INSECTS 



CARABINA (continued) 



Carabus granulatus, L. Fairly common 

 throughout the county ; January to 

 December 



monilis, F. Found in all parts through- 



out the year, but most in evidence 

 in spring and autumn 

 NOTIOPHILINA 



Notiophilus biguttatus, F. All localities 

 throughout the year. 



substriatus, Wat. All seasons, but 



mostly during summer. Knowle 

 (Blatch), Solibull 



aquaticus, L. All localities at all seasons 



palustris, Duft. Same as the preceding ; 



perhaps rather less abundant 



NEBRIINA 



Leistus spinibarbis, F. Common at roots of 

 trees, under stones, bark, etc., 

 throughout the county ; all seasons 



fulvibarbis, Dej. Under bark, at roots 



of trees, etc. ; all seasons ; common 



ferrugineus, L. Under bark, in moss 



and grass tufts ; all seasons ; common 



rufescens, F. In bogs, grass tufts and 



sphagnum, on banks of streams and 

 in flood refuse ; all seasons ; rather 

 less abundant than preceding 



Nebria brevicollis, F. Common every- 

 where ; all seasons 

 ELAPHRINA 



Elaphrus riparius, L. Muddy banks of 

 rivers and ponds ; generally distri- 

 buted. Knowle (Blatch), Edgbaston, 

 Stratford-on-Avon 



cupreus, Duft. Habitat and distribu- 



tion same as last species. Knowle 

 (Blatch), Stratford-on-Avon 



LORICERINA 



Loricera pilicornis, F. Occurs under all 

 conditions, and is abundant 



SCARATINA 



Clivina fossor, L. Under clods and stones, 

 in moss, grass tufts and hedge refuse. 

 In winter found hybernating 6 or 8 

 inches below surface of ground ; 

 January to December ; abundant in 

 all parts 



collaris, Herbst. In banks of rivers ; 



local ; January to December. Salford 

 Priors (Blatch) 



Dyschirius globosus, Herbst. In boggy 

 places, under refuse, in grass tussocks 

 and moss ; all seasons. Coleshill, 

 Sutton Park (Blatch), Knowle 

 LICININA 



Badister bipustulatus, F. In grass tufts, 

 hedge rubbish, moss, and under 

 stones. Throughout the year in all 

 localities, but not very abundantly 



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LICININA (continued) 



Badister sodalis, Duft. Under stones, flood 

 refuse and moss ; local and scarce, 

 but found in all seasons. Knowle 

 CHUENIINA 



Chlaenius vestitus, Payk, In banks of rivers 

 and ponds, and under stones : January 

 to December. Alcester (Blatch) 



nigricornis, F. On banks of rivers 



and marshy places, amongst herbage, 

 etc., May to September, and probably 

 hybernates in mud cracks and at 

 roots of plants. Edgbaston (Jackson), 

 Alcester 



OODINA 



Oodes helopioides, F. In marshy places at 



roots of plants. Knowle 

 STENOLOPHINA 

 Acupalpus exiguus, Dej. In sphagnum ; 



all seasons ; rare. Coleshill (Blatch) 



exiguus var. luridus, Dej. In sphagnum 



and at roots of plants in boggy places ; 

 local ; January to December. Coles- 

 bill (Blatch), Knowle 



meridianus, L. At grass roots, in 



moss, vegetable refuse and haystack 

 bottoms ; all seasons ; found through- 

 out the county 



Bradycellus cognatus, Gyll. In boggy 

 places and on heaths ; under stones 

 in vegetable refuse ; in sphagnum ; 

 locally abundant, all seasons. Coleshill, 

 Button Park (Blatch), Alerter 



distinctus, Dej. In moss and grass 



tufts, damp places in woods, margins 

 of ponds ; January to December. 

 Coleshill, Sutton Park (Blatch), Knowle 

 - verbasci, Duft. Under stones, in moss, 

 grass tufts and flood refuse ; January 

 to December; all localities 



harpalinus, Dej. Habitat and distri- 



bution much the same as preceding, 

 and even more abundant 

 HARPALINA 



Harpalus rufibarbis, F. Under refuse on 

 margins of ponds ; amongst chips, 

 etc., in woods ; in moss and under 

 stones ; January to December ; 

 throughout the county. 



ruficornis, F. Under stones and rub- 



bish ; all seasons ; all localities 



aeneus, F. Under stones, vegetable 



refuse, moss, etc. ; all seasons ; all 

 localities 



latus, L. Under stones, clods, moss 



and rubbish; all seasons; all locali- 

 ties 



tardus, Panz. Under stones in gravel 



pits ; on heaths, etc. ; spring to 

 autumn ; scarce. Sutton Park. Also 



