1 1 6 Thorn lev and Ryles : Nottinghamshire Geodephaga. 



again and again point the fact, that too much has been assumed 

 about the distribution of many insects, as some of the so- 

 called 1 common species ' will prove much more local than was 

 supposed. 



There are many friends who deserve not only our thanks, 

 but the thanks of all naturalists, for their perseverance in 

 collecting specimens. To Mr. Stephen Pegler, the present 

 Mayor of Retford, our thanks are specially due, for much 

 thorough and energetic work in the Retford district. To Prof. 

 Carr. M.A., F.L.S., Mr. Sturges Dodd, and the young members 

 of the Nottingham High School Naturalists' Society, thanks are 

 greatly due for a large quantity of material. And lastly, to 

 Mr. W. Denison Roebuck, Editor of 'The Naturalist,' the 

 authors are indebted for much encouragement and many 

 bibliographical references. The mention of these names does 

 not exhaust the list of our kind helpers, but each will be 

 recognised either under his initial, or, if a less frequent con- 

 tributor, by his name appended to the record. 



We had hoped to have compared our Coleopterous Fauna 

 with that of the neighbouring counties, but, with the exception 

 of Yorkshire, the county lists are either only partial, or still in 

 a very unprepared condition. It may, however, be possible to 

 complete this set of papers by a final one on this subject of 

 comparative Faunas. 



In Messrs. Sharp and Fowler's Catalogue 307 species of 

 Geodephaga are recognised. In the present list 133 are 

 recorded, that is about 43 per cent. By studying the notes on 

 distribution in several well-known works on British Coleoptera, 

 we have come to the conclusion that further search will probably 

 add about 19 more species, thus bringing up the total to about 

 152 species, practically about 50 per cent., and it is probable 

 this is a fair average for an inland county. 



GEODEPHAGA. 



Cicindela campestris L. Langford Moor, Newark, common, 



29th June 1899 (A. T.) ; Clumber Park (S. Pegler). 

 Cychrus rostratus L. Aspley Woods, Nottingham (W. E. R.); 



Woodborough Road, Nottingham (Freestone). 

 Carabus catenulatus Scop. Sherwood Forest (Freestone). 

 Carabus nemoralis Mull, Retford district, not uncommon 



(A. T.); Nottingham district, common (W. E. R.). 

 Carabus violaceus L. Retford district, moderately common 



(A. T.) ; Nottingham district, not uncommon (W. E. R.). 



Naturalist, 



