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7). salinus, Schaum. Banks of streams on the shore bettveen Waterloo 



and Crosby, May, C S G. 

 D. globosus. Hbst. Plentiful near Little Brighton, Crosby, May, 



C S G : a single specimen from Wallasey, J W E. 



Demeteias. 



D. atricapillus, L. Abundant on the sandhills : also in profusion on 

 the mug wort {Artemesia campestris) in autumn. 



D. monostigma, Leach (unipunctatus^ Germ.) Wallasey sandhills, with 

 atricapilluSj C S G. 

 Dkomius. 



D. linearis, Oliv. On the sandhills among dead leaves, &c., and with 



D atricapillus on mugwort. 

 D. agilis, F. Under the bark of willows, C S G ; under bark between 



Waterloo and Crosby, F K. 

 B. meridionalis^ Dj. Two specimens beaten from firs at Bidston, 



J W E ; with the preceding species, F K. 

 D. quadrimacidatiis, L. Under bark of willows, C S G : two from 



under the bark of an oak, Eastham Wood, J W E. 

 D quadrisigmtus, D. Under bark of willows in the Upton valley^ 



C S G ; one specimen last September, beaten from birch, Bidston, 



J WE. 



J), melanocephalus^ D. Common among dead sallow leaves on the 

 sandhills. 

 Blechrus. 



B. manius, Sturm. On the sandhills, C S G. I have taken the 

 variety glahratus abundantly on a fine summer's day at the far end 

 of Wallasey Pool, but very difficult to capture. 



Metabletus. 



M.foveola, Gyll. Common on the sandhills among dead sallow leaves. 

 Lebia. 



L. cMorocephala, E. H. Banks of the Alt, at Sefton, C S G. 



LOEICERA. 



L. pilicornis, F. Very abundant under stones, among moss, &c. 

 Chl^nius. 



C. nigricornis, F. Banks of Birket, and Knowsley Quarry, April and 

 May, C S G. 



Badistee. 



B. bipustulatus, F. Prenton Wood, Storeton Quarry, Huyton Quarry, 

 C S G ; roadside between New Ferry and Bromborough, J W E 

 and J H S ; Seaforth, F K. 



