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1898. 



The following Ecport on Beetles is from observations made 

 during the year 18'.>8. 



COLEOPTERA. 



CsirabidSB. — Two species belonging to this family have 

 been added this year, — Pristonychus terricola, taken at Middles- 

 brough, and Bembidium obtusum, at Saltburn. 



DytiseidaB. — A specimen of the rare Hydroporus ferrugin- 

 eus (victor) was found on the sands at Saltburn, having been 

 washed down the stream. 



HydrophilidSB — Linmebius nitidus was found in Coatham 

 Marshes, and a sjsecimen of Ochtliebius rufimarginatus at 

 Saltburn, where Cryptopleurum atomarium also occurs. 



Staphylinidse. — Homalota longicornis, Philonthus vent- 

 ralis, Stenus ossium, Homalium striatum, Syntomium seneum, 

 Coprophihis striatuhis, Latlirimseum unicolor, L. atrocephalum, 

 Megarthrus depressup (common), were all met with at Saltburn. 

 In the bed of a dried-up pond at the same place Stenus 

 bifoveolatus and Trogophloeus bilineatus were found ; and 

 under bark Ischnoglossa corticina and Leptusa fumida. At 

 the foot of the Saltburn sea-banks single specimens of a few 

 of the less common Staphylinidce were met with — Lathrobium 

 longnlum, Acidota cruentata, Homalium regulipenne (on the 

 shore ( and Trogophloeus elongatulus. At Eston Marsh occur 

 Gnypeta lal)ilis and Cilea silphoides, and on the shore of the 

 Tees — Houialota vestita I'hilonthus splendens is found on 

 Stanghow Moor ; and Mr. Sachse picked up Staphylinus 

 pubescens in Middlesbrough. 



PselaphidSB — Single specimens of Tychus niger, Eryaxis 

 fossulata, and Euplectus signatus, were met with on herbage 

 at Saltbiiin. 



SilphidSB. — Clambus armadillo and Agathidium Itevigatuin 

 occur at Saltburn, whilst Anisotoma badia, A. punctulata 

 (litura), and A lunicollis — the last a rare insect — have been 

 taken on the Saltburn sandhills. 



TpichoptePygidSB. — A specimen of Ptilium Spencei was 

 obtained on roadside herbage at Saltburn. 



Coecinellidse. — Halyzia 22-punctata is found at Saltburn. 



Nitidulidse. — .\Ieligethes lumbaris, and M. erythropus — 

 both from Saltburn — represent this family. 



