5552 Insects. 



32. Proteinus, Latr. 



P. brevicollis, Erich. In dead snails. 



HELOCERA. 

 1. Fam. Histrid^e, Leach. 



1. Hister, Linn., Steph. 



H. quadrimaculatus, Linn., Steph. On sandy heaths, and along 

 roadsides near the sea; tolerably common. 



H. unieolor, Linn., Steph. Very common ; under carcases. 

 H. cadaverinus, Ent. H., Steph. Common ; in dead animals. 

 H. merdarius, Ent. H., Steph. Rare. 



H. carbonarius, Ent. H., Steph In dead animals ; common. 

 H. purpurascens, Payk., Steph. Not common ; in horse-dung. 

 H. stercorarius, Ent. H., Steph. Occasional ; in carcases. 

 H. bimaculatus, Linn., Steph. Not frequent ; in cow-dung. 

 H. duodecim-striatus, Payk., Steph. Occasional ; in dung. 



2. Saprinus, Erich., Steph. 



S. nitidulus, Fabr., Steph. In excrement; common. 



S. aeneus, Fabr., Steph, Under carcases; not common. 



S. virescens, Payk., Steph. Rare ; in dead animals and in dung. 



2. Fam. Phalacrid^e, Schaum. 



1. Phalacrus, Payk., Steph. 



P. coruscus, Payk., Steph. On flowers and under bark. 

 P. Caricis, Sturm., Steph. O. ovatus, Steph. On species of 

 Carex ; not abundant. 



2. Olibrus, Erich. Phalacrus, Steph. 



O. asneus, ///., Steph. O. ovatus, Steph. On flowers ; common. 

 O. geminus, 27/., Steph. On flowers ; common. 



3. Fam. Nitidulid^e, MacLeay. 



1. Cercus, Latr. Cateretes, Steph. 



C. pedicularius, Linn., Steph. Anisocerus Spiral, Steph. On 

 leaves of Spiraea ulmaria ; frequent. 



C. bipustulatus, Payk., Steph. On aquatic plants in ditches. 



2. Brachypterus, Kug. Cateretes, Steph. 

 B. cinereus, Heer. On flowers ; frequent. 



