COLEOPTEROUS FAUNA OF LIVERPOOL DISTRICT. 195 
Olisthopus rotundatus, Payk. Frequent about hilly 
ground, such as Bidston and Storeton. 
Lebia chlorocephala, Hoff. Recorded only by Mr. 
Gregson, from the banks of the Alt, at Sefton. 
Demetrias unipunctatus,Germ. Recorded by Mr. Gregson 
as occurring on the Wallasey sandhills. 
Demetrias atricapillus, L. Abundant on the sandhills 
and elsewhere, on herbage. 
Dromius linearis, Ol. Abundant on herbage, whence it 
is obtained by sweeping. 
Dromius meridionalis, Dej. Frequent under bark, 
especially of fir. 
Dromius agilis, F. Found under bark, between Waterloo 
and Crosby, by Mr. Kinder. 
Dromius quadrimaculatus, Li. Common under bark of 
oak in Kastham Wood, and occasionally elsewhere. 
Dromus quadrinotatus, Panz. In similar situations, 
but scarcely so common as the preceding species. 
Dromius ngriventris, Thoms. I discovered this species 
on Bidston Hill, in February, 1882, and have since taken 
it there on several occasions; Mr. Wilding has found it at 
Thurstaston. It occurs under ling and heath, among the 
dead leaves. 
Dromius melanocephalus, Dej. Frequently taken by 
indiscriminate sweeping of roadside herbage. 
Blechrus maurus, Sturm. Mr. Gregson records this 
species from the sandhills (Wallasey?). I once found it 
in abundance at the north end of Wallasey Pool, dashing 
about, as I think Mr. Rye describes it, like ‘‘an animated 
grain of gunpowder.”’ 
Metabletus foveola, Gyll. Abundant among dead leaves 
of the dwarf sallow on the sandhills on both sides of the 
Mersey; also on Flaybrick Hill, &c. 
Cymindis vaporariorum, Li. The presence of a specimen 
