Johnson and Halbert — A List of the Beetles of Ireland. 635 



Bolitocliara obliqua, Er. 



TJlstek. 

 Donegal (Kilderry, '00 B.). — Antrim and Down (Mmiougli, Cs. ; 

 Belfast dist, B.). — Armagh (J,). — Fermanagh. (BeUeisle, '98 Pr.). 

 Found commonly under the loose bark of fir trees. 



Phytosus spinifer, Cm't. 

 Ulstee. Ledstsiee. 



Down (I^ewcastle, '75 Ch. 2).— Meath (coast, '00 Ht. 3).— Dublin 

 (Portrane sands, '54 Hn.). 



On the coast of Meath it occurred in decaying starfish in company 

 with P. halticus, the latter in abundance. Distribution — coasts of 

 central Europe and the west Mediterranean region, and in the Canary 

 Islands. 



P. balticus, Kj:. 



TJlSTEK. LeZN-STEE. 



Donegal (Foyle dist., '00 B.). — Longford (Inchcleraun, Lough 

 Ree, '00 Ht. 1, coU. C.).— Meath (coast, '99 Ch. 1 ; Ht. 3). 



Local. The occurrence of this coast species on an islet in one of 

 the central lakes seems noteworthy; with it were found Aleochara 

 obscurella and Sitones griseus, species usually inhabiting sandy places 

 on the sea coast. Distribution — coasts of western Europe as far north 

 ■as Scandinavia. 



Diglotta mersa, Hal. 



TJlSTEE. LErjfSTEK. MUNSTEE. 



Down (Strangford Lough and Dundrum Bay, H. MS.). — Dublin 

 (Portrane sands, '39 H. ; Baldoyle, '52 Hn. ; North Bull, H. coU.).— 

 Waterford (Tramore, Fg. MS. ; Back Strand, Ht.).— Kerry (Ferriter's 

 Cove and shore at Carragh Creek, '55 Hn. 2). — Irish coast ('87 H.). 



Local. This interesting species — first described from the Irish 

 €oast by Haliday — occurs between tide-marks on the coasts of England, 

 "Wales, Scotland (south), Holland, northern and western France. 

 Ganglbauer remarks that it is probably to be found on the German 

 coast. 



D. sinuaticollis, Muls. & Eay. 



D. sulmarina, Fairm. — "Sent from Ireland by Mr. Haliday to 

 M. Javet" ('91 F. 1 ; see also '83 F. 2). There is a small form of 

 it in Mr. Mason's collection, probably found by Haliday in Ireland 

 ('99 Ch.). 



