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field in such a season with the greater amount spent in a dry one, one finds that, 

 the wet season gives relatively better results. As before, the species recorded for 

 the first time from the county are indicated by an asterisk. 



In January a few things occurred, including Orobilis cyaneus, L., at grass 

 roots, Quedius vexans, Epp., in the usual habitat, Aphod'uts tessulatus, Pk., in 

 abundance in sheep dung, and Mycetoporus splendidus, Gr., under a haystack. 



In March I took Cryptophagus pallidus, Sturm, in numbers under haystacks, 

 and I may here remark that all my Cumberland dentatus, Hbst., are referable to 

 the pallidus form. One or two Ilomalota exilis, Er., occurred in moss with an 

 occasional Ocyusa inerassata, Muls. 



In April moss, especially that growing on the edges of boggy ponds, harboured 

 a host of species, including Calodera riparia, Er., Gymnusa brevicollis, Pk., Tacliy- 

 poms transversal is, Grc, Philonthus nigrita, Nordm , Cryptobium glaberrimum, Hbst., 

 Erseslhetus Ixviusculus, Mann., Stenus argus, Gr., S. foveicollis, Kr.,* Neuraphes 

 elongatulus, Mull.,* Eupleclus ambiguus, Reich., Euconnus hirticollis, 111., Phytobius 

 comari, Hbst., and many more. In boggy ponds, with other species, were JTydro- 

 porus tristis, Pk., H. nigrita, F., H. obscurns, Sturm, Rhantus exoletus, Forst., 

 Philydrus minutus, F., P. nigricans, Zett., and Laccobius nigriceps, Th.* In fungi 

 on a fence post I took Cis festious, Pz., an insect not taken in the county since 

 Bold's time. Of Lathridius bergrothi, Rcitt.,* I met with a single specimen in my 

 back yard. 



In May moss continued to be productive. On a moor not far from the Solway 

 I had four species of Bradycellus on the sheet at once, viz., placidus, Gyll., cognatus, 

 Gyll., harpalinus, Dej., and similis, Dej. A pair each of Silpha nigrita, Cr.,and 

 S. opaca, L., were secured running on roads. Bembidium bruxellense, Wesm., was 

 rather common on a damp part of a moor. Usually this species occurs on shingle 

 by stream sides, I believe. Anchomenus viduus, Pz.,* occurred on the edge of a 

 small lake ; hitherto the var. moestus, Duft., only has occurred in Cumberland. By 

 sweeping the long grass overhanging a muddy stream I took a nice series of Micro- 

 pepltis tesserula, Curt.,* and by roadside sweeping, Agathidium hcvigalum, Er. In 

 carrion I got one Homalium exiguum, Gyll. A cold afternoon on the banks of the 

 Irthing yielded Ilyobates nigricollis, Pk., one of Bold's captures there, Tachyasa 

 scitula, Er., and Laihrobium multipunclum, Gr. Sweeping in ditches produced 

 Psylliodes picina, Marsh., Ceuthorrhynchus cochlear'ue, Gyll., lihinoncus gramineus, 

 F.,* R. perpendicularis, Reich.,* and in meadows Gymnetron labilis, Hbst., in 

 plenty. Limonius minutus, L., occurred freely on fir trees. Cryptophagus acutan- 

 gulus, Gyll.,* I took in the town. 



In June Quedius brevis, Er., was taken in the nests of Formica rufa, with other 

 species recorded from Cumberland. Ilomalota parallela, Mann., it may be remarked, 

 was present in great numbers. Necrobia rufipes, De G.,* occurred on bones, the 

 last of the genus to turn up in Cumberland. Sweeping produced many species, 

 including Apion gyllenhali, Kirb., Meligethes umbrosus, Stm.,* and Ceuthorrhynchus 

 setosits, Boh.* ; the last named is very like C. contractus, Marsh., in the net, and it 

 is necessary to take all contractus for examination at home or the rarer insect wil 

 not be detected. In the nest of a great tit in a hole in a tree I secured a series of 

 Microglossa pulla, Gyll. From broom a few Phytodecta olivacea, Forst., var. 

 nigricans, Weise, were taken. On sandy banks by the River Petheril I took 



