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A. dorsalis, Mull. 

 TJlstee. Connatjght. Leinster. Munster. 

 Common. 



A. albipes, F. 



IJlSTEE. CONNATJGHT. LeINSTEE. MxJNSTER. 



Common ; especially abundant on lake shores in the west of Ire- 

 land. 



A. oblongus, Sturm. 

 TJlstek. Letnstee. Munster. 



Antrim and Down (Portmore Lake, Orr. ; Cranmore, '85 Pn. ; 

 near Belfast, '85 H., Shane's Castle, L. Neagh, coll. B.). — Armagh 

 ('82 J. 2).— Fermanagh (Belleisle, '98 Pr.). — Cavan (Lough Oughter 

 shore, '94 J. Ht. Cr.). — Louth (near Dundalk, Sp.) — Dublin (rare, '53 

 Hn.).— Wexford (Courtown, '92 C. 6; Ht.).— "Waterford (Dunmore, 

 Wr.). — Limerick (King's Island, abundant, Eg. MS.). 



Local ; usually on lake shores. 



\_A. livens, Gryll. — The record, " Glenarm locally abundant" 

 ('78 Br.), requires confirmation; we are unable to trace the specimens, 

 and Mr. Brunton does not say whether his insects were examined 

 by a coleopterist.] 



A. marginatus, L. 

 Ulster. ComsrAuoHT. Leinster. Munster. 

 Common ; varies a good deal in colour. 



A. parumpunctatus, F. 



Ulster. Connatjght. Leinster. Mitnster. 

 Common. 



\_A. gracilipes, Duft. — The records, Armagh ('88 J. 2) ; Ardara 

 ('92 J. 3, '93 J. 1) should have referred to the preceding species.] 



A. atratus, Duft. 



Ulster. Leinster. Mtjnster. 



Donegal and Derry (Poyle dist., '00 B. ; Ardara, '00 J. 2 ; 



Eathmullan, Wr.).— Louth (Garrolagh, '94 J. 2, coll. C). -Wexford 



(shore of Slaney estuary, Ht.). — Cork ( Queenstown, Wr.). — Kerry 



Kenmare, Ht.). 



Rare ; marshy places, and in damp moss. 



