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COLEOPTERA AT ARMAaH, &c., IN 1887. 

 BY EEV. "W. P. JOHNSON, M.A. 



The past year has been on the whole a very successful one with 

 me, and I have added a large number of species to my list. 



Moss in January produced the following : Helophorus arvernicus, 

 Homalota elongatula, S. cir cellar is, Tachinus laticollis, BolUohius 

 atricapillus, S. exoletus, B. pygmceus, PJiilonthus nigritulus, Crypto- 

 hium fracticorne, Sunius angustatus, Stenus Argus, S.fuscipes, Oxytelus 

 scxilptus, Megartlirus denticollis, Scymnus Mulsanti (very sparingly), 

 Pleciroscelis co7icimia, Tliyamis ohliterafa, Sitones tibialis, S. lineatus, 

 Hypera polygoni, H. variahilis, II . Pollux, and Orobitis cyaneus; of this 

 last I only took one example at Lowry's Lough, possibly it may turn 

 up again this season. At the edges of ponds I took several Parnus 

 pr-olifericornis. 



In February, moss produced several of the above, together with 

 Pterostichus vernalis, Homalota volans, Xantlwlinus atratus, Quedius 

 semicsneus, Lath7'obium terminatum, Cryptophagus pubescens, and Aga- 

 thidium IcBvigatum. The water-net procured me Hydroporus ohscurus, 

 IP. vittula, Noterus clavicornis, Laccobius alutaceus, and Sydrcena 

 nigrita. 



From moss in Mareb I took Dromius melanocepTialus, Aleochara 

 nitida, Stenus Jiavipes, CeutliorliyncMdius troglodytes, and Rypera 

 rumicis. Under stones were found Anchomenus oblongus, A. gracilis, 

 and Liosoma ovatulum, while a log of wood produced from its under- 

 side Stenus bimaculatus, and sweeping the early herbage Psylliodes 

 napi. I noticed a great variety of Steni appearing at this time under 

 stones, pieces of wood, &c. 



In April, I took by sweeping the side of a drain, one DyscMrius 

 tlioracicus. Bembidium Glarhii and B.flammulatum turned up on the 

 shores of Lowry's Lough. Of B. Glarhii I have since taken several 

 in moss from the Mullinures in November and December. The 

 Mullinures, which are low-lying marshy meadows, also produced 

 Pterostichus versicolor, Amara aulica, Agabus unguicularis, Cercyon 

 depres&um (only one specimen), and G. lugubris. The other principal 

 captures of the month were : IIalip>lus conjlnis, Tachinus marqinellus, 

 Mycetoporus longuhis, Gryptophagus saginatus, Apteropoda graminis, 

 Alophus triguttatus, Brtrynotus moerens, and Phinoncus pericarpius. 



May brought me several good things. In the immediate neigh- 

 bourhood I took Deronectes 12-pustulatus, Hydroporus rivalis, Gercyon 

 terminatum, G. pygmceum, G. obsoletum, Phyllohius argentatus. At 



