738 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Melanotus rufipes, Herbst. 

 Ulster. LErNSTEE. 

 Deny (coll. Bk.). — Down (Earns Island, Lougli ISTeagli, coll. Orr). 

 — Fermanagh. (Tempo L.). — Dublin ('54 Hn.). — "Wicklow (Powers- 

 court Deerpark, Fg. MS.).— Carlow (Borris, '95 Ht. 8).— Lougli IS'eagli 

 (H. MS.). 



Athous niger, L. 



UlSTEE. CoiSTN-ATJGHT. LeEVSTEE. MtJNSTEE. 



Frequent in Ulster, and in tbe counties of Galway, Dublin, Water- 

 ford, Clare, Limerick, and Kerry. Usually obtained by beating birch 

 and fir trees. 



A. haeinorrhoidalis, F. 



Ulster. Coni^atjght. LEI:^rsTER. Munstek. 

 Common. This species has been the cause of great damage to oat- 

 crops in Galway (see '00 Cr.). 



Limonius cylindricus, Payk. 



Leis-ster. 

 Dublin (Taken by Mr. Tardy, '54 Hn.). 



The specimens cannot be traced. The JElateor nigromneus of Hali- 

 day's Belfast list ('85 H.) may have been meant for a Limonius. 



Sericosomus brunneus, L. 



Ulster. Connafght. 

 Donegal (Coolmore, J.). — Ptoscommon (Mount Talbot, '98 Ht. 1). 



Adrastus limbatus, F. 



Ulster. Connatjght. Leen^stee. Mtjnstbe. 

 Common. 



\_Agriotes sputator, L. The record, Tramore ('97 "Ws.), is to be 

 deleted.] 



A. obscurus, L. 



Ulster. CoifN'ArGHT. Leinstee. MirifSTEE. 

 Common. For injury caused to crops see ('96 Cr.). 



A. lineatus, L. 



Ulstee. Coknaught. Leinstee, Munstee. 

 Common. 



