A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



Cryptophagid^ (continued) 



Henoticus serratus, Gyll. A single speci- 

 men recorded from under birch bark 

 near Manchester, also by Mr. Kidson 

 Taylor 



Atomaria fimitarii, Herbst. Occasionally 

 abundant in fungus, Birkdale, and 



— nigripennis, Payk. In a cellar in Man- 



chester, are the only two except the 

 universally common species recorded 

 Ephistemus. Both species are common 

 ScAPHiDno^ 



Scaphisoma agaricinum, L. Worsley near 

 Manchester 



— boleti, Panz. Southport 

 Mycetophagid^ 



Mycetophagus piceus, F. Trafford Park, 

 Manchester 

 DermestiDjT 



Dermestes vulpinus, F."l Common in car- 



— murinus, L. J rion on the shore 



— lardarius, L. Generally distributed 



ByRRHIDi* 



Syncalypta hirsuta, Sharp. Southport sand- 

 hills 



Byrrhus pilula, L. Common 



Cytilus varius, F. Common on the sand- 

 hills 



Simplocaria semistriata, F. Generally dis- 

 tributed 

 Georyssidje 



Georyssus pygmjeus, F. Banks of BoUln 

 and Alt sandhills; not uncommon 



PARNIDi^ 



Limnius tuberculatus, Mali. Scarisbrick, 



near IFarrington 

 Elmis jeneus, Mali. Halsall, Scarisbrick 

 Parnus prolifericornis, F. Abundant on 



the sandhills 



— auriculatus, Panz. On the sandhills 



— nitidulus, Heer. Very rare ; on the 



sandhills 

 Heterocerid.*: 



Heterocerus marginatus, F. Common, 

 banks of Bollin and at Southport 



— fusculus, Kies. One specimen of this 



rare and hitherto quite southern 

 species was taken by Dr. Chaster as 

 Birkdale 



STAPHYLINID^ OR 

 BRACHELYTRA 

 Aleocharin^ 



Aleochara. Besides the more abundant 

 species : — 



— bipunctata, Ol. Occurs at Formby 



— obscurella, Grav. Common under 



seaweed on the shore 

 Microglossa suturalis, Man. Birkdale 



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Aleocharin^ {continued) 



Oxypoda lividipennis, Man. Generally 

 distributed 



— opaca, Grav. Generally distributed 



— longiuscula, Er. „ „ 



— umbrata, Grav. Southport 



— exigua, Er. 



— exoleta, Er. 



— hcEmorrhoa, Man. 



— waterhousi, Rye. „ 



— alternans, Grav. Not uncommon in 



fungi 

 Ocyusa maura, Er. Near Manchester 

 Phloeopora. Both our species occur under 



bark 

 Chilopora longitarsis, Er. Hightown 

 Myrmedonia limbata, Payk. Fallowfield 

 near Manchester, Birkdale sandhills ; 

 scarce 

 Astilbus canaliculatus, F. Generally dis- 

 tributed 

 Homalota. Of this large genus the fol- 

 lowing are recorded : — 



— insecta, Thoms. Hightown, Man- 



chester 



— luridipennis, Man. Common 



— elongatula, Grav. 



— volans, Scriba. 



— gregaria, Er. 



— vestita, Grav. 



— gyllenhali, Thoms. Southport 



— silvicola, Fuss. Stretford near Man- 



chester 



— vicina, Steph. Simonswood 



— crassicornis, Sharp. Usually con- 



sidered a rare and mountain species ; 

 recorded from Drinkwater Park 

 (1870) by Morley 



— halobrectha, Sharp.l Beneath seaweed 



— algae. Hardy. J on shore 



— occulta, Er. Generally distributed 



— angustula, Grav. „ „ 



— circellaris, Grav. „ „ 



— cuspidata, Er. 



— analis, Grav. 



— exilis, Er. 



— cavifrons. Sharp. Hitherto only taken 



in Scotland. Parhold near Southport, 

 one specimen (Chaster) 



— depressa, Gyll. Birkdale sandhills ; 



rare 



— hepatica, Er. 'Near Manchester' 



(Chappell) 



— aquatica, Thoms. Generally distributed 



— trinotata, Kr. „ „ 



— triangulum, Kr. „ „ 



— fiingicola, Thoms. „ „ 



— coriaria, Kr. „ „ 



— palustris, Kies. One specimen, Birk- 



dale 



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