
66 LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
CISTELIDA. 
Cistela murina, Lu. Common on the coast sandhills, 
being very partial to the flowers of Rosa spinosissima. 
LAGRIIDA. 
Lagria lirta, L. Occasionally common on the dwarf 
sallows on the Crosby and Wallasey sandhills, but very 
uncertain in its appearance. 
MELANDRYIDA. 
Phieotrya Stephenst, Duv. Bred from decayed birch 
from Simmonswood Moss by Mr. G. A. Harker. 
Melandrya caraboides, Li. Crosby, in June, 1862 (F. 
Archer). 
PyYTHID. 
Salpingus ater, Payk. Taken in some numbers in July, 
1882, by sweeping near Bromborough (J.W.H.). 
Rhinosimus viridypennis, Steph. West Derby (R.W.) 
and Aigburth (J.W.H.); in both cases under bark. 
Rhinosimus plamrostris, EF. Common under bark. 
PYROCHROIDA. 
Pyrochroa serraticorns, Scop., = rubens, F. Bred 
freely by Mr. Smedley and myself from larvee and pupze 
found in a dead poplar on the borders of the Wallasey 
sandhills. We also captured the wnagines in the same 
locality. 
ANTHICIDA. 
Notoxus monoceros, li. Frequent on the coast sandhills. 
Anthicus bimaculatus, Ill. Avery scarce British species, 
of which several specimens have occurred in our district. 
Mr. Chappell once took six specimens under a dead bird 
on the Southport shore; Mr. Broadhurst took a specimen 
in the same place, in June, 1867 (Ent. Monthly Mag., vol. 


