Johnson and Halbert — A List of the Beetles of Ireland. 571 



P. oblongo-punctatus, F. 



TJlstee. Munster, 



Antrim (Ballycastle,'00 J. 2 ; Jn. ; "WTiitepark and Murlough Bays, 

 Cs.).— Cork (Fg. MS.). 



"Very local. Dr. G. W. Chaster obtained it commonly under stones 

 in a wood at Murlough Bay. Distribution — northern and central 

 Europe, and Siberia. 



P. vitreus, Dej. 



Ulstee. Connaught. Leinster. 



Donegal (Foyle dist., '00 B. ; Ardara, '93 J. 1 ; Buncrana, '95 Wr. ; 

 Eathmullan, Wr.).— Antrim (Cave Hill, B. ; Rathlin, '97 Hr.).— 

 Down (near Belfast, '85 H.). — Sligo (Keashcorran, Ht.). — Mayo 

 (Croagh Patrick, Sp.). — Dublin (" near Dublin, by the Rev. J. Bulwer," 

 '32 St.; Lough Bray, H. MS.; mountains, '92 C. 1).— Wicklow 

 ("Military Eoad," '53 Hn. ; Douce, '97 Bk. ; Lugnaquilla, Sp.). 



On high ground, usually among bogs; "the Irish specimens are 

 more brassy, and were called by Stephens Omaseus Bulwerii^'' ('91 F. 1). 



Distribution — northern Europe, Siberia, and in N. America. 



P. aterrimus, Payk. 



MUNSTEE. 



Cork ("near Cork — whence I have received several specimens from 

 Mr. Drummond," '32 St. ; " Mr. Clear has also taken it in the neigh- 

 bo-urhood of Cork," '54 Ds.). 



Very rare. Curtis mentions that the Irish specimens sent to 

 Mr. Stephens " were said to have been taken in an ant's nest " 

 ('39 Curtis), but Stephens does not mention this fact in his record. 

 There are Irish-taken examples in the Haliday collection which may 

 be from the Cork locality. According to Ganglbauer, the species is 

 distributed over northern and central Europe, and the west Mediter- 

 ranean region. Siberia (Heyden). Canon Fowler records it from a 

 few localities only in the Fen district. 



P. niger, SchaU. 



TJlstee. Connaught. Letnstee. MtrNSTEE. 

 Common. 



P. vulgaris, L. 



Ulster. Connatjght. Leinstee. Munstee. 

 Common. 



