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J. W. ELLIS: LIVERPOOL COLEOPTERA. 



OCTOTEMNUS, Mel. 



Octotemnus glabriculus, Gyll. I have frequently met with this 

 species, always in abundance where it does occur, in fungi 

 (Boleti). 



PART IX :-HETEROMERA. 



A group of Beetles of most variable appearance and habits, but 

 all characterised by having five joints to the anterior and middle 

 tarsi, with only four to the hinder pair. The British species, 

 scattered through about a dozen families, number about 120, 

 and of these I am able to record 27 as having occurred in our 

 district. 



BLAPS, Fab. 

 Blaps mucronata, Latr. Abundant in cellars. 



HELIOPATHES, Muls. 



Heliopathes gibbus, F. Common on the sandhills on both sides of 

 the Mersey. 



HOPATRUM, Fab. 



Hopatrum sabulosum, L. Recorded from New Brighton by Mr. F. 

 Archer. 



MICROZOUM, Redt. 



Microzoum tibiale, F. Frequent on the Crosby and Wallasey 

 sandhills. 



GNATHOCERUS, Thunb. 



Gnathocerus cornntus, F. The late Mr. F. Kinder used to take 

 this species freely in some of the Liverpool warehouses. 



HYPOPHLCEUS, Hellw. 

 Hypophlceus depressus, F. With the preceding species. 



ALPHITOBIUS, Steph. 

 Alphitobius piceus, 01. Frequent in bakehouses and cellars. 



TENEBRIO, L. 



Tenebrio obscurus, F. Frequent, but not nearly so abundant as 



the following species. 

 Tenebrio molitor, L. A very abundant insect in bakehouses. The 



larvas of this and the preceding species are the ' meal-worms ' so 



well known to bird-fanciers. 



Naturalist, 



