Insects. 5549 



S. erythropterus, Linn. S. castanopterus, Staph. CommoD ; 

 alighting in the sun, and in carcases. 



S. stercorarius, Oliv., Steph. Along roadsides, in the sun ; fre- 

 quent. 



S. fulvipes, Scop. Under stones and clods in a damp ditch at 

 Grange. 



16. Ocypus, Kirby. Goerius, Leach, Steph. 



O. olens, Fabr., Steph. Under logs and debris, and in carcases ; 

 abundant. 



O. similis, Fabr. Along roadsides, and under stones and old logs; 

 common. 



O. cupreus, Rossi. Staphylinus aeneicollis, Steph. Under stones 

 on commons and waste places. 



O. compressus, Marsh., Steph. Under logs and stones. 



17 Philonthus, Leach, Steph. 



P. laminatus, Creutz, Steph. In dung ; occasional. 



P. carbonarius, Gyll. Not common. 



P. seneus, Rossi, Steph. In dung ; not unfrequent. 



P. politus, Fabr. Very abundant; flies in the sun, alighting on 

 roads and paths ; also in dead animals. 



P. marginatus, Fabr., Steph. In carcases ; frequent. 



P. varius, Gyll., Steph., (Cafius, Leach, Steph.) In rotting ve- 

 getable matter. 



P. xantholoma, Grav., Steph. Near the sea-shore ; occasional. 



P. Fucicola, Leach, Steph., (Bisnius), Leach, Steph. Solitary and 

 rare ; on a white sandy beach below high-water mark near Lump's 

 Fort, Southsea. 



P. flmetarius, Grav., Steph. P. lucidus, Steph. In dead animals. 



P. ebeninus, Erich. Not common. 



P. bipustulatus, Panz., Steph. In dead animals. 



P. varians, Payk. P. lituratus, P. aciculatus, P. bimaculatus, P. 

 punctiventris, P. obscuripennis, P. longicornis, P. intamioatus, P. agi- 

 lis, Steph. Under refuse on roadsides. 



P. discoideus, Grav., (Quedius), Steph. In vegetable refuse. 



P. quisquilius, Gyll. In rotting vegetable matter. 



P. fulvipes, Fabr. P. coruscus, P. rubripennis, Steph. At roots 

 of grass in damp places. Rare. 



18. Quedius, L,each, Steph. 

 Q. cruentus, Oliv. Occasional. 



