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REPORT ON THE COLEOPTERA OBSERVED IX 

 CLEVELAXD. 



By ^I. Lawson Thompson, F.E.S. 



The year 1902 was not a good one for Beetle?, the prevailing- 

 absence of ^va,Tm and sunny weatlier being very unfavourable for 

 collecting during most of the tinue. A few very interesting species, 

 however, were met with in September, and the following notes 

 refer chiefly to tlie work done during that month. Six of the 

 insects then taken appear to be new to Yorkshire. These are 

 Ae2nis marinu^, Hoiiutlota ocrulfa, Tarhinuts j)«Z/ii^>e.'?, Profeinus 

 afoniarius, Scapliisoma Oolefi, and Pocadiiis feri-u(jineuii. I am 

 again much indebted to Mr. E A. Newbery, of London, for his 

 kiudness in examining a few of the more critical specimens. 



CoLEOPTERA. 



Carabus g:ranulatus, L. — At Middlesbrough, 1901 (0. C. 

 Hudson). 



Ciivina collaris, Herbst. — Saltburn Wood, among gravel 

 at the edge of the stream (July). 



Bembidium nigricorne, Gyll. — On Stanghow Moor in 

 June. 



Bembidium quadriguttatum, F. — At Saltburn in July. 



Aepus marinus, Strom. — Saltburn. on the coast, under 

 large stones embedded io shingle at high water mark, near 

 Huntcliffe (June). I have not yet found ^1. rohinii. 



Hydroporus melanarius. Sturm.— -Stanghow Moor; 

 connnon in a mossy pool in June. 



Aleochara ruficornis, Grav.— Saltburn, at the foot of the 

 sea banks ; one si:)ecimen (September). 



Homalota occulta, Er. — Saltburn, on the coast, in a dead 

 gull (September). 



Homalota xanthoptera, Steph. — Saltburn AVood; common 

 in decaying fungi. 



