A HISTORY OF LEICESTERSHIRE PELOBIIDAE Pelobius tardus, Herbst. Tburmaston. One of the few records north of London DYTISCIDAE Noterus sparsus, Marsh, v.r. Bidessus geminus, F. Thringstone Coelambus versicolor, Schal. n.c. decoratus, Gyll. v.r. confluens, F. n.c. parallelogrammus, Ahr. r. Hydroporus granularis, L. v. local - rivalis, Gyll. n.c. septentrionalis, Gyll. Stony ditches, r. (H. W. Bates). This is a northern species which one would not expect to find - vittula, Er. Bradgate, v.r. longulus, Muls. Bradgate, in running ditches, v.c. at times - discretus, Fairm. n.c. ferruginous, Steph. Gumley (Matthews). This appears to be the only Midland record Agabus didymus, Ol. r. and local - femoralis, Payk. n.r. abbreviate, F. v.r. Ilybius fenestratus, F. Soar Valley, n.c. Copelatus agilis, F. Gumley Rhantus exoletus, Forst. n.c. - pulverosus, Steph. A single specimen near Leicester (T. B. Kirby) Dytiscus circumflexus, F. Stoughton (Bouskell) Hydaticus transvcrsalis, Berg. v.r. GYRINIDAE Gyrinus minutus, F. Gumley Orectochilus villosus, Mull. Bradgate, under sub- merged logs abundant, no other locality in the county HYDROPHILIDAE Hydrophilus piceus, L. Syston, many years ago Hydrobius oblongus, Herbst. Usually a coast species, but recorded from Gumley Philydrus testaceus, F. r. - nigricans, Zett. Bradgate, n.c. melanocephalus, Ol. Local Cymbiodyta ovalis, Th. c. Enochrus bicolor, Pk. v.r. Anacaena bipustulata, Steph. n.c. Berosus signaticollis, Charp. Gumley luridus, L. n.c. Chaetarthria seminulum, Pk. v.r. Helophorus rugosus, Ol. c. dorsalis, Marsh, n.c. brevicollis, Th. Avstej (F. Bates) nanus, Sturm. Two specimens taken by Mr. T. B. Kirby in the Leiceiter district Hydrochus brevis, Hbst. v.r. Henicocerus exsculptus, Germ. v.c. Bradgate Cercyon obsoletus, Gyll. Local marinus, Th. Local nigriceps, Marsh. Bradgate, n.r. terminatus, Marsh. Local minutus, F. r. in dung Leicester district STAPHYLINIDAE Aleochara lata, Gr. Buddon cuniculorum, Kr. Bradgate, I. - lygea, Kr. Bradgate, r. moerens, Gyll. r. moesta, Gr. Desford Oxypoda formiceticola, Mark. Buddon Wood, in nests of Formica rufa (Donisthorpe, Bouskell) recondita, Kr. Buddon Wood, in nests of Formica rufa (Donisthorpe) annularis, Sahl. Local Ischnoglossa corticina, Er. r. Ocyusa picina. Aub. r. Ilyobates propinquus, Aub. Market Bosworth, n.c. Calodera nigrita, Man. r. - rubens, Er. r. Dinarda markeli, Kies. Buddon Wood, with Formica rufa, v.c. Atemeles emarginatus, Pk. v.r. Myrmedonia collaris, Pk. Sadd'mgton, r. Notothecta flavipes, Gr. Buddon, with Formica rufa, c. anceps, Er. Buddon, with Formica rufa, c. - confusa, Mark. r. Homalota pavens, Er. gregaria, Er. luteipes, Er. luridipennis, Mann. elongatula, Gr. silvicola, Fuss. Buddon vicina, Steph. graminicola, Gr. Thornton - fungivora, Th. picipes, Th. subglabra, Shp. Buddon aequata, Er. angustula, Gyll. caesula, Er. circellans, Gr. - immersa, Er. Markficld cuspidata, Er. analis, Gr. aenicollis, Shp. Xantpoptera, Steph. Ulverscroft fungicola, Th. nigricornis, Th. palustris, Kies. testaceipes, Heer. sericea, Muls. atricolor, Shp. hodierna, Shp. cauta, Er. villosula, Kr. laevana, Muls. intermedia, Th. sordida, Marsh. - aterrima, Gr. laticollis, Steph. fungi var. clientula, Er. Gynpeta labilis, Er. Bradgate Ischnopoda coerulea. Sahl. Gumley Falagria sulcata. Pk. sulcatula, Gr. thoracina, Curt. obscura, Gr. Gryophaena poweri, Crotch. Gumtey the only Midland record bevipennis, Kr. 68
