698 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



S. quadristriatus, Hoff. 

 Ulsiee. 

 Antrim (Portballintrae, '94 T. ; Whitepark Bay, Cs,). 

 One specimen found on the sandhills at Bush Bay. 



S. rugifrons, Payk. 



Ulstee. 

 Antrim (Cushendiin, '90 J. 2 — specimens cannot he ti'aced). 



S. maritimus, Steph. 



TJiSTEE. COXNACGHT. LEmSTEK. MlTNSTEE. 



Do-^n (ISTeTvcastle, Ch.). — Sligo(Enniscrone, J.). — ITeath (Laytown, 

 '94, D.N.F.C.).— Dublin (Portmai-nock, Pg. MS.; IS'orth BuU, &c. 

 '00 Ht. 3).— Wicklow (Kilcool, 'GO Ht. 3; Arklow, Pg. MS.).— 

 Wexford (Coui'town, '93 C. 4).— Waterford (Tramore, Pg. MS.).— 

 Kerry (Kenmare, '98 Ht. 4). 



Locally common on the coast. 



Acritus minutus, Herhst. 

 Ulstee. Leinstek. 

 Down (Holywood, common in hot-bed frames, H". MS.). — Armagh 

 ('91 J, 2.).— Dublin (Dundi'um, '00 Ht. 3). 



Pound in numbers in a hot-bed at Armagh. According to a note 

 in the Haliday MS., the Holywood specimens axe the present species 

 not A. glolosus as recorded in ('85 H.). 



Onthophilus striatus, P. 



TJisTEE. CoxxArGHT. Leen^stee. Munstee. 

 Common. 



SCAPHIDIID^. 



Scaphisoma agaricinnm, L. 



Ulstee. Coxxaught. Leen^stee. 



Aimagh (Lowiy's Lough, '92 J. 2.). — Galway (Woodford, Ht.). — 

 Westmeath (Derrayaragh, Ht.).— Dublin ('78 P. ; Woodlands, '94 

 Ht. 3). 



In rotting wood and fimgi. 



S. boleti, Panz, 



COKNATJGHT. LeIXSTEE. 



Galway (Clonbrock, Ht., coU. D.).— Dublin (Dundxum, '95 Ht. 3). 



