Insects. 5547 



2. Ocalea, Erich. 



O. picata, Kirby, Steph. O. castanea, Erich. Not common ; in 

 moss. 



3. Homalota, Mann. Bolitochara, Steph. 



H. occulta, Erich. Under decayed bark ; occasional. 

 H. brunnea, Fabr., Steph. H. zonalis, H. atriceps, H. thoracica, 

 Steph. H. cinnamomea, Steph., III. Under decaying bark ; not rare. 

 H. validicornis, Mark. Under decayed bark. 

 H. fungicola, Thorns. Under decayed bark. 



H. analis, Grav., Steph. Under decayed bark; tolerably common. 

 H. vernacula, Erich. Under decayed bark ; tolerably common. 



4. Oxypoda, Mann., Steph. 



O. longiuscula, Grav., Steph. Under bark; occasional. 

 O. brevicomis, Kirby, Steph. O. cuniculina, Erich. Under bark ; 

 not scarce. 



5. Aleochara, Grav., Steph. 



A. fuscipes, Fabr., Steph. In carcases ; very common. 

 A. bipunctata, Grav., Steph. In dead eels at Grange. 

 A. nitida, Grav., Steph. A. bilineata, Gyll. A. Cursor, Steph. 

 In dead eels and moles. 



A. lanuginosa, Grav., Steph. In dead fish. 

 A. mcesta, Grav., Steph. In dead fish. 



6. Myllsena, Erich. 



M. gracilis, Heer. Centroglossa, Steph. Under decayed vege- 

 table matter. 



7. Hypocyptus, Erich., Steph. 



H. longicornis, Payk., Steph. In moss; not abundant. 



8. Conurus, Steph. 



C. pubescens, Grav., Steph. Under loose bark, and in damp places 

 under logs ; not very common. 



C. lividus, Erich. C. pyrrhopterus, Steph. Rather rare. 



9. Tachyporus, Grav., Steph. 



T. obtusus, Linn., Steph. In moss ; not plentiful. 

 T. Hypnorum, Fabr., Steph. T. subtestaceus, Steph. Very plen- 

 tiful; under heaps of weeds and refuse. 



T. chrysomelinus, Linn., Steph. In moss; abundant. 



