Insects. 



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Dromius meridionalis, Ste. Cherrywood, 

 Loughlinstown. 

 „ melanocephalus, Dj. Portmar- 

 nock, &c. 

 „ agilis, F. Not uncommon. 

 Clivina fossor, L. Abundant. 

 Dyschirius thoracicus, Gyl. Portmarnock 

 and Portrane. 

 „ salinus, Schaum. Portrane. 



„ globosus, Hbst. Common. 



Carabus granulatus, L. Very abundant. 

 „ auratus, L. This insect was ta- 

 ken some years since at Lough Bray 

 by the Rev. E. Tardy and the late T. 

 Coulter, Esq., but I have not heard 

 of any recent instance of its capture. 

 „ glabratus, Pk. Lough Bray. 

 „ nemoralis, Mir. Common. 

 „ catenulalus, Pz. Local. 

 „ monilis, F. Taken by the late 



J. Tardy, Esq. 

 „ clathratus, L. Enniskerry. 

 Leistus spinilabris, F. Very local. 

 Helobia brevicollis, Pk. Everywhere. 

 Loricera pilicornis, F. Common. 

 Badister bipustulatus, F. Scarce, though 



generally distributed. 

 Chlaenius vestitus, F. Along the Dodder 



banks. 

 Anchomenus prasinus, F. Abundant. 

 „ oblongus, F. Rare. 



„ albipes, F. Common. 



Agonum marginatum, L. Dodder banks. 

 „ parumpunctatum, F. Common, 

 „ micans, Nic. Dodder banks. 

 „ piceum, L. Local. 

 „ Bogemanni, Ste. Of this rare 

 species I have taken a single speci- 

 men at Baldoyle. 

 Olisthopus rotundatus, Pk. Sea-coast. 

 Synuchus vivalis, III. Portmarnock, on 



the sea-sands. 

 Sphodrus leucophthalmus, L. Dublin 



and Malahide. 

 Pristonychus terricola, F. Dublin, in cel- 

 lars. 

 Calathus cisteloides, Pz. Common. 

 „ flavipes, Dft. Portmarnock. 



Calathus melanocephalus, L. Very abun- 

 dant. 

 „ mollis, Mm. Portmarnock, plen- 

 tiful. 

 (Amphigynus, Hal) piceus, Mm. Freqt. 

 Argutor erythropus, Mm. Local. 



„ vernalis, Gyl. Ditto. 

 Adelosia picea, Ste. Taken by the late 



Mr. Tardy. 

 Pogonus chalceus, Mm. Marshes at Bal- 

 doyle, Portrane, &c. 

 Pcecilus cupreus, L. Very common. 



„ var. versicolor, Sturm. Frequent. 

 Omaseus nigrita, F. Local. 



„ melanarius, 7/Z. Not uncommon 



„ orinomum, Ste. Military road. 



Steropus madidus, F. Abundant. 

 Broscus eephalotes, L. Common along 



the sea-coast. , 

 Platysma niger, Ste. Everywhere. 

 Abax striola, F. Generally distributed. 

 Amara similata, Gyl. Common. 

 „ vulgaris, Gyl. Scarce. 

 „ communis, F. Abundant. 

 „ trivialis, Gyl. Local. 

 „ familiaris, Crz. Portmarnock. 

 „ brunnea, Gyl. Ditto. 

 „ bifrons, Gyl. Ditto. 

 „ tibialis, Pk. Not common. 

 „ nitida, Er. Local. 

 „ acuminata, Pk. Not uncommon. 

 Brady tus apricarius, F. Local. 



„ fulvus, Deg. Portmarnock. 

 „ consularis, Dj. Ditto. 

 Cyrtonotus piceus, F. Local. 

 Harpalus ameus, F. Portmarnock. 

 „ ruficornis, F. Common. 

 „ tardus, III. Portmarnock. 

 „ honestus, Dj. Ditto. 

 „ limbatus, Sturm. Common. 

 Ophonus puncticollis, Pk. Portmarnock. 

 „ pubescens, Pk. Marine marshes 

 at Baldoyle, &c. 

 Trechus aquaticus, Ste. Common. 



„ rubens, F. Very rare ; Clontarf 



and Killiney. 

 „ fulvus, Mm. Not unfrequent. 

 Cillenum laterale, Leh. Baldoyle, abndt. 



