ceneus, Pterostichus madidus, 

 Pt. versicolor, Pt. minor, Pt. gracilis, Pt. strenuus, Pt. vulgaris, Pt. nigrita, Pt. 

 striola, Pt. vitreus. The last-mentioned occurred freely on the mountain, 

 under stones and bits of turf. Amara pleheia, under stones on the estuary- 

 shore and on mountain; A. aulica, A. communis, Anchomenus albipes, A. 

 jyarumpunctatus, A. gracilipes, I only obtained one specimen of this rare 

 Anchomenus under stones on the estuary-shore. Bembidium ati ocoeruleum, B. 

 mannerheimi, B. bipunctatum, B. pallidipenne, of this I took a few on the 

 sandhills when looking for Bledii. On the mountain I took a single 

 specimen of a Bembidium, which appeared to me most to resemble B. 

 schuppeli ; but Canon Fowler, to whom I referred it, considers that it is 

 not that, though near it. Trechus minutus, T. rubens, a single specimen 

 on the estuary-shore ; Loricera pilicornis, Olisthopus rotundatus, Clivinafossor. 

 I had hoped to get some JJyschirii on the sandhills with the Bledii, but 

 found them very scarce, and only succeeded in obtaining a few D. politus. 

 Calathus cisteloides, C. micropterus, C. fuscus ; the latter two on the sandhills 

 at roots of Ammophila. The Halipli were represented only by the two 

 common species H. riificollis, and H. lineatocollis. Pools and lakes on the 

 mountains produced a good many Hydradephaga, but I was unable to find 

 Dytiscus lapponicus, which was taken in Donegal many years ago by Mr. 

 Somerville. The following are those I took : — Hydroporus lepidus, H. litu- 

 ratus, H. puhescens, H. morio, H. nigrita, H. obscurus, H. erythrocephalus, H. 

 gyllenhalii, H. palustris, Agabus bipustulatus, A. sturmi, Rhantus exoletus, Dy- 

 tiscus marginalis, Acilius sulcatus, Gyrinus natator, G. minutus. This last was 

 common on the mountain lakes. Sphaeridiwn scarabceoides, Hydrobius 

 fuscipes. Anacckna limbata, A. globula, Helophorus oineipennis, Laccobius sinu- 

 atus, Philhydrus melanocepl talus, I got a number of this species in a little 

 pool choked up with Sphagnum on the mountain. Cyclonotum orbiculare, 

 Cercyon Jlavipes, C. lateralis, C. unipunctatus , C. melanocephalus, C. hcemorrhoidalis, 

 Megasternum boletophagum, Aleochara fuscipes, A. lanuginosa, Homalota vestita, 

 H. analis, H. longicornis, H. atramentaria, H. aterrima, Tachinus rujipes, T. 

 marginellus, T. laticoUis, Tachyporus nitidicollis, T. hypnorum, Quedius ductus, Q. 

 tristis, Philonthus succicola, Ph. politus. Ph. varians, Ph. agilis. Ph. quisquili- 

 arius. Ph. puella, Ocypus cupreus, 0. morio, Stenus juno, S. tarsalis, S. latijrons, 

 Bledius arenarius, B. pallipes ; these were burrowing in the sandhills ; the 

 latter was much the most numerous. Platystethus arenarius, Oxytelus laque- 

 atus, 0. tetracarinatus, Homalium rivulare, Necrophorus ruspator, N. mortuorum, in 

 a dead crow on the mountain ; Silpha rugosa, S. suln'otundata, Anisotoma cal- 

 carata, Cercus rujilabris, By-achypterus pubescens, Meligethes viduatus, M. ceneus, 

 Cytilus varius ; Coccinella \n-punctata, C. xi-punctata. ; both plentiful on the 

 sandhills. Geotrupes stercorarius; I was much disappointed at meeting with 

 no other exponent of this family, for I fully expected to get G. vemalis on 

 the sandhills. Aphodius rujipes, A. Jimetarius, A. depressus, with red elytra; 

 A. foitidus, A. ater, A. rufescens, common and varying a good deal in colour 

 A. lapponum, with red elytra; dead specimens of Anomala frischii were fre- 

 quent on the sandhills, but I did not meet with it alive. Serica brunnea 

 was of course abundant on the sandhills. Athous hoemorrhoidalis, A. niger, a 

 single specimen in the Rectory grounds. Agriotes obscurus, Cryptohypnus 

 riparius, C. dermestoides, on estuary-shore, under stones. Corymbites cupreus, 

 Adrastus limbutus, Telephorus bicolor, Rhagonycha fulva, Anobixnn domesticum, 

 Donacia sericea, 1). discolor, Panz. (comari, Suffr.), at Killystewart Lough, 

 which is about 300 feet above sea-level. Chrysomcla stajjhylca, Phocdon turn- 

 ididum, Crcpidodera transversa, Longitarsus lurichis, L. jacobccce, Wat. ; L. su- 

 ■ turalis, L. Icevis, Cyp)hon variabilis, Helodes minuta, Apian bohemanni, A. apri- 



