A HISTORY OF WARWICKSHIRE 



recorded rrom this locality by the 

 late Mr. Blatch 

 PTEROSTICHINA 



Stomis pumicatus, Panz. In banks of ponds 

 and streams, under stones and vege- 

 table refuse ; January to December. 

 Olton, Knowle, Solihull 



Platyderus ruficollis, Marsh. Under stones. 

 bark, dead leaves and moss ; local ; 

 all seasons. Know/e (Blatch), Strat- 

 ford (Bloom), Solihull 



Pterostichus cupreus, L. Under stones 

 and clods ; in moss, grass tufts and 

 vegetable refuse ; January to Decem- 

 ber ; all localities 



- versicolor, Sturm. In old pastures, 



wood sides, etc. ; all seasons. Sutton 

 Park (Blatch), Know/e, Solihull 



madidus, F. Under stones, clods, moss 



and refuse ; a most abundant species ; 

 all seasons and in all parts 



- niger, Schall. Under bark, stones, moss 



and rubbish ; all seasons and in all 

 localities 



- vulgaris, L. Habitat and distribution 



same as the last 



- anthracinus, 111. River banks and bogs ; 



local and scarce. Alcester ; also re- 

 corded from this locality by the late 

 Mr. Blatch 



- nigrita, F. In marshy places, in moss, 



herbage and at roots of plants ; all 

 seasons ; abundant everywhere 



minor, Gyll. Under reeds ; in sphag- 



num, margins of ponds, etc.; January 

 to December. Sutton Park, Salford 

 Priors (Blatch), Knowle, Coleshill 



- strenuus, Panz. In moss and at roots 



of plants in marshy places ; January 

 to December ; all localities 



- diligens, Sturm. Habitat and distribu- 



tion same as preceding; very abundant 



- picimanus, Duft. Under bark, stones, 



moss and refuse, banks of rivers and 

 pools ; all seasons ; scarce. Alcester, 

 Salford Priors (Blatch), Stratford-on- 

 Avon (Bloom) 



inaequalis, Marsh. Under stones, in grass 



tufts, banks of rivers and pools ; 

 January to December; rare. Salford 

 Priori (Blatch), Stratford (Bloom), 

 Knowle 



vernalis, Gyll. In moss, grass tufts 



and refuse ; marshy places and banks 

 of ponds and rivers ; all seasons ; all 

 localities 



striola, F. Under bark, stones and 



refuse ; abundant in places, especially 

 in spring and autumn. Sutton Park 

 (Blatch), Knowle 



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AMARINA 



Amara fulva, Dej. Under stones and 

 clods in sandy places and gravel pits ; 

 all seasons ; local. Near Tamworth 

 (Blatch), Sutton Coldfield 



apricaria, Sturm. Under stones, refuse, 



grass tufts and moss ; all seasons ; 

 all localities 



consularis, Duft. Under stones, etc., 



in sandy places and gravel pits ; 

 spring to autumn ; scarce. Sutton 

 Park (Blatch), Knowle 



bifrons, Gyll. Under stones and rub- 



bish, especially in sandy places. Small 

 Heath (under bones, Blatch), Knowle 



ovata, F. In moss and grass tufts, 



under stones, and by sweeping ; all 

 seasons ; rather scarce. Alcester, Sut- 

 ton Park (Blatch), Salford Priors, 

 Knowle 



similata, Gyll. Occurs under similar 



conditions to the last, but rather 

 more frequently met with. Sutton 

 Park (Blatch), Stratford (Bloom), 

 Knowle, Coleshill 



accuminata, Payk. Moss and herbage, 



and by sweeping ; all seasons ; hyber- 

 nates in moss and grass roots in pas- 

 tures, etc. ; rather rare. Sutton Park 

 (Blatch), Knowle 



nitida, Sturm. In moss and turf in 



pastures ; taken freely by the late 

 Mr. Blatch and the author at Knowle 



tibialis, Payk. Under stones on heaths 



and hills ; in sandy places and gravel 

 pits ; spring to autumn ; local and 

 scarce. Sutton Park (Blatch) 



lunicollis, Schiod. Under stones ; in 



moss and at roots of grass ; all sea- 

 sons. Small Heath, Sutton Park 

 (Blatch), Knowle, Coleshill 



familiaris, Duft. Under stones, in 



moss, grass roots and rubbish ; all 

 times and in all localities 



trivialis, Gyll. Habitat and distribution 



same as the last 



communis, Panz. In moss and turf; 



under bark and stones ; all seasons. 

 Sutton Park (Blatch), Coleshill, Knowle 

 (plentiful) 



continua, Thorns. Amongst herbage, 



and in moss and grass roots ; all 

 seasons ; rare. Knowle 

 - plebeia, Gyll. Under stones ; in moss, 

 etc. ; found at all times throughout 

 the county. 

 ANCHOMENINA 



Calathus cisteloides, Panz. Under stones, 

 vegetable refuse, moss, etc. ; all sea- 

 sons ; all localities 



