INSECTS 



Aleocharin^ {continued) 



Homalota nigra, Kr. Common 



— atramentaria, Gyll. „ 



— germana, Sharp. Birkdale 



— orbata, Er. „ 



— pilcsiventris, Thorns. „ 



— villosula, Kr. Near Manchester 



— setigera, Sharp. „ „ 



— sordida, Marsh. Abundant 



— longicornis, Grav. „ 



— fungi, Grav. „ 



— pygmaea, Grav. Birkdale 



— subsinuata, Er. „ 



— sericea, Muls. „ 



— fungi var. clientula, Er. Birkdale 

 Gnypeta labilis, Er. Common on banks of 



streams, etc. 

 Tachyusa constricta, Er.^ All occur on the 



— scitula, Er. I- sandy banks of 



— flavitarsis. Sahib. J the Mersey, 



Irwell and Bollen, and probably 

 other rivers 

 Falagria sulcata, Payk. Generally distributed 



— obscura, Grav. „ „ 

 Autalia. All our three species occur, but 



not commonly 

 Epipeda plana, Gyll. Under bark, Bootle 

 Leptusa fumida, Er. Chat Moss, Birkdale 

 Sipalia ruficollis, Er. In cut grass, Birk- 

 dale 

 Bolitochara bella, Maerk.\ Occur, but are 



— obliqua, Er. J not common 

 Phytosus balticus, Kr. "j Are not uncom- 



— nigriventris, Chev. J mon on the 



shore in carrion and beneath egg 



capsules of the whelk 

 Diglossa submarina. Fair. Hightown shore 



{E.M.M. X. 290) 

 Oligota inflata, Man. Very common 



— atomaria, Er. Also occurs 



— punctulata, Heer. „ „ 

 Myllasna gracilis. Mat. Birkdale 



— infuscata. Mat. „ 



— brevicornis. Mat. Ringley Wood near 



Manchester, Birkdale 

 Gymnusa brevicollis, Payk. Chat Moss 



— variegata, Kies. Near Manchester 

 Tachyporin^ 



Hypocyptus longicornis, Payk. Common 



— ovulum, Heer. Ainsdale, Drinkwater 



Park 

 Conosoma pubescens, Grav."l Occur fairly 



— lividum, Er. / commonly 

 Tachyporus. All the common species are 



abundant generally 

 Cilea silphoides, L. Not uncommon 

 Tachinus. Of the less common species — 



— flavipes, F. Crosby 



— subterraneus var. bicolor, Grav. South- 



port 



Have also occurred 

 but are not com- 

 mon 



Tachyporin^ [continued) 



Megacronus analis, F. Not rare 



— inclinans, Grav. Drinkwater Park near 



Manchester 

 Bolitobius lunulatus, L. Although not 

 recorded doubtless occurs, although 

 perhaps not commonly 



— trinotatus, Er. Abundant in fungi 



— pygmaeus, F. „ „ 

 Mycetoporus splendidus, Grav. Common 



on the sandhills 



— lucidus, Er. 



— longulus, Mann 



— lepidus, Grav. 



— nanus, Er. 

 The rare mountain species, M. angularis, 



Rey., and also M. clavicornis, Staph., 

 have both occurred at Birkdale 

 Habrocerus capillaricornis, Grav. Scaris- 

 brick 



STAPHYLININiE 



Heterothops dissimilis, Grav. Probably 

 occurs 



— binotata. Common on the sandhills 

 Quedius fulgidus, F. Generally distributed 



— mesomelinus, Marsh. 



— cruentus, Ol. 



— cinctus, Payk. 



— molochinus, Grav. 



— tristis, Grav. 



— fuliginosus, Grav. 



— maurorufus, Grav. 



— rufipes, Grav. 



— semiaeneus, Steph. 



— obliteratus, Er. 



— boops, Grav. 

 • — puncticollis, Thoms.l Rare on the sand- 



— scintillans, Grav. J hills 



— fumatus, Steph. Has occurred at Aig- 



burth 

 Creophilus maxillosus, L. Abundant 

 Leistotrophus murinus, L. One specimen, 



Crosby 

 Staphylinus pubescens, De G. Generally 



common 



— stercorarius, Ol. Occasional on the 



sandhills 



— caesareus, Ceder. Simonswood, Coniston 

 Ocypus. Except O. cyaneus, Payk., O. 



similis, F., and O. pedator, Grav., 

 all our species occur not infrequently 

 Philonthus. Of this large genus, besides 

 the generally common species, the 

 follov/ing have been recorded : — 



— umbratilis, Grav. IVest Derby, South- 



port 



— fumigatus, Er. Formby near War- 



rington 



— longicornis, Steph. Lynn, near War- 



rington 



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