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COLEOPTEEA AT AEMAGH, &c., IN 1887. 

 BY BET. W. F. JOHNSON, M.A. 



The past year has been on the whole a very successful one with 

 me, and I have added a large number of species to my list. 



Moss in January produced the following : Selophorus arvernicus, 

 Homalota eJongatuJa, H. circellaris, Tachinus laticoUis, Bolitohius 

 atricapillus, B. exoletus, B. pygmceus, Philonthus nigritulus, Crypto- 

 hium fracticorne, Sunius angustatus, Stefius Argus, S. fuscipes, Oxytelus 

 sculptus, Megarthrus denticolUs, Scymnus Mulsanti (very sparingly), 

 Flectroscelis concinna, Thyamis ohliterafa, Sito7ies tibialis, S. lineatus, 

 Hypera polygoni, H. variabilis, H. Pollux, and Orobitis cyaneus; of this 

 last I only took one example at Lowry's Lough, possibly it may turn 

 up again this season. At the edges of ponds I took several Parnus 

 prolifericornis. 



In February, moss produced several of the above, together with 

 Pterostichus vernalis, Homalota volans, Xantliolinus atratus, Quedius 

 semiceneus, Lathrobium terminatum, Cryptopliagus pubescens, and Aga- 

 thidium Icevigatum. The water-net procured me Hydroporus obscurus, 

 S. vittula, Noterus clavicornis, Laccobius alutaceus, and Hydrcena 

 nigrita. 



From moss in March I took Di'omius melanocephalus, Aleochara 

 nitida, Steniis Jlavipes, Ceutliorliynchidius troglodytes, and Hypera 

 rumicis. Under stones were found Anchomenus oblongus, A. gracilis, 

 and Liosoma ovatulum, while a log of wood produced from its under- 

 side Stenus bimaculatus, and sweeping the early herbage Psylliodes 

 napi. I noticed a great variety of Steni appearing at this time under 

 stones, pieces of wood, &c. 



In April, I took by sweeping the side of a drain, one Dyschirius 

 fhoracicus. Bembidium ClarMi and B.Jlammulatum turned iip on the 

 shores of Lowry's Lough. Of B. Clarkii I have since taken several 

 in moss from the Muliinures in November and December. The 

 Mullinures, which are low-lying marshy meadows, also produced 

 Pterostichus versicolor, Amara aulica, Agabus tinguicularis, Cercyon 

 depressum (only one specimen), and G lugubris. The other principal 

 captures of the month were : Haliplus conjinis, Tacliinus onarginellus, 

 Mycctoporus longulus, Cryptopliagus saginatus, Apteropoda graminis, 

 Alophus triguttntus, Bnrynotus moerens, and Bhinoncus pericarpius. 



May brought nie several good things. In the immediate neigh- 

 bourhood I took Deronectes 12-pusfulatus, Hydroporus rivalis, Cercyon 

 terminatum, C. pygvKEum, C. obsoletum, PJiyllobius argentatus. At 



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