COLEOPTEROUS FAUNA OF LIVERPOOL DISTRICT. 53 
Dermestes murinus, L. Common at Hightown in a dead 
bird on a single occasion (J.W.E.); Crosby (R.W.). 
Dermestes lardarius, L. Abundant in provision ware- 
houses, &c. 
BYRRHIDA. 
Byrrhus pilula, lL. Common on dusty roads in spring 
and early summer. 
Cytilus varius, F. Stanley Park (R.W.); Bidston 
Marsh (F.A.); Wallasey sandhills, Leasowe, and about 
West Derby (J.W.E.). 
Simplocaria semistriata, F. Not uncommon in moss on 
old walls. 
GEORYSSIDA. 
Georyssus pygmeus, FE. In a shallow pool at Crosby, in 
September, 1862 (F.A.); in damp places among the 
Hightown and Birkdale sandhills (J.W.E.). 
PARNIDA. 
—Limnius tuberculatus, Mull. A single specimen taken in 
a damp place at Spital, in July, 1886 (J.W.E.). 
Parnus prolifericorms, F. ‘Two specimens are all I have 
seen in the district; one on the Hightown sandhills, in 
September, 1885, and one recently in a pit at Moreton. 
Parnus auriculatus, Panz. Abundant on the Crosby and 
Hightown sandhills, and under stones behind the Leasowe 
Embankment. 
HETEROCERID2. 
Heterocerus marginatus. F. Hightown, on the bank of - 
the Alt J.H.8., J.W.E.). 
LAMELLICORNIA. 
LUCANIDE. 
Sinodendron cylindricum, Li. Usually a common species, 
especially frequenting decaying ash trees, but recorded from 
this district only by Mr. Archer, from Childwall. 
