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A considerable tract, lying immediately north of Eallangh and Siilby, 

 and known as the Ciirragh, is regular fen land, due to the gradual 

 drying up of one of the large lakes which were formed at the con- 

 clusion of the glacial epoch. 



Lastly, there is a characteristic alpine fauna on the high hill tops, 

 though our knowledge of it is very incomplete. For instance, Arpe- 

 dium and Pterostichus vitreus, Dj., are not uncommon on Snaefell 

 (2034 ft.), and there are about twenty other hills over 1000 ft. high 

 to be explored. Dr. Bailey tells me that Pt. vilreiis has just turned 

 up on the top of South Barrule (1585 ft.). 



I will now give some notes on the results of my collecting in 

 September, 1903. The asterisk denotes that the species to which it 

 js prefixed has not hitherto been recorded for the Isle of Man, though 

 in several cases Dr. Bailey had already taken the species but not re- 

 corded it. I must acknowledge his kindly help and co-operation in 

 every way. 



I. — Kentkaugh. 

 *Corticaria creuulata, Gjll. ; *Cassida tiobil is, Tj., common under stones on 

 the .sand near Matricaria inodora and Uonvlcenya peploides. Dr. Bailey tells me 

 that it occurs there all tlie year round. 



II.— The Curhagh. 

 * Anchomenus fuliginosiis,'Pixnz. ; *Anaca'na limhata, ¥. ; Chwtarthria semi- 

 niilum, Pk. ; *AIeochara hrevipennis, Gr. ; *Tachi/porus obtusus, Jj.,\ar. nittdicollis, 

 Stepli. ; *Siilicus orbiculatus, Pk. ; *Hotnalota nigra, Kr. ; *Oiigota punvtulata, 

 Heer, also at Port Erin ; *Avidota crenata, F. ; *HomaHuni exiguum, Gyll. ; Calyp- 

 tomerus dubius. Marsh., of rather general occurrence ; Euconnus hirficoJlis, 111. ; 

 *Bythinns curtisi, Den., also at Colby Q-len ; Bybaxis sanguinea, L. ; Bryaxis 

 Jussulala, Heich., B. jitncorum. Leach, common generally; Ptsnidium evanescens, 

 Mai'sh., of general occurrence ; *Atomaria mesomel as, Hevhst. ; *Cyphon padi,Jj. ; 

 *Lema lichenis, Voet. ; *GaJeruceUa sagittariee, Gylh, *G. lineola, F. ; Longitar.nis 

 hohaticus, L., not uncommon ; *Crepidodera helxine.i, L., swarms on the sallows ; 

 Apion cruentatum, Walt., also at Port Erin ; *IIypera polltix, F. ; '*Anthonomus 

 rubi, Hbst. ; Hylesinus fraxini, Pz., abundant in ash. 



III.— Port Erin. 

 Harpalus ruftbarbis, F. ; Amara acuminata, Pk. ; *Cercyon pygmcBus, 111. ; 

 *Oxypoda exigua, Er. ; *IIomalota gregaria, Er., H. piUconiis, Th. ?, *II. canescens, 

 Slip., *II. longicornis, Gr., *II. sordida. Marsh., *II. aterrima, Gr. ; Falagria 

 thoracica, Curt. ; *Hypocyptus ovulum, Heer ; Ocypus compressus, Marsh. ; *Medon 

 ripicola, Kr., this rare south coast species oqcui's very sparingly at Spaldrick Bay in 

 decaying seaweed ; * Homalium striatum, Gr. ; Megarthrus depressus, Pk., M. den- 

 ticollis, Beck ; *Sunius angustatus, Pk. ; Meligethes exilis, Stm. ; *Corticaria 

 pubescens, Gyll., *C. umbilicata, Beck, rare, by shaking tufts of gi'ass at Spaldrick, 



