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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



[April 



time." During a visit to Donegal last year, Mr. Johnson succeeded 

 in capturing what may prove to be either a species of Cneovhinus new 

 to Britain, or a very interesting variety of C. exaratus. 



Mr. Johnson's first essay in Entomological literature is contained 

 in Vol. XXII. (1883) of the "Entomologist's Monthly Magazine," a 

 periodical to w T hich he has frequently contributed ever since. Notes 

 from his pen have likewise appeared in our own pages, the 

 "Entomologists' Record,'" and the "Irish Naturalist." He is the 

 author of papers entitled " Irish Geodephaga " and " Irish Staphy- 

 linidae," read at the South London Society. 



In October, 1888, he read a paper on " Irish Insects," before the 

 Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society ; and in January, 

 1892, a paper on " The Beetles of the Belfast District," before the 

 Belfast Naturalists' Field Club. 



His connection with the Armagh Natural History and Philosophical 

 Society commenced in 1872, and at the present day he is the President 

 of that Society. The most important papers read at their meetings are 

 on "Irish Lepidoptera," "Irish Coleoptera," and "British Lamellicorn 

 Coleoptera." He is likewise a member of the Belfast Naturalists' 

 Field Club, and the Entomological Society of London. 



A paper on " Irish Coleoptera " is also promised to the City of 

 London Entomological and Natural History Society. The latter 

 Society are much indebted to Mr. Johnson for his kind assistance of 

 specimens for their collection of Coleoptera. 



The most important of Mr. Johnson's papers is that on " The 

 Coleoptera of the Armagh District." The species enumerated, w T e 

 gather from the " Irish Naturalist," were all captured by himself, with 

 Mrs. Johnson's assistance, except a few picked up by some of his 

 pupils and brought to him. This is the largest list of Irish Coleoptera 

 yet published, numbering upwards of 700 species. Mr. Haliday's list, 

 published in 1885, contained 528 species. The Dublin list of 1878, 

 comprised 623 species. Mr. Johnson's list contains some 250 or more 

 species which do not appear to have been recorded from elsewhere in 

 Ireland. This is because Mr. Johnson has been steadily working all 

 the year round since 1884, while other districts have been compara- 

 tively neglected. However, this state of affairs will, perhaps, be 

 remedied now, especially as Messrs. Cuthbert and Brown, of Dublin, 

 have both been putting in good work during the last two years. 

 Other Coleopterists have also been started, and, practically assisted 

 by Mr. Johnson, we hope to hear of good things of them in the 

 future. 



In concluding, we may add that Mr. Johnson rendered very able 

 assistance with Irish localities, &c, for the compilation of Canon 



