558 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



been practically reinstated into the British list on the strength of Mr. 

 Cuthbert's discovery, as there had been previously only one or two 

 rather doubtful English records. It would seem to be rather a common 

 species over northern and central Europe, including France. Siberia. 



C. monilis, F. 



Ulster. Leinsthk. 



Fermanagh (Tempo, '97 L. 1). — Dublin (taken by the late J. Tardy, 

 Esq., '53 Hn.).— Wicklow (" Dargle A. F.," H. MS.).— Ireland 

 (H. coll.). 



Rare. Mr. Langham's is the only recent capture of this insect in 

 Ireland. The records, Armagh ('91 F. 1), and Donard ('85 J.), are to 

 be deleted. 



C. arvensis, F. 

 Ulster. Connau&ht. Leinster. Mtjnstee. 



Donegal (Milford, coll. Osb.; RathmuUan, '91 F. 1 ; Ardara, '00 

 J, 2). — Derry (Lough Fea, Orr.). — Antrim and Down (Rathlin, 

 '97 Hr. ; BalHntoy, '94 J. 2 ; Hills near .Belfast, '54 Ds. ; '85 H. ; 

 Slieve Donard, Sp.). — Ai'magh (jS^ewtown Hamilton, on high ground, 

 '00 J. 2).— Galway (Clonbrock, '96 Ht. 2).— Dublin (mountains, '92 

 C. l).—Wicklow (Douce, '94 J. 2, coll. C.).— Clare (Lough Derg, near 

 Killaloe, '71 S.). 



Local and not common. Occui-s among heather, and in moss. 



Calosoma inquisitor, L. 



Leinstek. 



Wicklow ("Mr. Tardy has seen them flying amongst oak-trees 

 at Powerscoui't," '39 Cui'tis ; " Powerscourt, Mr. Fmiong," '56 

 Hn.). 



Two of the Powerscourt specimens are in the Dublin Museum 

 collection. This species is widely distributed over Eiu'ope, Siberia, 

 and the Mediterranean region (Ganglbauer) 



[C. sycophanta, L. — There is an Irish-taken specimen of this 

 beautiful insect in the Dublin Museum, which had been formerly 

 in the Trinity College collection. Stephens remarks ('32 St.) : "has 

 been occasionally taken in Ireland," and Dawson also mentions it 

 from Ireland ('54 Ds.). "One example was recorded from the Irish 

 coast in 1815 " ('91 F. 1) ; " J. Tardy had (it) from Belfast " 

 (H. MS.). These Irish examples may have been introduced, as the 



