170 CATALOGUE OF THE INSECTS OF 



This is " the small beetle with red elytra, and a black head and 

 thorax," of Wallis, which he says "is frequent in woods." — (Hist. 

 of Northumberland, i., 365). 



8. A. LAPPONTJM, Gyll, 



Gyll. Ins. Suec„ i., 15. — A. Hhenonum, Zetterstedt, (Be Jean, 



Cat. 160.^ — Aphodius subalpinus, Hardy, Ann. and 



Mag. Nat. Hist, xix., 380. 



Near Yeavering Bell, and almost at the summit of Hedgehope, 



where some of the specimens are entirely black. A small variety 



occurs at Prestwick Car. June. 



9. A. MELANOPUS, Kirhy. 



Steph. Illust, Mand., iii., 198. — Hardy, Ann. and Mag, 

 Nat. Hist, xix., 382. 

 Rare. Prestwick Car, in April. 



This is very nearly related to, if not the same as A. constans, 

 Megerle (Duftsch. Faun. Aust., i., 94 J ; but the characters of this 

 species given by Heer, (Fn. Col. Helv., i., 515, J do not quite 

 authorize us to displace Kirby's name. 



10. A. ATEE, De Geer. 



Mulsa7it, Col. de France, Lamell, 195, 8. — Aphodius terres- 

 tris, Fah. Syst. El., i., 71. — Gyll. Ins. Suec, i., 13. — Steph. 

 Illust, Mand., iii., 194. — Heer, Fn. Col. Helv., l, 511. — 

 Scaraboeus pusillus, Marsh. Ent Brit, i., 18. — S. obscurus, 

 Ih. I.e. — Aphodius obscurus, Siteph. Illust., Mand., iii., 

 195. — Aphodius terrenus, Kirhy, Ih. I.e. — Aphodius ater, 

 Ih. I.e., 196. 

 Common, and occurring throughout the season. 



11. A. GRANARius, Linn. 



Gyll. Ins. Suec., i., 18. — Steph. Illust, Mand., iii., 197. — 

 Heer, Fn. Col. Helv., i., 519. — Midsant, Col. de France, 

 Lamell., 198, 9. — Aphodius niger, Creutzer, Ent Vers., i., 

 20. — A.putridus, Dufts, (DeJean. Cat 1Q2.) — Scarabteus 

 h^morrhoidalis, De Geer, iv., 371. — Marsh. Ent. Brit, i., 

 19. — Aphodius carbonarius, Sturm, Fn., i., 128. — A. 

 emarginatus, Steph. Illust,, Mand., iii., 198. 

 " Meldon Park."— G^. Wailes, Es^. 



