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stables and outhouses. It is quite nocturnal in its habits, 
and may be occasionally captured prowling about the inside of 
houses, especially near to a lighted stove or fire. 
Zophobas, Blanch. 
Z. concolor, "Woll. — A long black Beetle, somewhat like the 
Tenebrio, but more massive, and about five-sixths of an inch in 
length. It is rare, and found only in the houses in the town. 
Fan. Mordellidce. 
Mordella, Linn. 
*M. mellissiana, Woll. — This beautiful and gracefully-formed, 
reddish-brown, armadillo-shaped Beetle, about a quarter of an inch 
in length, is truly indigenous. It is found only on the high land, 
sometimes in decaying branches of trees, but generally at night in 
houses, where, attracted by the light of a lamp, it is often seen 
hopping about on the table-cloth at dinner-time. 
Fam. Staphylinidce. 
SUB-FAM. ALEOCHARIDES. 
Homalota, Mann. 
H. coriaria, Kr. — A very small hlack Beetle, about one-tenth of 
an inch in length, with elytra much shorter than the body, common 
about gardens on the high land, at an altitude of 2000 feet above 
the sea. It is a common European species, and has established 
itself also in the Madeiran, Canarian, and Cape Yerde archipelagos. 
SUB-FAM. STAPH YLINIDES, 
Philonthus, Steph. 
P. longicornis, Steph. — A long black-hodied insect, about one- 
third of an inch in length, with very short elytra or wing-covers, 
common in flower-gardens and damp places on the high land, at an 
altitude of 2000 feet above the sea. I took several specimens at The 
Hermitage. Mr. Wollaston notes it as a common European 
species, and says : “ It is recorded from the Azores by Mr. Crotch ; 
