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The Mattifiialtst. 



PALPICORNIA. 

 Of tliis small group of beetles, whicli lias had little attention paid 

 to it, I am able to enumerate about 43 species as having occurred in 

 our district. Of the genus Helophorm alone I have to record 10 out 

 of the 12 species given as British in Dr. Sharp's last catalogue ; and 

 of the puzzling genus C(^rcfjoiL I gi\'e a list of 14 out of the 18 

 British species. 



HYDROBIUS. 



H./iiscipes, L. Abundant in pits. A smaller variety with paler 

 legs occurs on the Sandhills. 



PHILHYDEUS. 



p. ttstacens, F. Common in pits, Westminster Eoad. (F-K.) 

 P. melanocephalus, 01. A single specimen from the- same locality. 

 (F.K.) 



ENOCHRU.S. 



E. tricolor, Pk... A single specimen with the above.. (^F.K.) 

 A. limhata^ F. Common in pits. 



A. variabilis, Sharp. Not so common as the preceding.. 



LACCOBIUS. 



L. minntns, L. In the Fender, Bidston Marsh. (A. H. May.) 



L. itigriceps, Th. I have a single specimen, taken on the Wallasey 

 sandhills, in x\pril, 1876. 



BEROSUS. 



B. a-ffinh, Brulle. I used to take this species frequently in claypits 

 behind Wavertree Park; Mr. Kinder takes it sparingly about 

 Westminster-road. 



LIMNOBTUS. 



L. trinicalelli'.s, Th. Crosby, September. (F. Archer's diary.) 



HELOPHORUS. 



II. vitgosns; 01. On the §hore at Crosby. (F. K.) 

 H. nnhilis, F. Bidston Marsh, in November, 1862. (Mr. Archer's 

 diary.) 



H. i.ntermedui.s^ Muls. Crosby, September, do. 

 //. aquaticus, L. Abundant in pits. 



IL Mulsanli^ Rye. One specimen from the High town shore, May, 



1882. (J. W. E.) 

 H. griseus, Hbst. Common. 



II. granula,ris, L. Common, especially near the sandhills. 

 U. oeneipenim, Th. Altcar rifle ground. (F. Archer's diary.) 

 //. arvernicns. Muls. I have a single specimen, taken along with 

 granuiarLH. (J. W. E.) 



