114 THE entomologist's record. 



Euvanessa antiopa, Pararije. ei/eria, I', niegaera, and ( 'oennminifilni 

 pamphilus. 



Retrospect of a Coleopterist for 1911. 



By Prof. T. HUDSON BEARE, B.Sc, F.R.S.E.. F.E.S. 



Many of the additions to our list, which I have to record this year, 

 were introduced in the course of length}' articles dealing with certain 

 difficult groups of our coleopterous fauna. I propose, therefore, in the 

 first instance to give a short list of all the new species and varieties 

 brought forward during 1911, and, later on, to refer more fully to some 

 of these additions when I discuss the notes in which they were first 

 brought forward. 



New Species. — (1) Haliplus fulvicoUis, Er., introduced by Mr. J. 

 Edwards {Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. xlvii., p. 1). 



(2) Baliplns heytleni, Wehncke, introduced by Mr. J. Edwards 

 (loc. cit.) 



(3) Haliplus irehnckei, Gerh., introduced by Mr. J. Edwards 

 {Inc. cit.) 



(4) Haliplna nomax, sp. n., described by Mr. Balfour Browne 

 {loc. cit., p. 153). This insect occurs throughout Great Britain and 

 Ireland, in lakes, canals, and large drains of clear water. It belongs 

 to the difficult nt/icollis group. 



(6) Hoinalota {Atketa) inhabilis, Kraatz., {loc. cit., p. ill). The 

 insect introduced by Dr. Joy as Epipeda nigricanH, Thorns, {loc rit., 

 vol. xlv., p. 268), turns out to be the above insect, the original 

 identification having been incorrect. 



(6) Hoinalota {Atheta) iiliputana, Bris., introduced by Dr. Cameron 

 {loc cit., p. 223) on five specimens taken in small carcases near 

 J3rockenhurst, in May and June, 1911. Dr. Cameron gives a table for 

 separating this insect from its allies. 



(7) Homalota inniri, sp. n., described by Dr. Sharp {loc. cit., p. 227) 

 on specimens taken in shingle in a stream in the New Forest. It is 

 said to be closely allied to longnla, Heer. 



(8) Taclujponts fasciatus, sp. n., described by Dr. Nicholson {Ent. 

 Record, vol. xxiii., p. 24) on two specimens taken at Wicken Fen in 

 1910, in sedge refuse. In size and shape it resembles most closely 

 T. solutus, Er. 



(9) Quedius haiiiiidanHn, sp. n., described by Dr. Sharp {Ent. Mo. 

 Mag., vol. xlvii., p. 67). This is apparently a coast insect, and has 

 hitherto been confused with Q. moldciiiniix, Gr. It has been taken at 

 Deal, Lymington, Sheppy, etc. 



(10) Bled ins annae, sp. n., described by Dr. Sharp (loc. cit., p. 31) 

 on specimens taken on the banks of the river Nith, near Thornhill, as 

 far back as 1867, and also in 1910. 



(11) Blediiis iilipea, sp. n,, described by Dr. Sharp {loc. cit., p. 32) 

 on specimens taken by Mr. Elliman, near Cromer, in 1897. 



(12) Blediiis terebrans, Schiodte, introduced by Dr. Sharp {loc. cit., 

 p. 33) on specimens taken near Carstairs, and on the banks of the 

 Truim, near Newtonmore. 



(13) Blediiis /linniiliis, Er. { = diota, Schiodte), introduced by Dr. 

 Sharp (loc. cit., p. 34) on specimens taken at Wells, Norfolk, as far 

 back as 1867. It has been taken more recently in the same locality 



