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3*2 Irish Coleoptera — Late R. Patterson, F.R.S. 



NITIDULLDJ3. 

 Witidula discoidea. 



Irish — from A. H. H. 

 N". obsoleta. 



Castle wellan. 

 Mellg-etb.es viridescens (?) 



Cranmore, in flowers. 

 M. urticae (?) 



Cranmore. 



Atomaria fuscipes. 



Irish — from A. H. H. 

 Cryptophagus caricis. 



Irish — from A. H. H. 

 Byturus tomentosus. 



Found at Cranmore, under the bark of a decayed beech tree, by R. T. 



Iiatridius transversus. 



Cranmore. 



DERMESTIDJE. 

 Tbroscus dermestoides. 



Holy wood, rare — from A. H. H. 



ENGID^. 



BYRRHIDJE. 

 HISTERIDJE. 



Byrrhus serlceus. 



Cranmore. 



Hister carbonarius. 



Cranmore. 

 H. nitldulus. 



Irish — from A. H. H. 



GEOTRUPID^l. 

 Geotrupes sylvaticus. 



County Donegal ; road from Churchhill to Lough Neagh, R. T., and by the 

 edge of Lough Neagh, R. T. Mourne Mountains (?) Mr. Drummond. 

 C stercorarius. 



Common. 



APH0DIID2E. 

 Apbodius terrestris. 



Castlewellan. 

 A. rufipes. 



Cranmore. 

 A. contaminates. 



Rostrevor Mountain. 



