FEBRUARY, 



55 



SELECT CALENDAR OF BRITISH INSECTS. 



Pristonychus Terricola. I have in this in- 

 stance deviated from the plan of naming the 

 insects in the above lists from Mr. Stephens's 

 Catalogue, where its generic name is Sphodrus, 

 and adopted that given in his " Nomenclature 

 of British Insects," as established by De Jean. 

 It is distinguished from Sphodrus leucophthal- 

 mus by its smaller size and the absence of wings. 



Hydrophilus caraboides. This species, which 

 is so common in the south of England, (par- 

 ticularly near London,) is rarely met with in 

 the north. In Nottinghamshire I have never 

 heard of its being taken : the Nottingham dis- 

 trict, including Sherwood Forest, is however 

 very productive, although some species are ex- 

 tremely local. The first British specimens of Sa- 

 perda ferrea were taken by myself in the county. 



Berosus luridus, The insects of this beauti- 



