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tunity of giving it its proper scope of usefulness." — (B. Kendrick, 

 \May 8th, 1891.) 



On May i6th, Mr. Kendrick wrote me again : — "I have taken 

 another 5. leucophthalmns, but as usual the eyes are of the normal 

 colour. However it is somewhat larger than the former one, and the 

 posterior coxae well developed. From your report it would seem that 

 the name leucophthaUmis is really authenticated after all." Ireland : — 

 '^Sphodms leucophthaUmis is, as far as I can find out, not at all common 

 in Ireland. I have not taken it myself, and only know of one locality 

 where it is found. This is on the coast at Malhida, Co. Dublin" 

 (J. Montgomery Browne, Dublin). Sphodrus leticophthalimis, like 

 Blaps similis, is thus noted by McNab, following Tardy, ' Dublin city, 

 rare, in cellars.' I have explored some likely places for both genera, 

 I but have only found Pristonychts subcyaneus'' (H. Gore Cuthbert, 

 ^^t)iin). ^ continued.) 



Bledius crassicollis, &c., in the Hastings District. — I took 

 this very rare species in large numbers on June nth and 19th, in the 

 bank of a ditch at Camber, Sussex. On the first occasion I took about 

 70, and on the second nearly 150. B. tricoriiis occurred sparingly with it. 

 Heterocenis sericans was very abundant in the same ditch, together 

 with plenty of Dyschirius saliims, D. globosus, D. ceiieus (few), Lathro- 

 hium inultipuuctum, Octhebius bicolon and single specimens of Steiiolophus 

 couspnfus, Harpahis fotundicoUis, and Myrmedonia limbata. On the 

 Camber sandhills I took a few Safvotrhuu clavieoriie, Onthophagus 

 nuchicornis, ^^gialia arenarin, Crypticus qnisquilius, Microzoum tibiale 

 (in profusion), Notoxiis monocerus, and Cneorhinus geminatiis ; the last 

 two species were also very common. 



Donacia nigra. — 1 have taken this species in abundance on the 

 Bo-peep Marshes near St. Leonards; it appears to be very local, 

 occurring in one ditch only, within half a mile of the sea. I secured 

 over 200 specimens in two or three visits, D. uienyanthidis was common 

 in the same ditch ; and I also took two or three D. dentipes. 



Philorinum humile was very abundant in furze bloom in May, 

 at the same locality. In a stream near Guestling I took about 70 

 Deronectes latus in two or three visits during June, I found them under 

 stones in the stream, which is a particularly swift flowing one, in 

 company with Agabus maculatiis. 



