238 COLEOPTERA OF THE SOLWAY DISTRICT. 



Tl. lituratus, F. common in salt marshes, and occasionally 

 on peat mosses. D. K. 



H. ferrugineus, Steph., one taken near Loch Skene by Bal- 

 four Browne. D. 



H. obsoletus, Aube. occasionally found in flood refuse at 

 Kelton, also taken rarely in Carg-en Burn (in flood), on 

 Crififel and in Dalbeattie Loch, and found near Loch 

 Skene by Balfour Browne in 1909. D. K. 



Agabics guttatus, Payk. probably common on high ground 

 throughout the district in clear burns, Criffel, Bengairn, 

 and Screel, and in Cluden near Old Bridge. D. K. 



A. higuttatus, Ol. taken by Lennon in the district and a single 

 specimen by me in river Cluden near the Old Bridge. 



D. or K. 



A. paliidosus, F. local, and usually scarce, Lochar Moss, 

 Maxwelltown Loch, Lochfoot, Colvend. D. K. 



A. uliginosus, L. one specimen in Dublin Museum in Pro- 

 fessor M'Nab's collection labelled " Tinwald Downs," 

 and taken in some numbers on Preston Merse by Balfour 

 Browne. D. K. 



A. afjinis, Payk. fairly common but localised so that it may 

 occur in only two or three pools on a large peat moss, 

 and in those pools it will be common. D. K. W. 



A. unguicularis, Thoms. Maxwelltown Loch and three other 

 spots in the Stewartry, fairly common. K. 



A. congener^ Payk. not common but widely distributed, peat 

 mosses at quite low altitudes and in company with 

 affinis. D. K. W. 



A. nebulosus, Forst. a " pond " species, but occasionally 

 found in peat moss holes, even at high altitudes, e.g., 

 Criffel top. Also common in salt marshes, giving place 

 in more brackish pools to the next species. K. W. 



A. cons per sus, Marsh, common in Caerlaverock and Kirk- 

 connell salt marsh and Preston Merse. D. K. 



