Johnson and Halbert — A List of the Beetles of Ireland. 737 



Dodder, '54 Hn.). — Clare and Limerick (lake shores, Ht,). — Kerry 

 (Keninare, Cs.). 



C. iv-guttatus, Lap. 



UlSTEE. CoNNAUGHT. LeINSTEE. MirifSTEE. 



Donegal (Foyle dist., '00 B. ; Bruckless, '95 J. 1). — Down (near 

 Belfast, '85 H.). — Fermanagli (Belleisle, '98 Pr.). — Galway (Leenane, 

 Ht.).— Westmeath (Athlone dist., '00 Ht. 1).— Dublin (Dodder banks 

 near Tallaght, Ht.). — Clare and Limerick (lake shores, Ht.). — Water- 

 ford (banks of the Blackwater, Lismore, and Cappoqnin, Ht.) — Kerry 

 (Kenmore, '98 Ht. 4). — Lough JSTeagh and Shannon (H. MS.). 



Local on river banks and lake shores. Often found in company 

 with the preceding species, of which some writers consider it to be a 

 mere variety. The Elater iv-pustulatus of Haliday's Belfast list is 

 to be referred to the present species {fide H. MS.). 



Elater pomornm, Herbst. 



UXSTEE. CoifSrAUGHT. LEI]SrSTEE. MuNSTEE. 



Donegal (Kilderry, '00 B.).— Armagh (Churchill, '88 J. 2).— 

 Galway (Clonbrock, '96 Ht. 2). — King's County (Seagull Bog, near 

 Tullamore, '95 Ht. 5). — Queen's County (Abbeyleix, '01 Bn.). — Carlow 

 (Borris, coll. Freke).— Clare (bog near Finlough, '96 Ht. 2, coll. IST.) 



Yery local ; most of the captui'es were made off birch, usually on 

 boggy heaths. 



[The following note occurs in Mr. Haliday's MS. list : — '■'■Elater 

 sanguineus^ Powerscourt. Among peat earth, in rotten branch of oak 

 tree, A. P. [Alfred Purlong], litt. ! '49. 2. 17." The E. sanguineus 

 here referred to is probably meant for the E. lythropterus of present 

 catalogues. Mr. Puiiong does not refer to this capture in his MS. list, 

 though the last-mentioned insect is marked therein as occurring in 

 Ireland. The record, however, requires confirmation before so local 

 an insect can be included in our fauna. It seems possible that the 

 Powerscoui't Elater may have been the preceding {Elater pomorum, 

 Herbst.]. 



E. balteatus, L. 



Ulstee. Munstee. 



Antrim (Eathlin Island, '97 Hr.). — Kerry (Hr. in lit.). 

 Taken by Mr. J. R. Hardy at the roots of broom. 



