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J. W. ELLIS: LIVERPOOL COLEOPTERA. 



Phyllobius oblongns, L. Common on dwarf sallows on the sand- 

 hills. 



Phyllobius pomonse, 01. Abundant on the coast sandhills during 

 the summer. 



Phyllobius uniformis, Marsh. I have taken this species freely in 

 the neighbourhood of Spital, in July. 



TROPIPHORUS, Schon. 



Tropiphorus mercurialis, F. The late Mr. Kinder used to take this 

 species freely on the wall surrounding the Anfield Cemetery. 



CNEORHINUS, Schon. 



Cneorhinus geminatus, F. Very abundant in spring and summer 

 on the bare sandhills. 



BARYNOTUS, Germ. 



Barynotus obscurus, F. Frequently taken by sweeping, and some- 

 times found beneath stones in spring. 



STROPHOSOMUS, Bill. 



Strophosomus coryli, F. Common where hazel grows, as about 



Raby Mere and Dibbin's Dale. 

 Strophosomus limbatus, F. Frequent about Bidston Hill on furze, 



and among the dead leaves of heather. 



SITONES, Schon. 



Sitones griseus, F. Abundant on the Wallasey sandhills. 



Sitones flavescens, Marsh. Frequent on marshy ground. The var. 



(by some authors considered a distinct species) longicollis, F., I 



have taken at Spital, in May 1883. 

 Sitones sulcifrons, Thunb. Common. 



Sitones regensteinensis, Herbst. Abundant on furze on Bidston 



Hill, and at Prenton in spring. 

 Sitones puncticollis, Steph. I have a specimen of this species which 



I recently captured by the sweeping-net, near Formby. 

 Sitones lineatus, L. Abundant. 

 Sitones hispidulus, F. Frequent. 



POLYDRUSUS, Germ. 



Polydrusus cervinus, L. Abundant during summer on the dwarf 



willows, on the coast sandhills. 

 Polydrusns confluens, Steph. I have swept a few of this species 



from heather on Bidston Hill, in July. 



Naturalist, 



