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Insects. 



Lema melanopa. Rare ; by raking. April — August. 

 Chrysomela Banksii. Rare; by raking. April, May. 

 C. fucata. Occasional; on Hypericum pulchrum. June — Sept. 

 Adimonia Capreae. Occurs on Calluna, no species of willow growing 

 near. 



Crepidodera Modeeri. Occasional ; by sweeping moist meadows. 

 May. 



Mantura Chrysanthemi. Frequent ; by raking. April — October. 

 Aphthona Euphorbia}. Occasional; on grassy banks. March — 

 June. 



Phyllotreta undulata. Occasional ; on turnips and by raking. April 

 — September. 



P. Brassicae. Frequent; in moss, &c, and on moist banks. March 

 — September. 



Chsetocnema aridella. Frequent; on moist banks. August, 

 September. 



Thyamis holsatica. Locally abundant ; in moss, March ; and on 

 banks of a swampy pasture, September. 



Psylliodes cupro-nitens. Occasional ; on turnips. April. 



Apteropoda Graminis. Rare ; by sweeping borders of corn-fields. 

 August, September. 



Clambus Armadillo. Occasional ; in moss, &c. March. 



Comazus dubius. Rare ; by raking. September. 



Ptenidium apicale. Abundant ; in moss, &c. February — April ; 

 September — November. 



Pselaphus Heisii. Frequent ; in moss, &c. March, April. 



Bryaxis Juncorum. Very abundant ; in moss, &c, on banks and 

 by sweeping meadows. February — November. 



Bythinus Curtisii. Frequent; in moss, &c. March, April. 



Tychus niger. Rare ; in moss, &c. April. 



In conclusion, it may be interesting to note that of the 153 species 

 enumerated by Mr. Wollaston as natives of Lundy Island (Zool. 897, 

 1753) 102 have been observed in the Isle of Man. It would be very 

 instructive to be able to compare our Coleoptera with those of the 

 Cumberland and Lancashire coast, the Mull of Galloway and the 

 county Down, our nearest neighbours. Unfortunately, however, 

 Mr. Hogan's valuable " Catalogue of Coleoptera found in the Neigh- 

 bourhood of Dublin" (Zool. 4134) offers the only fair opportunity 

 available for the purpose of comparison. From a careful comparison 

 of the Dublin and Manx lists I obtain the following result : — 



