728 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



LUCANID^. 

 Dorcus parallelopipedus, L. 



Ulstek. 

 Armagh ('92 J. 4). 



A single specimen, which was brought to Mr. Johnson by one of 

 his pupils. 



Sinodendron cylindi'icum, L. 



Ulstek. Connaught. Leinstee. 



Fermanagh (Tempo, '97 L. 1).—Cavan (Lough Oughter, '94J. Ht. 

 Cr.). — Eoscommmon (Mote Park, '98 Ht. 1). — "Westmeath (Hare 

 Island in Lough Eee, '00 Ht. 1).— Dublin (DoUymount, '00 Sr.).— 

 "Wicklow (Bray, Ch. ; Powerscourt, '00 Sr.). — Queen's County (Abbey- 

 leix, '01 Bn.). 



Local ; sometimes occurring in numbers in old trees, especially oaks. 



SCARAB^IDiE. 



Onthophagus ovatus, L. 

 There is a specimen of this species in the Haliday collection marked 

 as Irish, but in his MS. list Haliday notes " probably not Irish 

 specimens " after this species. 



0. fracticornis, Payk. 



CoNKAirGHT. MUNSTEE. 



Gralway (Eoundstone, Ht.). — Clare (Lahinch, Ht., coll. Gr.). — 

 Waterford (Ai'dmore, '97 C). — Cork (Queenstown, in sheep dung, '95 

 "Wr. ; Glengariff, Yr. ; Eosscarbery, '95 C. 1). — Kerry (Dingle, Ht. ; 

 Eossbehy, '55 Hn. 2 ; Killarney, Fg. ; Waterville and Caragh Lake, 

 coll. Yr.). 



Local ; usually on sandhills. This and the following species would 

 seem to be confined to the south and west of Ireland. 



0. nucMcornis, L. 



CONNATJGHT. MtJNSTEE. 



Galway (" Galway M'C." H. MS.).— Waterford (Tramore, Fg. 

 MS.).— Kerry (Yentry and Dingle, '55 Hn. 2 ; Eossbehy, '55 Hn. 2 

 '71 S.; Glenbegh, Fg. MS.). 



