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in flood refuse on the Coast, having been probably carried 

 down from the uplands by a stream. On the Coast also 

 Bembidium bruxellense was common in September, where 

 Bembidium anglicanum occurs in Spring. Other Saltburn 

 species were Amara aulica (spinipesj, Bembidium mauner- 

 heimi, Trechus micros, and Pterostichus niger (in some 

 numbers in August). So late as the beginning of November 

 Badister sodalis was taken in Saltburn Wood. 



Hydradephaga. — Seven species of Water Beetles were 

 common on Stanghow Moor in May, Haliplus flavicollis, 

 Haliplus fulvus, Hydroporus tristis, H. gyllenhalii, 

 H. obscurus, Rhantus bistriatus, and Agabus chalcono- 

 tus ; where also Agabus (Platambus) maculatus was met 

 with in a moorland stream. At Saltburn Hydroporus nigrita 

 and the local H. incognitus were common iu April, and 

 H. memnonius and Acilius sulcatus in May. Hydro- 

 porus palustris, H. planus, Agabus bipustulatus, A. con- 

 spersus, and A. paludosus were found at Eston Marsh in 

 June, whilst Haliplus lineatoeollis and Ilybius fuliginosus 

 were common at Coatham Marsh in August. 



Hydrophilidae.— The Hydrophilidae are represented by 

 Helophorus nubilus, Hydraena riparia (common in April), 

 H. gracilis, Octhebius pygmseus (common in May), Cercyon 

 pygmfeus and Cercyon nigriceps — all occurring at Saltburn. 



Braclielytra. — Three species of Aleochara were met with — 

 A. morion, A. obscurella, and A. algarum, the last two 

 being on the Coast, where also Myrmecopora (Xenusa) 

 sulcata and Xantholinus tricolor were taken ; whilst on the 

 Sea-banks occurred Ocypus cupreus, Ocypus brunnipes, 

 Xantholinus ochraceus, Othius melanocephalus, Homalium 

 rufipes (florale), the local Proteinus ovalis, and Megarthrus 

 depressus. Philonthus splendens, Stenus bupthalmus, and 

 Lesteva longelytrata were met with at Hob Hill ; and in Saltr 

 burn Wood, Gyrophaena fasciata (congrua), Mycetoporus 

 longulns, Megarthrus sinuatocoUis. On Stanghow Moor, 

 Bolitobius lunulatus (atricapillus), Othius myrmecophilus, 

 and Stenus impressus (common) were found. On the 

 Redcar sandhills, Philonthus marginatus and the local 

 Philonthus corvinus. At Eston Marsh, Ocypus ater (com- 

 mon) ; and on Eston Nab, Philonthus ebeninus. 



Clavicornia. — On Stanghow Moor, Coccinella hiero- 

 glyphica and a specimen of the rare Hydnobius punctatus 

 were obtained by sweeping heath (September), whilst Mysia 



