A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



CRYPTOPHAGIDJE (continued) 



Henoticus serratus, Gyll. A single speci- 

 men recorded from under birch bark 

 near Manchester, also by Mr. Kidson 

 Taylor 



Atomaria fimitarii, Herbst. Occasionally 

 abundant in fungus, Birkdale, and 



nigripennis, Payk. In a cellar in Man- 



chester, are the only two except the 

 universally common species recorded 

 Ephistemus. Both species are common 



SCAPHIDIIDJE 



Scaphisoma agaricinum, L. Worthy near 

 Manchester 



boleti, Panz. Southpart 

 MYCETOPHAGID^E 



Mycetophagus piceus, F. Traffbrd Park, 



Manchester 

 DERMESTIDJE 



Dermestes vulpinus, F.~| Common in car- 



murinus, L. J rion on the shore 



lardarius, L. Generally distributed 

 BYRRHIDJE 



Syncalypta hirsuta, Sharp. Soutbport sand- 

 hills 



Byrrhus pilula, L. Common 



Cytilus varius, F. Common on the sand- 

 hills 



Simplocaria semistriata, F. Generally dis- 

 tributed 

 GEORYSSID^E 



Georyssus pygmaeus, F. Banks of Bollin 



and jilt sandhills ; not uncommon 

 PARNIDJE 



Limnius tuberculatus, Mull. Scarisbrick, 

 near JVarrington 



Elmis asneus, Mall. Halsa/l, Scarisbrick 



Parnus prolifericornis, F. Abundant on 

 the sandhills 



auriculatus, Panz. On the sandhills 



nitidulus, Heer. Very rare ; on the 



sandhills 

 HETEROCERIDJE 



Heterocerus marginatus, F. Common, 

 banks of Bollin and at Southport 



fusculus, Kies. One specimen of this 



rare and hitherto quite southern 

 species was taken by Dr. Chaster as 

 Birkdale 



STAPHYLINID^ OR 



BRACHELYTRA 

 ALEOCHARIN^ 



Aleochara. Besides the more abundant 

 species : 



bipunctata, Ol. Occurs at Formby 



obscurella, Grav. Common under 



seaweed on the shore 

 Microglossa suturalis, Man. Birkdale 



ALEOCHARINJE (continued) 



Oxypoda lividipennis, Man. Generally 

 distributed 



opaca, Grav. Generally distributed 



longiuscula, Er. 



umbrata, Grav. Southport 



exigua, Er. 



exoleta, Er. 



hsemorrhoa, Man. 



waterhousi, Rye. 



alternans, Grav. Not uncommon in 



fungi 



Ocyusa maura, Er. Near Manchester 

 Phlceopora. Both our species occur under 



bark 



Chilopora longitarsis, Er. Hightown 

 Myrmedonia limbata, Payk. Fallowfield 

 near Manchester, Birkdale sandhills ; 

 scarce 



Astilbus canaliculatus, F. Generally dis- 

 tributed 



Homalota. Of this large genus the fol- 

 lowing are recorded : 



insecta, Thorns. Hightown, Man- 



chester 



luridipennis, Man. Common 



elongatula, Grav. 



volans, Scriba. 



gregaria, Er. 



vestita, Grav. 



gyllenhali, Thorns. Southport 



silvicola, Fuss. Stretford near Man- 



chester 



vicina, Steph. Simonswood 



crassicornis, Sharp. Usually con- 



sidered a rare and mountain species ; 

 recorded from Drinkwater Park 

 (1870) by Morley 



halobrectha, Sharp."! Beneath seaweed 



algas, Hardy. J on shore 



occulta, Er. Generally distributed 



angustula, Grav. 



circellaris, Grav. 



cuspidata, Er. 



analis, Grav. 



exilis, Er. 



cavifrons, Sharp. Hitherto only taken 



in Scotland. Parbold near Southport, 

 one specimen (Chaster) 



depressa, Gyll. Birkdale sandhills ; 



rare 



hepatica, Er. 'Near Manchester' 



(Chappell) 



aquatica, Thorns. Generally distributed 



trinotata, Kr. 



triangulum, Kr. 



fungicola, Thorns. 



coriaria, Kr. 



palustris, Kies. One specimen, Birk- 



dale 



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