Ellis : Coleopteka of the Liverpool Distpjct. 117 



H. dorsalis^ Marsh. Altcar rifle ground. (Mr. Archer's diary.) 



HYDROCHUS. 



H. angudatiL^^, Germ. Mr. Kinder takes this species 'Commonly in 

 pits near Westniinster-road. 



OCTHEBIUS. 



0. bicolor. Germ. Two specimens from the Fender, Bidston Marsh. 

 (J. E.) 



0. rufiwarginaftuf^ Steph. Several s})ecimens amon^ rejectamenta on 

 the banks of the Fender, in October last. (J. W. E.) 

 cyclonotum. 



C. orbi.ciilare^ F. Abundant at the edge of a pit at Liscard, l-ast 

 April (J. W. E.) 



SPHCERIDIUM. 



L. scaraboeokles^ L. Common in <!ung. 



,.V. bipudulatum^ F. With the above, but less common. 



/S. marginatum, F. Taken wiih the above. (F. K ) 



CERCYON. 



C. obsoldics, Gryll. Common iti duTig on the sandliills. 



C. JuemorrJtom, Gryll. A single specimen, loc. ? (J. W. E.) 



0. aqimticMS, Muls. Moderately common about Kii-kdale. 



C. Jlavipes, F. The most abundan"; of the genus with us. (F. K.) 



C. latter alis. Marsh. A few specimens on the sandhills (J. W. E.) 



Moderately common about Kirkdale. (F. K.) 

 C. liitoraliH, Gyll. Common under rejectamenta on the shore. 

 C. depresms, Steph. One specimen from Aigburth, and one specimen 



from High town. (J. W. E.) 

 C. 'vnipundtatns, L. Common in dung. 

 C. qidsqiiUius, L. Conmion. 

 C, melanocephalus, L. Abundant. 



C. terminatm, Marsh. One specimen, Wallasey (J. W. E.) Common 



at Litherland (F. K.) 

 C. 'pygm(BH8, 111. Two specimens from Hightown (J. W. E.) 

 C. liigiibrU, Pk. One specimen from Hightown (J. W. E.) 

 C. aua'lui, Pk. Common. 



MEGA STERNUM. 



M. boletophayum, Marsh. Common in dung. 



CRYPTOPLEURTJM. 



C. atomarium, F. Common about Litherland (F. K.) Two specimens 

 from Eastham J. W. E.) 



In conclusion, I would call attention to the valuable results which 

 may be acln'eved by systematically working one locality ; as an 

 instance of which, '^the number of species (many not hitherto recorded 



