194 [February, 



Lowry's Lough, Blethisa oniiltipunctata, Ghlcenius nigricornis, Ancho- 

 menus gracilis, Anisodactylus hinotatus, Goelambus Q-lineatus, C. 5-Une- 

 atus, Staphylinus erytliropterus. Monotonia picipes occurred, together 

 with quantities of Pelophila horealis, Anchomenus marginatus, JElaphrws 

 riparius, and such like. Having a holiday on the 24th, I went over to 

 Portsdown, and in the People's Park there took Laccophilus ohscurus, 

 Goelamhus versicolor, Noteriis sparsus, Sydrohiiis fuscipes, Xantholinus 

 puncfulatus, Tacliyporus ohtusics, T. hypnorum, Telephorus testaceus, 

 Lathridius lardarius, Agriotes ohscurus, Gorymhites quercus, v. ochro- 

 pterus, and Litodacfylus leucogaster. On the same day I was driven 

 down to the Derryadd shore of Lough Neagh, and allowed half an 

 hour to hunt; I managed to pick up the following: Pelophila hore- 

 alis, AncJiomenus piceus, A. fuliginosus, A. viduus, Bemhidium hipunc- 

 fatum, B. littorale, Saliplus ohliquus, Lesteoa longelytrata, Silpha 

 sinuata, and Silpha dispar. All were under and in water-plants and 

 other rejectamenta on the sandy shore.' On the 28th, I drove down to 1 

 Maghery, on the shore of Lough Neagh : under stones on the shore J 

 of Derrywai'ragh Island were quantities of Pe?op^?7f?, together with ' 

 the commoner Anchomeni and Bemhidium hipunctntum. Under re- 

 jectamenta was one Silpha sinuata ; and, on crossing over to the | 

 sandy shore under the village, I found, after a long search, one Silpha 

 dispar. On reeds on the canal margin several Bonacia sagitturice \ 

 occurred. ' 



June was, as usual, replete with insect life. Blethisa multipunc- ; 

 tata and Ghlcenius nigricoriiis gladdened my eyes at Lowry's Lough. ' 

 At Ardtrea, in the County Tyrone, I took Athous niger, Phratora 

 vulgatissima, and P. vitellince on willows ; Gercyon granarius, Aphodius 

 merdarius, and A. rufescens, in dung. An expedition to Garlingford 

 Mountain procured Olisthopus rotundatus under a stone, Philhydrus 

 melanocephalus in a boggy pond, and Dascillus cervinus on ling ; on 

 the shore I got Arpedium hracliypterum. Nearer home, I took Antho- 

 nomus pediculariits, Geuthorhynchideus melanarius,Phyllohius viridicollis, 

 Atomaria atricapilla, Adrastus limhatus, Bonacia lemnce, &c. 



July being holiday time, I was able to make several excursions. 

 Two of these were to Lough Neagh, calling on my way at Churchill, 

 where there is a capital hunting ground on a heathy bog. At the 

 latter place, I took Goccinella ocellata and G. ohlongopunctata, flying 

 ■ and beaten from fir trees ; also Elater pomorum and Phynchites hefulce 

 on birch trees. At Lough Neagh my chief captures were Ghlcenius 

 vestitus and Phyllohrotica quadrimaculnta on Coney Island, solitary 

 specimens of Siljyha dispar and S. sinuata, a number of Gryptophagus 



