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THE NATURALISTS’ JOURNAL. 
Geodephaga (Ground-beetles)—about 3 20 species--In damp places 
on the banks of ponds, streams, etc. ; under stones, at roots, of 
grass, in moss and tufts (in winter), a few species may be found 
under the loose bark of various trees, etc. 
Hydradtphaga (Water-beetles)—134 species—Ditches, ponds, 
streams, etc., among water plants. 
Palpicornia— 95 species—Same localities as above, generally on 
the borders of ponds, etc, and in marshy places, some occur in 
the excrement of animals, vegetable refuse, etc. 
Brachelytra (“ Cock-tails ”)—about 800 species—In refuse of 
every description, carrion, excrement, fungi, especially when 
decaying: under bark and in rotten wood ; in the banks of ditches, 
etc. ; at the roots of grass ; in moss ; among dead and decaying 
leaves, etc. ; in fact there is scarcely any locality where represent¬ 
atives of this group may not be found ; a few species, even, occur 
under stones and among decaying seaweed on the sea-shore, 
above high-watermark. 
Clavicornia— about 640 species—On various plants and trees in 
rotten wood and under bark; the same may be said of this group 
as of the preceding. 
Lamellicornia (Chafers, etc.)—90 species—In the excrement of 
various animals; many species may be found on pathways, some 
occur on flowers, while two or three are found in the decaying 
trunks of trees. This group includes the “ Stag-beetle ” ( Lucayius 
cervus) which is common in many localities in the South, it may 
be netted on the wing at dusk or taken at the roots of trees during 
the daytime. 
Sternoxi (Skip-jacks)—80 species—On various trees and plants, 
several occur on hawthorn blossom. 
Malacodenna —95 species—On flowers, especially, Umbelliferous 
plants, and trees; a few are found in dried skins, fungi, etc. 
Teredilia —60 species-—Most of these occur in fungi, especially 
the Boleti growing on old trees and stumps, some are found in 
rotten wood of trees, posts, etc. ; a few occur in houses, where 
they burrow into old furniture and produce a curious ticking sound 
which can be heard quite plainly in the night-time and has earned 
for them the rather ominous title of the “Death-watch.” Two 
or three others may occasionally be found in cupboards. 
Rhyncophora (Weevils)-- About 550 species—These occur on 
nearly every kind of tree, plant, shrub, etc.; at the roots of grass, 
especially in sandy places ; in moss, tufts, haystack and other 
refuse, during the winter ; a few feed on grain and occasionally 
do considerable damage in granaries, some may be taken from 
various kinds of water plants, a few occur in rotten wood, etc. 
Longicornia— 57 species—On flowers, in dead hedges, decaying 
trees, old posts, etc., a few may be beaten out of old faggot-stacks. 
Phytophaga —about 240 species-—On trees, flowers, etc, some 
are found on water-plants, others on various vegetables, which 
