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*S. atratulus, Er. In damp moss and tufts ; Yarnton, sparingly. 
S. pusillus, Er. With the preceding ; fairly common. 
*S. fuscipes, Gr. In damp tufts of grass; King’s Weir, Yarnton, Xc. ; 
sparingly. es 
*S. circularis, Gr. In grass tufts, in autumn and winter, rare ; Cothill 
and Yarnton. 
. declaratus, Er. Intufts, and sometimes by sweeping ; fairly common. 
. brunnipes, Steph. Chiefly in vegetable refuse ; very common. 
. subzneus, Er. South Hinksey (/. Z#.). ; e 
. ossium, Steph. In wet tufts of grass, Xc. ; Boar’s Hill, Yarnton ; 
not rare. 
. impressus, Germ. In faggots and by sweeping; Wytham Park, 
sparingly. 
. erichsoni, Rye. By sweeping; Wytham Park, &c., sparingly. 
. pallipes, Gr. In wet places ; sparingly but widely distributed. 
. flavipes, Steph. With the preceding, but much more plentiful. 
. pubescens, Steph. Chiefly on river-banks; Marston Ferry, Godstow, 
Yarnton, &c. ; fairly common. ; 
. binotatus, Ljungh. Found rather sparingly with the preceding. 
. pallitarsis, Steph. On rushes, in tufts, &c., occasional; Marston, 
Yarnton ; Botley (MV. #.). 
. bifoveolatus, Gyll. In damp tufts; Yarnton, scarce. 
. cicindeloides, Gr. In damp tufts, moss, &c.; Yarnton, Xc., fairly 
common. 
. Similis, Herbst. In vegetable refuse, tufts, &c.; generally common. 
. tarsalis, Ljungh. In grass-tufts, flood-refuse, &c.; generally dis- 
tributed and often very abundant. 
*Oxyporus rufus, L. This showy insect has occurred in fungi near 
Summertown (/. C.), and I have taken it by sweeping at Tubney. 
Bledius opacus, Block. In sandy places; Cumnor, Cothill, Tubney ; 
common, especially in spring. 
Platystethus arenarius, Fourc. Generally distributed, and not rare in 
damp places. 
P. cornutus, Gr. With the preceding ; not uncommon. 
**P, nitens, Sahlb. By sweeping, and flying in early spring ; Marston, 
Wolvercote; rare. 
Oxytelus rugosus, F. In dung and vegetable refuse, very common. 
The var. terrestris, Lac. of occasional occurrence. 
O. sculptus, Gr. With the preceding; common everywhere. 
O. laqueatus, Marsh. Chiefly by sweeping; widely distributed and 
not rare. 
O. sculpturatus, Gr. In dung, vegetable refuse, &c. ; common. 
O. nitidulus, Gr. In sandpits and on the wing; Tubney, &c., not 
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. complanatus, Er. With the preceding ; Tubney, Xc., fairly common. 
tetracarinatus, Block. In dung, and flying; abundant, chiefly 
in spring. 
Haploderus ceelatus, Gr. By sweeping, and on the wing; generally 
common. 
Trogophleus bilineatus, Steph. In wet places, tufts, &c. ; Cherwell 
banks, King’s Weir, Yarnton, &c., not rare. 
T. pusillus, Gr. Generally common in wet places. 
Coprophilus striatulus, F. In vegetable refuse, and on walls and 
pavements ; common in early spring. 
Lesteva longelytrata, Goeze. In wet places, moss, &c.; Cothill, 
Marston, Yarnton; not rare. 
L. pubescens, Mann, Ferry Hinksey (//. #.). 
