A HISTORY OF WARWICKSHIRE 



ford Priors, Kenilworth (B latch), Soli- 

 hull, Knowle 



Micropeplus staphylinoides, Marsh. In 

 moss, stack refuse, fungi ; all sea- 

 sons ; found throughout the district, 

 but less sparingly than preceding 



margaritas, Duv. Found under simi- 



lar conditions to the two preceding, 

 and certainly much more plentiful 

 than either 



tesserula, Curt. At sap, in vegetable 



refuse and by sweeping. Knowle, 

 sappy stumps of newly felled oaks 

 (Blatch) 



NITIDULIDJE 



Brachypterus pubescens, Er. On nettles 

 and other low plants ; all seasons ; 

 abundant everywhere 



urticae, F. Found under same condi- 



tions and in same localities as the 

 preceding 



Cercus pedicularis, L. In marshy places, 

 in folds of Xypha, moss, osier beds, 

 on water plants, very fond of Spiraea 

 ulmaria. Coleshill, Sutton (Blatch), 

 Knowle 



bipustulatus, Payk. In damp meadows 



and marshy places ; all seasons. Sut- 

 ton ; Leamington (Blatch), Knowle, 

 Salford Priors 



rufilabris, Latr. Habitat and distribu- 



tion same as preceding 



Carpophilus hemipterus, L. In dried fruits ; 

 also taken in Cossus burrows. Small 

 Heath (Blatch) 



Epuraea diffusa, Bris. At sap and in Cos- 

 sus burrows in oak trees ; spring to 

 autumn. Solihull, Knowle 



aestiva, L. In flowers and (in winter) 



amongst dead leaves, etc. ; all seasons. 

 Hampton-in-Arden ; <?//// (Blatch), 

 Solihull, Knowle 



- melina, Er. By beating and sweeping, 



on Umbelliferas and at sap ; spring 

 to autumn. Knowle 



oblonga, Herbst. On flowers, in fungi, 



under bark and in Cossus burrows ; 

 all seasons. Sutton (Blatch), Knowle 



florea, Er. On flowers, at sap, under 



bark and in moss ; all seasons ; very 

 abundant in all localities 



- deleta, Er. In fungi, rotten logs, chips, 



moss, leaves and under bark ; all 

 seasons ; plentiful everywhere 



obsoleta, F. In moss and fungi, at 



sap, in Cossus burrows and under 

 bark ; all seasons ; all localities 



pusilla, Er. At sap and under bark ; 



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all seasons. Sutton Park (Blatch), 

 Knowle, Solihull 



Epuraea angustula, Er. Under loose bark of 

 old holly trees ; all seasons. Sutton 

 Park (Blatch) 



Omosiphora limbata, F. In fungi on old 

 stumps ; spring to autumn. Knowle 

 (Blatch) 



Micrurula melanocephala, Marsh. On 

 flowers of various trees and plants ; 

 spring to autumn. Salford Priors, 

 Knowle 



Nitidula bipustulata, L. In dead animals, 

 under bones, in stack and vegetable 

 refuse, etc. ; all seasons ; all local- 

 ities 



Soronia punctatissima, 111. At sap, espe- 

 cially in Cossus burrows ; all seasons. 

 Salford Priors ; Shustoke (Blatch), Soli- 

 hull, Knowle 



grisea, L. At sap, under loose bark, 



amongst chips of newly felled oaks, 

 in hedge refuse and moss 

 Omosita depressa, L. At sap, in fungi, 

 carrion and under bones ; all seasons. 

 Knowle 



colon, L. Under bones, carrion, dung 



and flood refuse, etc. ; all seasons ; 

 abundant in all localities 



discoidea, F. Found under same con- 



ditions and in same localities as pre- 

 ceding, but scarcer 



Phalycra sericea, Sturm. In moss on 

 poplar tree, also on a window ; all 

 seasons. Knowle (Blatch), Packwood 



Pocadius ferrugineus, F. In puff balls and 

 other fungi ; spring to autumn. 

 Packwood (Blatch), Knowle 



Pria dulcamaras, Scop. On Umbelliferae 

 and Solanum dulcamaras ; spring to 

 autumn. Salford Priors (Blatch), 

 Knowle 



Meligethes rufipes, Gyll. On hawthorn 

 and other flowers, in moss and dead 

 leaves ; all seasons ; abundant 



lumbaris, Sturm. On various flowers 



and moss ; all seasons ; occurs 

 throughout the district, but less 

 abundantly than preceding 



asneus, F. On flowers and in moss 



and leaves ; all seasons ; abundant 

 everywhere 



asneusvar. cceruleus, Steph. On flowers, 



in moss, etc. ; all seasons. Knowle 



viridescens, F. On flowers, in moss, 



etc. ; all seasons ; abundant in all 

 localities 



brunnicornis, Sturm. On Stachys syl- 



vestris and in moss ; summer and 

 winter. Knowle 



