A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE Staphylinin.« {continued) Philonthus debilis, Grav. BlrkdaU — vernalis, Grav. Hightown — micans, Grav. Sandhills — puella, Nord. Traffbrd Park, Man- chester Cafius fucicola, Curt. "1 Both occur on the — xantholema, Grav. J shore Actobius signaticornis, B^cjABirkdalessniA- — procerulus, Grav. J hills Xantholinus. All our species except X.- glaber, Nord., X. distans, Kr., and X. fiilgidus, F., occur Leptacinus. AU except L. formicetorum, Maerk., are recorded Baptolinus alternans, Grav. Traffbrd Park, Manchester Othius fulvipennis, F. Common — melanocephalus, Grav. „ — laviusculus, Steph. Occasional on the sandhills POEDERINJE Lathrobium. Besides the common species, L. multipunctatum, Grav., L. quadratum, Payk., and L. longu- lum, Grav., occur rarely on the Southport sandhills, where also Cryp- tobium glaberrimum, Herbst, has been taken Stilicus rufipes, Germ. Southport ; not common — aflinis, Er. Generally distributed - — orbiculatus, Er. „ „ Medon obsoletus, Nord. Southport — melanocephalus, F. Litherland Lithocharis ochracea, Grav. Common Poederus riparius, L. Southport Ev.«;STHETIN,T Evaesthethus ruficapillus, Lac. Barton Moss near Manchester Stenin^ Stenus. Of this extensive genus, the fol- lowing are generally distributed : — — biguttatus, L. — bimaculatus, Gyll. — guttula, Mull. — juno, F. — bupthalmus, Grav. — canaliculatus, Gyll. — speculator, Lac. — dedaratus, Er. — crassus, Steph. — bninnipes, Steph. — impressus. Germ. — bifoveolatus, Gyll. — picipes, Steph. — nitidiusculus, Steph. — cicindeloides, Grav. — similis, Herbst — tarsalis, Ljungh. SrENiNit (continued) Stenus paganus, Er. — latifrons, Er. Rarer species are — — ater, Man. Southport district — binotatus, Ljungh. „ ,, — melanopus, Marsh. — pusillus, Er. — exiguus, Er. „ „ — ossium, Steph. „ „ — suboeneus, Er., Crosby, Aigburth ; and probably other members of the genus occur, although so far un- recorded OXYPORIN^ Oxyporus rufus, L. Mossley Hill near Liverpool OxYTELINjT Bledius. Of this genus, the following occur in wet places among the sand- hills :— — spectabilis, Kr. — fuscipes. Rye — fracticornis, Payk. — opacus. Block. — longulus, Er. — arenarius, Payk. On the shore ; very abundant — subterraneus, Er. Bollin Valley — longulus, Er. „ „ — pallipes, Grav. „ „ Platystethus arenarius, Fourc. Abundant — cornutus, Gyll. Hightown Oxytelus insecatus, Grav. Liverpool district — inustus, Grav. Birkdale ; rare — maritimus, Thorns. Not uncommon under seaweed, etc., on the shore — rugosus, F. Generally abundant — sculptus, Grav. — laqueatus. Marsh. — sculpturatus, Grav. — nitidulus, Grav. „ „ — tetracarinatus. Block. „ „ Ancyrophorus omalinus, Er. Recorded from Clifton near Manchester by Morley Trogophloeus spinicollis, Rye. The only specimen of this insect ever taken in this country was captured by Mr. Kidson Taylor under refuse banks of River Mersey, 9 August 1868 — bilineatus, Steph. Southport district — rivularis, Mots. — corticinus, Grav. — pusillus, Grav. — tenellus, Grav. „ „ Thinobius brevipennis, Kies. Two speci- mens of this rare beetle, hitherto only taken in the fens of Cambridge- shire, are recorded from flood refuse, » » » » 120
