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12. Pcecilus, Bon. 



P. cupreus, Linn., var. versicolor, Sturm., Steph. Not common. 



P. dimidiatus, Oliv. Two specimens ; the first captured by Mr. 

 C. Barron, on the camp-ground behind Haslar ; and the other taken 

 by one of the authors, in a wheat field at Frater, in 1854. 



13. Argutor, Meg. 



A. vernalis, Gyll., Dej., Steph. A. unquinatus, Steph. Common ; 

 under leaves in copses. 



A. strenuus, Panz., Steph. A. pullus, A. diligens, Steph. Very 

 common ; under debris in copses. 



14. Omaseus, Ziegl. 



O. melanarius, III., Steph. O. affinis, O. sulcatus, Steph. Com- 

 mon ; under stones and clods. 



O. nigrita, Fabr., Steph. O. rufifeinoratus, Steph. Common ; 

 along damp ditches at Grange. 



O. anthracinus, 77/. Rather abundant ; under loose earth in damp 

 places at Grange. 



O. gracilis, Dej. O. tetricus, O. rotundicollis, Steph. Occasional ; 

 under moist dead leaves in Rowner Copse. 



O. minor, Gyll. O. laevigatus, O. anthracinus (Argutor), Steph. 

 Not common ; under logs and stones. 



15. Steropus, Meg. 



S. madidus, Fabr., Steph. S. arrogans, Steph. Here, as elsewhere, 

 one of the most numerous and widely diffused of Geodephaga. 



16. Abax, Bon . 



A. Striola, Fabr. Very common ; under logs, stones and debris. 



17. Broscus, Panz. 



B. Cephalotes, Linn. C. vulgaris, Bon., Dej. Occasional along 

 Hillhead beach ; more abundant burrowing along the sandy coasts of 

 Hayling Island ; also on Southsea Common, under marine rejecta- 

 menta. 



18. Stomis, Clair v. 



S. pumicatus, Panz. Frequently found, though in small numbers, 

 under sods and along boggy banks of ditches at Grange. 



