78  Ashinolean Natural History Soctety of Oxfordshire. 
FaMILY Byrrhide. 
*Syncalypta hirsuta, Sharp. Under stones in sandy places, Frilford 
Heath near Tubney ; very local but not rare. 
Byrrhus pilula, L. In sandpits and on paths in spring; not rare. 
‘“Common in 1820 under the yew trees in St. John’s garden at 
Oxford” (FF. W. #.). 
B, fasciatus, F. In sandpits; Cumnor, Tubney; not rare. ‘‘ Taken at 
Oxford in 1820” (#. W. #7.). 
*B. dorsalis, F. In sandpits; Tubney, frequent, chiefly in spring. 
*B, murinus, F. In sandpit, Tubney (/V. #.). 
Cytilus varius, F. In rather damp places, by sweeping ; Cothill, Ogley 
Bog, Tubney, Wytham Park, &c., not rare. ‘* Taken on water plants 
on the banks of the Isis at Oxford” (# W. #.). 
Simplocaria semistriata, F. By sweeping, chiefly in autumn ; Cothill, 
Elsfield, Tubney, Wytham Park, &c. ; not rare. 
*Aspidophorus orbiculatus, Gyll. By sweeping near Water Eaton; one 
example, August 6th, 1906. 
FAMILY Parnide. 
Elmis eneus, Mull. In running streams, adhering to stones ; generally 
common. 
Limnius tuberculatus, Mull. By sweeping, Cherwell banks near 
Water Eaton, rare. 
Parnus prolifericornis, F. In damp places ; generally common. 
P. auriculatus, Panz. With the preceding species; Cothill, scarce. 
FaMILy Heteroceride. 
Heterocerus marginatus, F. On banks of ponds, burrowing in mud ; 
Marston, Tubney ; not rare. 
FAMILY Lucanide. 
Lucanus cervus, L. The Stag Beetle. Of occasional occurrence at 
Shotover and other localities near Oxford (4. . H.). 
Dorcus parallelopipedus, L. In rotten wood, chiefly of ash; Summer- 
town, Wytham Park; not rare. 
Sinodendron cylindricum, L. In rotten willow near Water Eaton 
**Platycerus caraboides, L. ‘‘This species long doubted as a native of 
this country, was taken in July at Oxford not far from Witham, cut 
out of a dry and almost sapless oak. Another was taken flying not 
far from the city in 1820. I have heard it was taken near Eton by a 
Mr. Durell, and also flying in the High St. at Oxford. It has also 
been taken at Lord Abingdon’s Park near Oxford” (7. W. #.). 
The species, although it exists in several old British collections, has 
not been taken in these islands for many years, and its name has dis- 
appeared from all our recent catalogues. 
FAMILY Scarabeide. 
Onthophagus ovatus, L. In dung, chiefly in sandy places ; generally 
common. 
O. vacca, L. Bagley Wood(/ W. S.). 
O. fracticornis, Preyss. In dung, Bagley Wood (J”. 7.). 
