Glare Island Survey — Terrestrial Coleoptera. 



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. As Croaghpatrick (2510 ft.) is the highest point in the district examined, 

 it will be of interest to record the species found on the summit, which are as 

 follows : — 



Cychrus rostratus. 

 Carabus catenulatus. 

 C. nemoralis. 

 Nofciophilus biguttatus. 

 N. aquaticus. 

 N. palustris. 

 Leistus montanus. 

 Nebria Gyllenhali. 

 Loricera pilicornis. 

 Harpalus latus. 

 Pterostichus yitreus, 

 Amara spinipes. 

 Tapbria nivalis. 

 Anchomenus parumpunc- 

 tatus. 



A. viduus. 



Trechus ininutus var. 



obtusus. 

 Patiobus assimilis. 

 Cymindis vaporariorum. 

 Aleochara brevipennis. 

 Alianta incana. 

 Homalota vicina. 

 H. analis. 

 H. aterrima. 

 H. museorum. 

 Tachyporus chrysomelinus. 

 Quedius mesomelinus. 

 Q. boops. 

 Philonthus proximus. 



P. politus. 



P. varius. 



Ofchius fulvipennis. 



Lathrobium fulvipenne. 



Sfcenus geniculatus. 



Stilicus affinis. 



Byrrhus pilula. 



B. iasciatus. 



Athous baemorrhoidalis. 



Corymbites cupreus var. 



aeruginosus. 

 Malthodes flavoguttatus. 

 Salpingus ater. 

 Otiorrhynchus maurus. 

 Ceuthorrhynchus quadri- 



dens. 



Some of these are natural denizens of the mountain-top, such as Leistus 

 montanus and Otiorrhynchus maurus; others are casual visitors which have 

 flown up or been carried up by a current of air, such are Alianta incana, 

 Malthodes flavoguttatus, Salpingus ater, and Ceuthorrhynchus quadridens, which 

 were found flying around the freshly painted door of the little oratory on 

 the summit on a hot July day. It will be noticed that some of the common 

 Irish mountain species are absent from this list, but that must not be taken 

 as proof that they are absent from the locality. The visits of collectors of 

 Coleoptera to the summit of Croaghpatrick have been few and far between, so 

 that these species are most likely merely awaiting a discoverer. 



We are much indebted to Dr. David Sharp, f.k.s., and Mr. G. C. 

 Champion, F.z.s., for kind assistance in the identification of critical species. 



In the following list the names of localities are indicated as follows : — 



A = Achill Island. 



B = Inishbofin. 



Be = Belclare. 



Bui = Belmullet. 



C = Clare Island. 



Cb = Castlebar. 



Cn = Curraun Achill. 



D = Doo Lough and Delphi. 



L = Louisburgh. 

 M = Mulranny, 

 P = Croaghpatrick. 

 E = Mweelrea. 

 S = Inishshark. 

 T = Inishturk. 

 W= Westport. 



