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35. Puitonruus succicota, Thomson. 
Rye, l. c. 54,27. Ph. carbonarius, Catalogue. 
Mr. Rye has pointed out that our British insect is not the 
Ph. carbonarius. Gyll., but the Ph. sucetcola of Thomson’s Skan- 
dinaviens Coleoptera, li. 157, 7. 
36. PHILONTHUS EBENINUS, Grav. 
Kraatz, J. c. 596, 30. 
Not rare, occurring all over our district. It varies greatly 
both in size and colour. 
37. Pu. THERMARUM, Aube. 
Kraatz, J. c. 608, 44. 
Very rarely, at Long Benton. It has also occurred to the 
Rey. R. Kirwood. 
38. Pu. procerutus, Erichs. 
Kraatz, l. c. 624, 65. 
Rare: two specimens taken on the sands near Hartley, May. 
39. LATHROBIUM GEMINUM, Araetz. 
Kraatz, 1. c. 673, 3. 
Equally abundant, and frequenting the same places as elong- 
atum, with which it has been confounded in collections. 
40. LirnocHaARis oBsoLETA, Wordm. 
Kraatz,?. c. 719, 14. 
A single example, taken near South Shields, in May. 
41. Srenus areus, Grav. 
Kraatz, 7. c..770, 35. 
I have a single specimen of this insect, taken in the district, 
but the exact locality I had omitted to note. . 
42, S. pEcLARatTus, Lrichs. 
Kraatz, l. c. 774, 41. 
A well marked and abundant species, which occurs all over 
our district. 
43. 8. GonyMELAS, Steph. 
S. subeneus, Kraatz, l. c. 786, 57. 
Mixed in our local collections with Ossiwm, from which, 
however, it is abundantly distinct. 
