A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE Cyclica {continued) Phyllodecta vulgatissima, L. Scarisbrick — vitellinae, L. Generally abundant Hydrothassa marginella, L. 1 Occur com- Prasocuris phellandrii, L. J monly — junci, Brahm. Chat Moss, Southport Luperus rufipes, Scop. Commonly — flavipes, L. Less frequently on birch on the mosses Lochmaea capre^, L. Ainsdale — suturalis, Thoms. Abundant on hea- ther Galereucella nymphasa, L. Common — calmariensis, L. „ Sermyk halensis, L. Abimdant on Galium on the sandhills Haltic^ Longitarsus. Of this large genus, difficult as its members are to determine, probably many more occur than have been recorded, viz. : — — lurid us, Scop. Chat Moss ; frequent — suturellus, Duft. „ — melanocephalus, Dc G. „ — suturalis. Marsh. „ — pusillus, Gyll. „ — jacobxx, Wat. „ — ochroleucus, Marsh. „ — Isvis, Duft. „ Haltica ereceti. All. „ Ph)-llotreta atra, F. Birkdah — exclamationis, Thunb. „ — undulata, Kuts. Common — nemorum, L. „ Apthona nonstriata, Goeze. Common on iris Sphaeroderma. Both species common Apteropeda orbiculata, Marsh. Bollin Valley Mantura rustica, L. Generally distri- buted — obtusata, Gyll. Chat Moss — chrysanthemum, Koch. Near Southport, Chat Moss Crepidodera transversa, Marsh. Generally abundant — ferruginea. Scop. Generally abundant — aurata. Marsh. „ „ — helxines, L. Churchtown, Southport — chloris, Foud. One specimen, South- port Hippuriphila modeeri, L. Generally dis- tributed Chstocnema hortensis, Fourc. Southport Psylliodes chrysocephala, L. Not uncom- mon — affinis, Payk. Generally distributed — picina, Marsh. Southport district — marcida. 111. „ — cuprea, Koch. „ » Cryptosomata Cassida viridis, F. Common — flaveola, Thunb. Occasional ■ — vibex, F. Hightown — sanguinolenta, F. One specimen taken near Birkdale HETEROMERA Tenebrionidjs: Blaps mucronata, Latr. Generally abun- dant in cellars — mortisaga, L. Recorded from Liver- pool Heliopathes gibbus, F. "{Abundant on the Microzoum tibiale, Redt.j coast sandhills Phaleria cadaverina, Latr. Not uncommon under refuse on the shore Most of the ' grain warehouse ' species of the genera Tenebrio,Alphi- tobius, Gnathocerus, Palorus, Tribol- ium and Latheticus occur frequently in the towns of South Lancashire, but as such species as have become estab- lished here, as well as others which appear incapable of the adaptation necessary to ensure permanent resi- dence, must be constantly recruited by immigration through such ports as Liverpool and Manchester, it be- comes impossible to decide whether any particular record of such species refers to indigenous or imported specimens Helops striatus, Fourc. Abundant — pallidus, Curt. Probably occurs on the sandhills, as it has been taken at New Brighton on the Cheshire side of the Mersey estuary ClSTELID^ Cistela marina, L. Common in flowers of the dwarf rose which flourishes on the sandhills Lagrhd^ Lagria hirta. Also frequent on the sand- hills Melandryid^ Tetratoma. The rare species T. desma- resti, Latr., and T. ancora, F., have both been recorded from near Man- chester by Chappell Abdera quadrifasciata, Steph. Recorded by Edleston from Dunham Park Melandrya caraboides, L. Crosby near Liverpool Phlceotrya rufipes, Gyll. Simonswood Moss Pythid^ Salpingus castaneus, Gyll. Simonswood Moss Lissodema cursor, Gyll. Reported from near Manchester by Chappell and Reston 124
