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cyanocephala, and cJilovocephala. None of the beetles are common 

 but L. chlovocephala is pretty sure to turn up occasionally in 

 South of England. In habits the insects are carnivorous, and their 

 presence on broom and other flowering shrub is probably to be 

 accounted for by their prey frequenting these plants. 



E. CRUX-MINOR, E. — This species has the palpi of black. Occurs 

 in marshy places in woods, in moss, and at "sugar," &c. Very rare, 

 Kent, Tunbridge Wells, Plumstead, Surrey, Coombe Wood, Headley 

 Eane, Crohamhurst, Godalming {G. C. Champion, "Kent and Surrey 

 Coleoptera"). Dr. Power also took a large number at Holm Bush, 

 near Brighton, in 1857. Several localities, besides the foregoing, are 

 given by Canon Fowler, and perhaps some of our correspondents may 

 be fortunate in turning up specimens during their excursions. 



Irish Coleoptera in i8gi. — The greater part of the Summer season 

 of iSgi was wet and I was not able to take such advantage as T 

 would have wished of the opportunities that presented themselves. 

 I took Cavahus catemtlatiis plentifully on the Dublin mountains, in 

 June and July, also Nehria gvllenhali, Pterostiehus vitrei-is, and 

 Patrobus excavatits, the last being very abundant. Cavahus arvensis, 

 Leistus rufescens, Stomis pimicatus, and Taphvia nivalis also occurred, 

 but much less commonly. June 20th, on a trip into Co. Wicklow, 

 I had an opportunity of exploring a bog near Newcastle, 

 where I took Elaplivus cupveus plentifully, and a couple of 

 Dyschiriits salinus. July nth, in the same County, at Eough Nahanoge, 

 I took a fine male Cavahus <^dabvatus ; and Sept. 19th, two female 

 C. clathvatus on the Great Sugar Eoaf. Of the lowland species, 

 Bcinhidiuin vufesceus occurred under bark at Stillorgan, and B. 

 o-striatuin in moss, also Badister hipustidatus (very abundantly}, and 

 Ptevostichus gvacilis. With the Tvuncatipenne group I was not very 

 successful, only taking Dvouiius d<-i;iaculatus, agilis, nigviventris, and 

 melanocephalus, also Deinetvias atvicapillus . Early in August I went to 

 stay in Co. Eouth for some weeks, but the torrential rains, incessant 

 during that month, made collecting very difficult. I took two Cychvus 

 rostratus, male and female, at Castlecoo; and Cavabwi uciuovalis in 

 abundance in the corn fields. The specimens of the latter beetle seem 

 to belong to a variety wdth very shallow punctures, and a triple row 

 of slightly raised granulations on each wing-cover. Pogonus chalccus 

 was abundant in the salt marshes at Cloglierhead. together with 

 I )ichivotncIi!!s f^ubcscLiis. I took single s})ecimens onlx- of Pogouus 

 littovalis, Acupalpus luvidus, Harpalus puncficollis, and DyscJiivius politus. 

 Calathus picens seems a very common species in Co. Eouth on the 



