COLEOPTEROUS FAUNA OF LIVERPOOL DISTRICT. 205 
Spheridium bipustulatum, F. Both the type and the 
var. marginatum, F'., are abundant in dung. 
Cercyon obsoletus, Gyll. Frequent in dung, especially on 
the sandhills. 
Cercyon hemorrhoidalis, F. Abundant. 
Cercyon aquaticus, Muls A single specimen at Leasowe 
(J. W.E.). 
Cercyon flavipes, F. Abundant. This and melanocephalus 
are by far the most abundant of the genus with us. 
Cercyon lateralis, Marsh. I have taken a few specimens 
in the district, and Mr. Kinder took it freely about Kirkdale. 
Cercyon littoralis, Gyll. Very abundant on the shore, 
under seaweed, &c. 
Cercyon unipunctatus, L. Common. 
Cercyon quisquilius, L. Common. 
Cercyon melanocephalus, L. Abundant. 
Cercyon terminatus, Marsh. Occasionally at Wallasey 
(J.W.E.); common at Litherland (F.K.). 
Cercyon pygmeus, Ill. Abundant. 
Cercyon nigriceps, Marsh. A specimen which alighted 
on a book I was reading,in St. Anne Street, is the only one 
I have taken in the district. 
Cercyon lugubris, Payk. I have twice taken this species 
in the district, once at Hightown. 
Cercyon analis, Payk. Generally distributed, but scarcely 
common. 
Megasternum boletophagum, Marsh. Common. 
Cryptopleurum atomariwm, F. Common. 
SILPHIDZ. 
Clambus armadillo, De Geer. I took a specimen of this 
tiny species in moss from a wall at Bromborough, last 
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