5632 Insects. 



A List of the British Species of Aleocharhlce. 

 By G. R. Waterhouse, Esq. 



Feeling convinced that, in order to obtain a tolerably perfect 

 Catalogue of the British Coleoptera within a reasonable time, much 

 research, and that of many entomologists, is required, — and, further, 

 believing that the end in view would be more quickly attained were 

 each of the workers to make known the results of his labours from 

 time to time, — I beg to offer the following list of such of the British 

 Aleochariclae as have come under my notice, as a contribution of the 

 kind alluded to. It is necessarily very far from perfect, and what 

 there is of it is no doubt incorrect here and there (though I have 

 taken much pains to avoid inaccuracies) ; but it will, I hope, serve as 

 a nucleus around which better material v/ill collect. I shall here- 

 after furnish some remarks on the species contained in this list, and 

 in the meantime I will only observe that all the species that have no 

 asterisk attached to the name have been found by myself, nearly the 

 whole of them during the last two years, and, with few exceptions, 

 within short distances of London. 



The arrangement adopted is that of Kraatz, whose work on the 

 Aleocharidse is by far the most complete hitherto published. This 

 author has had before him, and named, the species of the genus Ho- 

 malota, and some of those of allied genera, contained in the collec- 

 tions of Mr. Wollaston and Mr. Janson, both of which gentlemen 

 have most kindly placed their collections in my hands ; and as with- 

 out this help I think I could scarcely have succeeded in producing 

 this list, I am anxious to convey, in the warmest manner, my grati- 

 tude for this very kind assistance. 



Family Aleocharioe. 



Autalia, Leach, Steph.,* Er. Falagria, Leach, Steph., Er. 



1 impressa, Oliv., Gr., Er., Steph. I sulcata, Paylc, Er., Steph. 

 plicata, Steph. caesa, Er. Col. March., Ste.f Man. 

 ruficomis, Steph. 2 sulcatula, Paylc, Gr., Er., Sle. III. 



2 rivularis, Gr., Er., Steph. con finis, {Kirby), Ste. 

 aterrima, Steph. sulcata, Er. Col. March., Ste. Man. 

 angusticolle, Steph. polita, Curtis 



* " Steph" = Of Stephens' works and collection. 



\ " Ste. 11 = Of Stephens' works, and not of his collection. 



