t920. 



Janson. — Coleoptera in Co. Kerry. 



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clouds of mist coming over the momitain effectually pre- 

 vented further progress and compelled me to seek the 

 shelter of an overhanging rock where I was obliged to remain 

 for several hours ; fortunately I was able to find occupation 

 in shaking moss that grew plentifully under the rock and 

 from it obtained Myrmedonia collaris, Conosoma immacu- 

 latum, Mycetoporus angtdaris, Olophrum fuscum, Carabus 

 catenulatus and the black variety of C. gramilatus. My 

 fears of having to pass the night alone in this weird spot 

 were allayed by a slight clearance of the mist that enabled 

 me with difficulty to find my way down and through the 

 bogs, and finally discovering a herdsman's cabin I was most 

 hospitably supplied with much needed refreshments and 

 directed to the right track by which to return to the village. 

 These experiences rather damped my ardour for mountain 

 work, and as there was no improvement in the weather 

 my intended visit, with Mr. Bonaparte- Wyse, to Carran- 

 tuohill, was abandoned and I returned to Killarney. 



In the foregoing notes I have mentioned those species 

 that are of most interest as Irish captures, some of them 

 being quite common insects in England. 



The species I captured that are not in Johnson and 

 Halbert's Irish List are as follows : — 



Badister peltatus, Pz. — This species has also been taken by Messrs. Bullock 



and Bonaparte-Wyse at Killarney, but not recorded. 

 Homalota (Atheta) silvicola. Fuss— Muckross. 



Homalota (Atheta) aequata, Er. — Killarney, under bark. Already recorded 



by Mr. Bullock from the same locality. 

 Conosoma pedicularium, Gr. — Kenmare demesne. Already recorded by 



Mr. Bullock from the same district. 

 Quedionuchus laevigatus, Gyll. — Tore, two specimens in a decayed pine 



log. 



Stenus canescens, Rosen.— Muckross, one specimen in marshy ground near 

 the lake shore. 



Catops Kirbyi, Spence. — Cloghereen wood, Killarney ; one specimen shaken 

 from moss. 



Clinocara tetratoma, Th. — Muckross, three specimens. 



Two other species taken at Killarney — Sphacridium iv- 

 maculatum and Philonthus concinnus — may not be actual 

 additions as they are pr-obably included under 5. scara- 

 baeoides and P. ebeninus, from which they have been recently 

 separated. I may here note that in my 19 14 list Ptenidmm 



