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under a stone. Anisodactijlus hinotatmt : Several, on dry paths. 

 Ptrrnstic/iits (•Hj))ym : scarce on paths. /^. versicolor, P. waduhcs, 

 P. niijra, P. nd/faris and /'. nii/rita : Common under stones, etc. P. 

 strenmis : Abundant at roots of grass, etc. P.strioln: Common under 

 rotten wood. Ainara apriraria and A. coniinwiix : Common under 

 stones and on paths. A. ovata, A. plebeiaund A. spinijjcs : Uncommon 

 under stones. Calat/iua cistrloulex, C. melanocephalia : Common under 

 stones, and at tree roots. ('. flariju's : One, on the coast, at Allonby, 

 under a stone. C. mollis and C. picews : Scarce under stones. 

 Aur/uDucuus dorsalis, A. parumjuinctntus and A. aivinsticollis : Common 

 at tree roots, etc. A.olbipes: Among dry river refuse. A. manjinatns: 

 One, on banks of a stream. A. fulii/inosiis : One, at root of a tree. 



A. ijracilis: Several at tree roots. Ulistliopiis rotwulatus : Scarce under 

 stones. lii'Dihidiuiii (jnttnla, B. littorole, B. bii/uttatuiii, B. lampros and 

 li, ru/esceiis : Generally commom at roots of grass, and m refuse. 



B, jirasimim : One, at root of a tree. Trcc/ius miuutits : Common in 

 flood refuse. Li'bia chloroccpluda : One, at roots of grass. Promins 

 linearis and />. nidanocephahis : Common in grass tufts. IK qiiadri- 

 inanddtiis and />. (juadrinotatiis : Under bark. Sp/tafridium searabaeoides : 

 Common in dung, and among refuse. Cercyon flavipes: Common in 

 refuse and dung. <'. haemorr/toidalis, ('. wiipunctatus and C mdano- 

 cep/ialiis : Sparingly, in refuse. Me(jastermim boleotophatium : Several, 

 in Hood refuse. Aleochara fiiscipes : On the coast, in carrion. A. 

 nitida: In flood refuse. A. moesta and A. lamtijinosa: Scarce in 

 refuse. O.ri/poda opaca and Ischnoijlossa prolixa : In flood refuse. 

 Ocalea latipennis : Several, in flood refuse. Ho)iialota ricina and 

 //. f/rt'i/aria : Sparingly, in flood refuse. Alitalia iviprcssa : One, in 

 flood refuse, dmosmua pubescois and < '. littoreum : Not uncommon in 

 flood refuse. Tarlnjporus obtit.siis, T. hi/pnoniin and 2\ chn/snmelinits : 

 Very common everywhere. T. pusillits and T. bnouwus : Moderately com- 

 mon in flood refuse. Taehinus rujipes : Common everywhere. 7'. collaris : 

 In flood refuse. T. subtrrraneiis : One, at Allonby, at foot of a gate-post. 

 2'. inarijineHa : Common among bones. Mcyacronus ri)i(ful(itus : One, 

 at root of a tree. M.aiialis: Two, in flood refuse. Quedius tristisund 

 (J. Jidif/inosus: Common under stones, etc. Q. int'someliuHs: Un- 

 common in grass tufts. (J. vtoJochiiuis : Under stones. Q. ru/ipes, (J. 

 boops, Q. attenuatus and Q. soniaeneus : In flood refuse. ( 'reopliilns 

 wa.rillosiis : Common in carrion. Stapliylimisen/throptenis : Very local 

 at tree roots, burrowing to some depth. Onjpxis olens : Among 

 decaying vegetable matter. O. bninnipes: One, under a stone. (K 

 iiinrio and (>. cufircus : Moderately common under stones. Pliihmthns 

 splrndcns : One, under rotting wood. J', politiis, P. rariaiis and 

 P. trossidus : In refuse. /'. laminatus, /'. diroriis, P. arnciis and 

 /'. saniniinolcntjts : Sparingly, under stones, and among vegetable 

 refuse. A'ant/tnliuus linearis and A', imnctulatus : Common in flood 

 refuse. A', tricolor: One, among vegetable refuse. Ptaptidinus 

 alternans : Coimnon under bark on Scotch flr stumps. OtJiius fidri- 

 pcnnis: Moderately common under stones, etc. Lathrobiiim fulripennc : 

 Common under stones. L. bninnipes : Unconunon under refuse. 

 l>ian()iis caeridescens : Not uncommon in flood refuse. Stenns bimacn- 

 latm : In grass tufts, etc. S, siniilis, S. juno and N. tarsalis : In grass 

 tufts, and at tree roots. (>.r(/telus rwjosus : Common under moss, on 

 trees, etc. Plati/stetlms arenariiis ; One specinien, under moss. 



