Coleoptera from the region of Gibraltar. 73 
O. mauritanicus, Lue. Tetuan: in plenty, in the Esmir 
marsh, in flood refuse. Probably confined to N. Africa. 
DrpLocuiLa, Brullé. 
D. xgyptiaca, Dej. Tetuan: one specimen. Recorded 
from Andalusia, Tangier, &c. 
Licinus, Latr. 
L. punctatulus, F. (granulatus, De}j.). Tangier and Tetuan. 
Gibraltar : common and generally distributed, under 
stones. 
BADISTER, Clairy. 
B. bipustulatus, F. Tetuan. Gibraltar: in moist places 
and in flood refuse, rare. Recorded from Tangier. 
. peltatus, Panz. Tetuan: four specimens, Esmir marsh. 
A European species. The only N. African capture 
mentioned by M. Bedel is Mr. Walker’s. 
by 
AMBLYSTOMUS, Er. 
. mauritanicus, De}. Tangier. Algeciras and Gibraltar : 
under bark and beneath stones, winter, not common. 
. metallescens, De}. Tetuanand Ceuta. A Mediterranean 
species. 
. niger, Heer. Tetuan. Gibraltar: not rare, in tufts of 
grass, in winter. Recorded from N. Africa. 
. algirinus, Reitt. Tangier: one specimen. Perhaps 
confined to N. Africa, but confounded till recently 
with A. niger. 
S PB f& f& 
SIAGONA, Latr. 
S. deeani, Ramb. Tangier: not rare, Gibraltar: one 
specimen, in flood refuse, in the Dockyard, April 
1887; abundantly at Algeciras, March 1889, under 
stones on stiff clay soil. Runs very rapidly when 
disturbed ( Walker). 
S. genissoni, Dej. Tangier: common. Gibraltar: under 
stones, common and widely distributed, winter and 
spring. Same habits as preceding. 
S. depressa, F. (ewropea, Dej.). Tetuan and Ceuta: not 
rare. Gibraltar: one specimen, in flood refuse, April 
1887. Found near Malaga by Rambur. 
