ADDITIONS TO THE INSECTS OF SARK. 



BY W. A. LUFF, F.E.S. 



The following insects were captured in Sark by Mr. 

 E. D. Marquand, A.L.S., and his young son, from April 

 20th to 27th of this year, and are additions to the list I 

 published in these Transactions in 1906. 



Four specimens of Carabus nemoralis were found crushed 

 on the footpaths in the early mornings. It is a large species 

 which has not been found in Guernsey or Alderney, nor is 

 it recorded for Jersey. One specimen of the large black 

 burying beetle, Necrophorus humator, was picked up crashed, 

 near the school house. This species does not occur in Guern- 

 sey, but several specimens were taken in Alderney some years 

 ago. Halyzia sedecimpunctata^ a conspicuous little beetle, 

 was beaten out of bushes in Dixcart Valley by Master Cecil 

 Marquand. This species is quite new to the Channel Islands. 

 A very pretty Cassida ( C. oblonga ) was beaten out of hedges 

 at the Seigneurie. This is also new to the Channel Island 

 list. 



Eighty-two species are now for the first time recorded 

 for Sark, and therefore the list is rendered much more 

 complete. Up to the present no collecting had been done 

 in Sark during the early months of spring and summer, 

 and if regular work could be carried out throughout the 

 year, in the same way as was done in Alderney, I have 

 no doubt many interesting discoveries would be made. 



COLEOPTERA. 



GEODEPHAGA. 



Carabus nemoralis, Mull. Four specimens picked up crushed on foot- 

 paths. This species is evidently not rare in Sark. 



Nebria brevieollis, F. Two specimens. 

 Pterostiehus eupreus, L. Three. 

 Amara eontinua, Thoms. One. 

 A. similata, Gyll. Two. 

 Bembidium lampros, Herbst. 

 Dromius linearis, Ol. Common. 

 D. melanoeephalus, Dej. 

 [1909.] 



