5548 Insects. 



T. solutus, Erich. In moss ; rare. 



T. ruficollis, Grav., Steph. In moss ; rare. 



T. brunneus, Fabr. T. testaceus, Steph. In moss ; very rare. 



2. Sub»fam. Tachinince. 



10. Tachinus, Grav., Steph. 



T. silphoides, Linn., Steph. One specimen taken in moss. 



T. rufipes, Linn., Steph. T. apicalis, Steph. Common ; in 

 dead animals. 



T. subterraneus, Linn., Steph. T. latus, Steph. 



T. huraeralis, Grav. T. cinctus, T. scapularis, Steph. Rather 

 common ; in carcases. 



T. marginellus, Fabr., Steph. In dead flat-fish. 



11. Bolitobius, I^each. 



B. analis, Payk., (Megacronus), Steph. Under decaying trees 

 and among grass; rare. 



12. Othius, Leach, Steph. 



O. fulvipennis, Fabr., Steph. Rare ; in damp places. 

 O. laeviusculusj Steph., Kirby., punctipennis, Lac. Under sods 

 in boggy places. 



3. Sub-fam. Staphylinin<&. 



13. Xantholinus, DahL, Steph. 



X. fulgidus, Fabr., Steph. Very rare; along the sides of a ditch at 

 Grange. 



X. glabratus, Grav., Steph. Under dry shards and stones in stub- 

 ble fields; very common. 



X. tricolor, Fabr., Steph. Along roadsides, in the sun ; scarce. 



X. linearis, Otiv., Steph. Under stones in fields ; abundant. 



14. Leptacinus, Erich. 



L. parumpunctatus, Gyll., (Xantholinus), Steph. Under debris 

 in dry ditches. 



15. Staphylinus, Linn. Creophilns, Kirby, Steph. 



S. maxillosus, Linn., Steph., (Trichoderma, Steph.) Very abun- 

 dant ; in carcases, and in dead fish and cuttle along the coast. 

 S. nebulosus, Fabr., Steph. Rare ; in cow-dung. 

 S. murinus, Linn., Steph., (Staphylinus, Steph.) Abundant. 



