A HISTORY OF WARWICKSHIRE 



Athous longicollis, Ol. On trees and 

 herbage, especially in wooded dis- 

 tricts ; spring to autumn ; occurs 

 throughout the county 



hsemorrhoidalis, F. On bracken and 



various trees and herbage ; in winter 

 at roots of grass and in moss ; all 

 seasons ; abundant everywhere 



vittatus, F. This species occurs with 



the preceding and is often mistaken 

 for it 



Limonius minutus, L. By sweeping 

 flowers, etc., in meadows; summer; 

 plentiful in all localities 



Adrastus limbatus, F. By sweeping, in 

 and near woods ; summer ; all lo- 

 calities 



Agriotes sputator, L. In moss, grass tufts, 

 vegetable refuse, and under stones, 

 etc. ; all seasons ; all localities 



obscurus, L. Habitats as in the pre- 



ceding ; abundant in all parts of the 

 district 



- lineatus, L. Found under the same 



circumstances as the preceding and 

 equally widely distributed 



- sobrinus, Kies. In grass tufts and 



moss and by beating and sweeping ; 

 all seasons ; all localities 



- pallidulus, 111. Habitats and localities 



as in the preceding 



Dolopius marginatus, L. By beating and 

 sweeping ; mostly in woods ; amongst 

 dead leaves in winter ; abundant in 

 all parts of the midlands 



Corymbites pectinicornis, L. On various 

 plants and flowers in spring and 

 early summer, especially in damp 

 pastures ; all localities but never 

 abundantly 



cupreus, F. In pastures and on hill- 



sides, in grass roots and moss in 

 winter ; all seasons ; all locali- 

 ties 



cupreus var. aeruginosus, F. Found 



with the type, but seems to be 

 more partial to hills and high moor- 

 lands 



tessellatus, F. In moss, grass roots, 



flood refuse, and various plants ; all 

 seasons. Knowle 



quercus, Gyll. By beating young trees 



and sweeping herbage ; summer ; 

 all localities 



quercus var. ochropterus, Steph. Found 



with the type but perhaps less abun- 

 dantly 



holosericeus, F. In moss and herbage, 



gravel pits, etc. ; all seasons ; 

 throughout the district 



Corymbites aeneus, L. Under stones and 

 at roots of ling, etc. Button Park 



bipustulatus, L. In dead willows, birch 



stumps and by sweeping ; one speci- 

 men. Leamington 



Campylus linearis, L. By beating various 

 trees, in dead leaves and old stumps ; 

 all seasons. Sutton Park (Blatch), 

 Knowle 



DASCILLID^E 



Helodes minuta, L. On various trees and 

 herbage in damp places ; spring to 

 autumn ; all localities 



marginata, F. Found under the same 



conditions as the preceding and in 

 the same localities, but perhaps rather 

 less abundantly 



Microcara livida, F. On herbage in damp 

 places ; spring to autumn ; all lo- 

 calities 



livida var. bohemanni, Mann. In osier 



beds ; spring to autumn. Knowle, 

 Solihull 



Cyphon coarctatus, Payk. In osier beds, 

 on margins of streams, etc. ; all 

 seasons ; all localities 



nitidulus, Thorns. On herbage in 



moist and boggy places ; all seasons. 

 Knowle ; Sutton (Blatch), Coleshill 



variabilis, Thunb. In marshy places, 



by sweeping, etc. ; all seasons ; abun- 

 dant everywhere 



padi, L. In bogs ; all seasons. Coles- 



hill (Blatch), Sutton 



Scirtes hemisphaericus, L. Margins of 

 streams, canals and pools ; spring 

 to autumn ; rather local, but occurs 

 throughout the midlands 



MALACODERMID^E 



LAMPYRINA 



Lampyris noctiluca, L. Under stones and 



loose bark, in moss and grass roots ; 



comes freely to ' light ' and ' sugar ' ; 



all seasons ; all localities 

 Podabrus alpinus, Payk. By beating 



various trees ; spring and summer ; 



all localities 

 TELEPHORINA 



Telephorus rusticus, Fall. Abundant in 



all localities 



lividus, L. All localities 



pellucidus, F. Fairly plentiful in all 



localities 



nigricans, Mull. All localities 



nigricans var. discoideus, Steph. Occurs 



with the type, but is scarcer 



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