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Table IV — continued. 
Family. 
Species. 
Month. 
Occur- 
rence. 
Remarks on Habits and Habitat. 
CURCULIONIMi 
Phyllobius urticee, De G. . 
5 
v. com. 
On nettles. 
(cont.) 
* ,, argentatus, L. . 
5 
,, 
On birches and young oaks. 
•j Barynotus obscurus, F. 
5, 6 
occ. 
Larvae at roots of grasses, adults on surface 
of ground. 
Sitones liispidulus, F. 
9, 10 
com. 
In pasture, larvae at roots of clover, vetch. 
f, „ lineatus, L. . 
9, 10 
J) J> >> JJ 
„ puncticollis, Steph. 
9, 10 
” 
In pasture ; larvae at roots of clover, trefoil, 
and vetch. 
Hypera punctata, F. . 
9 
f. com. 
Larvae at roots of clover. 
,, polygoni, L. . 
8, 9 
com. 
On Leguminosae, Polygonum. 
„ variubilis, Hbst. . 
10 
occ. 
On Leguminosae. 
Mecinus pyraster, Hbst. 
9 
” 
The larva lives in the galled flower-heads of 
Plantago lanceolata. 
Cathodes quadrimaculatus, L. 
5 
com. 
On the common nettle, Urtica dioica. 
Ceuthorhynckus hirtulus, 
Germ. 
6 
occ. 
Larva in ovoid swellings at the base of the 
stem of Draba ( Erophila ) verna (Whitlow 
Grass). 
Ceuthorhynchus pollinarius , 
Forst. 
5 
com. 
On nettles. 
\Phytobius canaliculatus, 
Fabr. 
6 
” 
On herbage in moist places. 
SCOI/YTIDJS 
*\Scolytus destructor, 01 
A single dead specimen taken in Glover’s 
Meadow ; its habitat is the elm tree. 
Table V. 
Coprophilous and other Scavenging Coleoptera recorded in the Association , 
Intruders. 
Abbreviations as in Table I. The species represented are all more or less beneficial, being active in 
hastening the decomposition of organic substances and rendering it available as food for plants. * indicates 
species generally found in wood and forest. 
Family. 
Species. 
Month. 
Occur- 
rence. 
Remarks on Habits. 
Hydrophilic® . 
Sphxridium scarabaeoides, L. . 
2 
Remains of a few specimens among grass 
in meadow. 
Cercyon depressus, Steph. 
7 
occ. 
In decaying vegetation. 
,, melanocephalus , L. 
7, 8 
„ 
In cow-dung. 
STAPH YLINIDiE 
Homalota aeneicollis, Shp. 
2, 3 
f. com. 
In decaying leaves. 
,, sodalis, Er. 
2,3 
>9 
Tachinus rufipes, De G. . 
3, 5 
■ 
Dung, also in moss. 
Quedius fulgidus, F. 
8 
occ. 
In decaying vegetation. 
„ cinctus , Pk. 
10 
com. 
Vegetable refuse and dung. 
„ tristis, Gr. 
7 
,, 
Decaying vegetation. 
„ picipes, Man. . 
7 
occ. 
Decaying vegetation and wood, also in 
moss. 
