608 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



mllosus.'" Mr. Patterson suggests what seems most probable, that the 

 beetle bad utilised tbe shell for the purpose of pupating. Orectochilus 

 villosus is nocturnal in its habits, but may be found by searching under 

 stones, in the water, at the edges of lakes and rivers. 



HYDROPHILID^. 



[Sydrophilus piceus, L. — The only evidence of the occuiTence of 

 this conspicuous species in Ireland is a note in ITr. Haliday's MS. list 

 " Glassnevin, Dr. Coulter, sed. qy." Probably an introduction, as if 

 native it would certainly have been noticed.] 



Hydi'obius fiiscipes, L. 



UlstePv. Coxnaught. Leinster. Mtjnstek. 

 Common. 



H. oblongus, Herbst. 



MUA^STEE. 



Kerry (" Lakes of KiUarney," '32 St.). 



Eecorded as having been taken by Dr. Leach. There is an Irish 

 example in the Haliday collection. 



Paraeymus nigroaeneus, Sahl. 



CONNATJ&HT. MUNSTEK. 



Galway (Erriif Pdver near Leenane, '98 Ht. 4). — Kerry (Kenmare, 

 '98 Ht. 4). 



E.are ; in flood refuse. 



Anacsena globulus, Payk. 



UlSTEE, COiSTNAUGHT. LeiIs^STEE. MtJNSTER. 



Common. 



A. limbata, P. 



UlSTEE. CojfNAUGHT. LeINSTEE. MtJNSTEE. 



Donegal, Derry, Armagh, Permanagh, Eoscommou, Dublin, Wex- 

 ford, Waterford, Kerry. 



"Widespread ; but rarer than the preceding. 



Philhydi'us testaceus, P. 



Plstee. Cois^naijght. Leinstee. 

 Armagh ('88 J. 2).— Eoscommon (Lough Eee, '98 Ht. 1).— Wexford 

 (Enniscorthy, Ht.). 



