WITH A RECORD OF COLEOPTEROUS INSECTS, ETC. 89 



6. Halipliis variegatus, Bi\iYm = Suhmibilns,Bix'bmgion. A sin- 



gle sj^ecimen, taken in the vicinity of Newcastle. 



7. Haliplus fliwiatilis^ Aube. Not uncommon in the Ouseburn, 



and other streams. 



8. Elmis m'tens, Miiller. Taken plentifully in the Wansbeck, 



by Dr. Power, in August. I also met with it in the 

 Tyne, opposite Close House, in September. 



9. Octliehius rufomarginatus, Steph. One specimen, from the 



Wansbeck == Dr. Power. I take it also at Boldon Flats, 

 and at Gosforth, but sparingly. 



10. Hydrcena gradllis^ Genu. Not uncommon in streams and 



pools throughout the district. Although very distinct, it 

 had been confounded with riparia. 



11. Cercyon jlavipes^ Fab. Found somewhat sparingly at 

 Long-Benton, and elsewhere, frequenting hot-beds, heaps 

 of dung, and of vegetable refuse. At Hulne Park I took 

 it on fungi". 



12. Nitidula flexuosa^ Fab. A distinct and very handsome 



species, which is also an addition to the British Fauna. 

 I took a seiies of specimens out of a horse's hoof, which 

 I found on the beech at South Shields, in September. 



13. Corticaria horealis, Wollaston, ZooL, App., ccvi. " Durham 



Coast."— T. V. Wollaston, Esq. 



14. Faramecosoma serrata, Gyll. ? I found a single specimen 



of an insect, beneath a chip, in a wood near Washington, 

 which agrees in almost every respect with Sturm's figure 

 of Crgptophagus serratus. 



15. Litliocharis melanocejDhalus^ Fabr. One specimen, taken on 



the banks of the Devil's Water, near Dilston, in SejD- 

 tember. 



16. Stenus canaliculatus, Gyll. Found, but very sparingly, in 



moss from Gosforth. 



17. Deleaster dichiva, Grav. Mr. Thornhill took a specimen 

 of this fine species, amongst the gravel, by the Devil's 

 Water, in September. 



18. Anomatus 12 striatus, Miill. My brother found a living 



specimen of this reputed foreigner, on a decaying pansy, 

 in a garden at Morpeth. 



