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it. It appears to have a still greater affinity with A. Reichei of 
Aubé (Iconog. et Hist. Nat. des Coleop. Europe. tome. V. 138, 
pl. 16, tig. 6), but as he does not mention the dissimilarity of the 
sexes, and as his character represents the sculpture as “ strigoso- 
subpunctatus,” which does not agree with our insect, it being 
distintly recticulate-strigose, I lean to the conclusion that it is 
a species not before described. 
Found in pools and ditches at Boldon Flats, in May and June. 
T have possessed a female of this species for some years, and 
although unable to assign it to any recorded British species, I 
was yet unwilling to describe it, until [ could do so from more 
ample materials, which last season placed at my disposal ; about 
twenty specimens having occurred, forming a series which exhi- 
bits little variation. 
6. CoLyMBETES GUTTIGER, G'yl/. In abundance in a pond at 
Gosforth, during May and June. 
7. Hererocervs mareinatus, Fab. Crawling on mud, Gos- 
forth. May and July. 
8. OctHEzIus BrcoLon, Kirb. Abundant in the same locality” 
as the preceding. 
9. Hyprocuus ELoneatus, Mab. Boldon Flats. May. 
10. Hy. Brevis, Herbst. About twenty specimens, from a pond 
at Gosforth, in May. They frequent the shallow, dirty 
parts of the pond, and are very lethargic in their motions. 
ll. Hy. parumocunatus, V. Sp. Newcastle—WMr. J. Hardy. 
12. Ocypus ruscatus, Grav. Rare. In decayed wood near Ax- 
well Park, and on the sand links near South Shields.— 
Under stones, at Marsden.—/r. J. Hardy. 
13. Oc. ater, Grav. Tasgius confinus Curtis, fol. 438. Rare. 
Beneath stones, on the sand banks near Hartley, in Sep- 
tember, and at the foot of the cliffs at Tynemouth Castle, 
in August. 
14. PutnontHus cHaLceus, Steph. Hartlepool, in April.—dr. 
J. Hardy. 
15. Pu. scuratus, Hrich. Not uncommon throughout the dis- 
trict ; appearing early in February, and continuing 
throughout the season. 
