178 CATALOGUE OF THE INSECTS OF 



205. Lacon, Laporte. 

 1. L. MURiNUS, Linn. 



Elater murinus, Ste2)h. Illust, Mancl, iii., 259. — Argypnus 

 murinus, Stej^h. Manual, No. 1414:. 

 Not common. "Newcastle." — W. C. Hewitson, Esq. Links 

 at South Shields, and Hartlepool ; in spring. 



206. CryptohtpnuS; Germar, 



1. C. QUADRUM, Gyll. 



Elater quadrum, Gyll. Ins. Suec, iv., 357. — Hjpnoidus 

 Agricola, Steph. Illust, Mand.^ iii., 261. 

 One specimen on the banks of the Till, below Weetwood ; in 

 July.—/. U. 



2. C. RiPARius, Fah. 



Hypnoidus riparius, Steph. Illust., Mand., iii., 260. — 

 Hypolithus riparius, Steph. Manual, No. 1417. 

 Beneath stones : common. Twizell, Tyneside, Gateshead Fell, 

 Ravensworth, Bamborough, Wooler, &c. March — December. 



3. C. RIVULARIUS, Gyll. 



Hypnoidus rivularius, Steph. Illust., Mand,, iii., 261. — 

 Hypolithus rivularius, Steph. Manual, No. 1417. 

 " Twizell."— P. J. Selby, Esq. 



4. C. QUADRIPUSTtlLATUS, Fah. 



Step)h. Manual, No. 1420. — Hypnoidus quadripustulatus, 

 Steph. Illust., Mand., iii., 261. 

 Beneath stones, on the sandy banks of the rivers Derwent, Till, 

 and Wooler Water. — J. H. Banks of the river Glen. — Dr. 

 Hood. June and July. 



207. Melanotus, Eschscholtz. 

 1. M. FULViPEs, Herhst. 



Perimecus fulvipes, Steph. Illust, Mand., iii., 263. 

 In decayed oaks, on the banks of the Tyne at Redheugh, near 

 Gateshead; and in ashes and willows near Dunston. — J, H. 

 May — December. 



