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49. Philonthus cinerascens, Grav. ; Waterhouse, Cat. 



Brit. Col. 26(1858). 



An abundant species near London, occurring on the mar- 

 gins of ponds and ditches ; I have met with it in profusion at 

 Hammersmith marshes and similar localities. 



I have great hesitation in including this in the list of new 

 species, but it appears from Mr. Waterhouse's Catalogue to 

 have been unknown to Stephens, who erroneously applied 

 the name to Phil, procerulus, Grav. 



50. Philonthus signaticornis, Mulsant et Rey ; Water- 



house, Cat. Brit. Col. 26 (1858); Proc.*Ent. Soc. 

 3 May, 1858, Zool. 6116 (1858). 

 Taken by Dr. Power at Eastcot, Merton and Barnes. I 

 have met with it at Hammersmith and Southend. 



51. Heterothops dissimilis, Grav.; Waterhouse, Cat. 



Brit. Col. 22 (1858). 

 In haystack refuse near Finchley and Highgate ; rare. 

 Dr. Power has taken it near Waterford and in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Brighton. 



52. Heterothops quadripunctulus, Grav. ; Water- 



house, Cat. Brit. Col. 22 (1858), 

 In decaying vegetables, and among haystack rubbish, 

 near Croydon and Finchley ; very rare. Dr. Power has 

 met with it at Hammersmith and Darenth, Kent. 



53. Quedius xanthopus, Eric. ; Waterhouse, Cat. Brit. 



Col. 22 (1858). 



54. Quedius scitus, Grav. Waterhouse, Cat. Brit. Col. 



23 (1858). 

 Mr. Waterhouse refers this species to Erichson ; but that 

 author cites Staph, scitus, Grav. Mon. Col. Micr. 50, 13 

 (1806), and Gyll. Ins. Suec. ii. 306, 22 (1810). Kraatz 



