Johnson and Halbert — A List of the Beetles of Ireland. 741 



C. punctipennis, Sharp. 



TJlstee. 



Antrim (Gortconny Bog near Ballintoy, Ch., coll. Cs.). 

 Taken by Dr. G. W. Chaster in September, 1901. 



C. padi, L. 



UlSTEE. CONTSTAUGHT. LeINSTEE. MtJJSTSXEE. 



Common in Ulster. Eoscommon, Galway, Louth, King's County, 

 Cork, Kerry. 



Hydrocyphon deflexicollis, Miill. 



TJlstee. Coiwattght. Leinstee. Mtjnstee. 



Donegal and Derry (Foyle dist., '00 B.). — Down (Newcastle, '57 

 H.)— Galway ("Woodford, Ht.).— Dublin (Templeogue, '00 Ht. 3).— 

 Wicklow (Eiver Yartiy, '57 H.). — Limerick (Castleconnell, Fg. MS. ; 

 Doonass, NL). — Waterford (Lismore, '95 Ht. 1). — Kerry (Killarney, 

 '47 W. 1 ; Kenmare, '98 Ht. 4).— Lough l^eagh (H. MS.). 



Local on river banks. In recording this species from the Vartry 

 Mr. Haliday remarks — " The Cyphones were busy creeping among the 

 wet gravel, or at the bottom of little pools, to lay their eggs there ; 

 while, on lifting up the stones, to proctu'e the larvae and pup^ from 

 the imder-side, the newly disclosed beetles also came up abundantly to 

 the surface, each enveloped in its own silvery air-bubble. Their coat 

 of down is quite impervious to moisture and floating securely on the 

 surface, they spread out their long wings, and rise with ease from the 

 water." 



Scirtes hemispligericus, L. 



UlSTEK. LeIjSTSXEE. MujSTSTEE. 



Armagh (on Persicaria, '92 J. 4). — Dublin ('54 Hn. ; Eaheny 

 Quarries, on Equisetum, '00 Ht. 3). — Limerick (Lough Gur, on wil- 

 lows, Ht.). — Waterford (Cappoquin, Ht.), 



Locally common, near water. 



S. orbicularis, Panz. 

 Ulsiee. 

 Armagh (on Fersicaria, '92 J. 1). 



