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frequents the mossy holes and pools on the moors. 

 Hitherto it has only been captured sparingly in Scotland 

 — the Orkneys, and in Mull. 



4. Agabus congener, Payk. Four specimens taken in a pool 



on the summit of Cheviot, August, 1857, by Mr. James 

 Hardy. This and the preceding I regard as exceedingly 

 interesting additions to our catalogue of Hydradephaga. 



5. Agathidium pallidum, Cryll. ? On fungi growing on a de- 



cayed willow tree at Long Benton, in July. 



6. Tiiphyllus suturalis, Fabr. Several specimens from fungi 



on decayed trees; Long Benton, July, 1857. 



7. Oniliophagus nuchicornis, Linn. One single specimen taken 



on the links at South Shields, in July. Although a 

 commoner, this is a most interesting addition, and one 

 that has long been searched for, but hitherto in vain. 



8. Aplotarsus Quercus, Payk. I have specimens of this insect 



in my collection taken near Haydon Bridge, in June. 



9. Limonius minutus, Gyll. Taken at Long Benton in May by 



sweeping the bushes in a hedgerow. 



10. Tenehrio obscurus, Fab. Common in bake-houses, Newcastle, 



all the year. 



11. Anasjns ruJilahris,G j\\. Not unfrequent. Shotley Bridge, 



Morpeth, Bothall, Gosforth, &c., &c. 



12. Anaspis thoracica, Linn. Apparently very rare. I have 



specimens from Shotley Bridge. This species closely re- 

 sembles rujicollis, from which it may, however, readily be 

 separated by its red head, independent of other differences. 



13. Anaspis Jiava, Linn. Very rare. Mitford, July. 

 Amongst a large number of Hijdradephaga submitted to my 



investigation by Mr. Wailes, were examples of Hydroporus 

 Gyllenhali, H. melanocephalus (elongatidus Walt.), H. tristis and 

 H. obscurus, all taken by himself near Whittingham. They are 

 all species of considerable rarity, and have but seldom been met 

 with within our limits. 



An addition to our limited number of Ear-wigs, is Anisolabia 

 maritima, Bon. (a species also new to the British fauna), which 



