352 ISLAND LIFE part ii 



DYTICIDiE. 



5. *Acilius sulcatus, var. scoxicus (Curtis). Scotland. A melanic 



' variety. 



Helophorid^. 



6. OcHTHEBirs rowERi (Rye). Very marked, S. coast. A few speci- 



mens only. 



7. *0. ^NEUS (Stsph). 



Brachyelytra. 



8. OcYUSA HIBERXICA (Rye). Ireland, moimtain tops, and at Braemai\ 



9. *OxYPODA TARDA (Sharp), 



10. ,, PECTiTA (Sharp). Scotland. 



11. ,, VERECUNDA (Sharp). Scotland, also London districts. 



12. HoMALOTA DiVERSA (Sharp). 



13. ,, FULViPENNis (Rye). 



14. ,, OBLONGiuscuLA (Sharp). Scotland, also England and 

 Ireland. 



15. ,, PRixcEPS (Sharp). A coast insect. 



16. ,, CURTIPENNIS (Sharp). Scotland and near Birmingham. 



17. H. levana, var. setigera (Sharp), 



IS. Stenus oscillator (Rye). Unique ! South coast. May be a 

 hybrid. 



19. TROGOPHL^rs SPINICOLLIS (Rye). Mersey estuary, unique ! ]\[ost 



distinguishable, nothing like it in Europe. Perhaps imported from 

 another continent. 



20. EuDECTUS AVHiTEi (Sharp). Scotch hills. A variety of E. Giraudi 



of Germany (the only European species) /fZc Kraatz (Sharp). 



21. HoMALiUM RUGULIPEXXE (Rj^e). Exceedingly marked form. 



Northern and western coasts ; rare. 



22. *Mycetoporus moxticola (Fowler). Cheviots and Invemess-shire. 



SCYDM^XID^. 



23. *ScYDMiEXUS POWERi (Fowler) S, England. A recent discovery. 



24. *S, plaxifroxs (Fowler). .. ,, 



PSELAPHID^. 



25. Bryaxis cotfs (De Sauley). Scotland. 



26. Bythixus glabratus (Rye). Sussex coast ; also Isle of Wight ; a 



few specimens ; very distinguishable ; myrmecophilous (lives in ants' 

 nests), 



Trichopterygid^. 



