ELLIS : LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE COLEOPTERA. 



had it not been for the unexpected decease of our esteemed fellow 

 worker Mr. Fred. Kinder ; and unfortunately his collection contains 

 no evidence of the localities whence the specimens were obtained. 



Notwithstanding the small number of workers at this group, I 

 have the pleasure to record i ii species as occurring in our district, 

 being about i8 per cent, of the total 615 species recognised as 

 British. 



The initials F.A., J.H.S., R.W., and J.W.E. refer to Messrs. 

 Archer, Smedley, and Wilding, and to myself respectively. 



PSELAFHID^. 

 BRYAXIS, Leach. 



B. hsematica, Reich. 



I have a pair taken in moss at Eastham, November 1882. 



TYCHUS, Leach. 



T. niger, Pk. 



Under bark at Bromborough (J.W.E.). 



EUPLECTUS, Leach. 



E. sanguineus, Aube (nanus, W.C). 



A pair from under bark at Bidston (J.W.E.). * 



SCYDM^NID^. 

 SCYDM^NUS, Latr. 



S. collaris, Miill. 



Tolerably common. 

 S. exilis, Er. 



Under bark of fir, Eastham, June 1883 (J.W.E.). 

 S. hirticollis, 111. 



Wallasey, March 1884 (J.W.E.). 



TRICHOPTER YGID.E. 

 TRICHOPTERYX, Kuby. 



T. atomaria, De G. 



Eastham and Spital, abundant (J.W.E.). 

 T. fascicularis, Herbst. 



Prenton, on the damp edge of a pond in April 1883 (J.W.E.). 

 T. grandicollis, Mann. 



Abundant under dung near Spital, August 1884 (J.W.E.). 

 T. bovina, Mots. 



A few specimens with the preceding species. 



Naturalist, 



