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taken at Farnham, Surrey, mostly among the larches. " Under bark, 

 and generally distributed" (G. C. Champion, " Coleoptera of Kent 

 and Surrey "). " Under oak bark, Lee, Lewisham, Greenwich Park 

 (West, Greenwich). " Frequent under bark, especially of fir" (Dr. J. 

 W. Ellis, " Liverpool Coleoptera "). " Under bark, but more plenti- 

 fully in dry moss and lichens on tree trunks" (W. H. Bennett, 

 Hastings). "I have only taken this species when hybernating, always 

 singly, at roots of trees and under bark-, Ledsham " (W. E. Sharp). 

 " Under ash bark, at West Derby " (R. Wilding). " Common under 

 bark, in hedge refuse, hay litter, &c., not many together, nor nearly 

 so common as D. linearis " (T. W. Hall, Watford, Herts.). Ireland : 

 " Quite rare here ; I took mine under bark of willow. Also recorded 

 from near Dublin and Belfast " (Rev. W. F. Johnson, Armagh). 



D. agilis, F. — "Under bark; rare. Kent: Eltham, Blackheath, 

 Greenhithe" (G. C. Champion, "Kent and Surrey Coleoptera") 

 " Found under bark, between Waterloo and Crossby, by Mr. Kinder 

 (Dr. J. W. Ellis, " Liverpool Coleoptera "). " From King and Duns- 

 more, Scotland" (WVst, Greenwich). "Under ash bark. West Derby" 

 (R. Wilding). " Taken under bark near Crossby " (W. E. Sharp). 

 " Received from Huddersfield" (R. Gillo). Ireland : "Recorded from 

 Dublin" (Rev. W. F. Johnson, Armagh). 



D. qtiadrimaculahis, L. — Under bark, sometimes in clusters : ob- 

 tained by sweeping sides of ditches ; and also comes to the sugar 

 patches at night. I have found the species at Wimbledon, Esher, 

 Farnham, Surbiton, &c. "Under bark; common everywhere " (G. 

 C. Champion, " Kent and Surrey Coleoptera "). " Common under 

 bark of oak, in Eastham Wood, and occasionally elsewhere" (Dr. J. 

 W. Ellis, " Liverpool Coleoptera "). " Under bark of many trees, and 

 generally distributed " (R. Wilding). "Abundant in winter, hyber- 

 nating (always gregarously) at roots of trees. I have often taken this 

 species at sugar" (W. E. Sharp, Ledsham). "Under bark, and by 

 sweeping about Bath on several occasions, but does not seem to be 

 common " (R. Gillo). " Common under bark, in hedge refuse, hay 

 litter, &c., generally in small companies" (T. W. Hall, Watford, 

 Herts.). " Under bark, but more plentifully in dry moss and lichens 

 on tree trunks" (W. H. Bennett, Hastings). "Common in Hadley 

 Woods, in moss and under bark" (H. Heasler). Ireland: "Not 



