Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras

Carabidæ

1. *Bembidium saxatile, var. vectensis (Fowler). Isle of Wight.

2. Dromius vectensis (Rye). Common in the Isle of Wight, also in Kent, and at Weymouth and Seaton. Closely allied to D. sigma.

3. Harpalus latus, var. metallescens (Rye). Unique, but very marked! South coast. "Perhaps a sport or a hybrid" (Fowler).

4. Acupalpus derelictus (Dawson). Unique! North Kent. Canon Fowler thinks it may be a variety of A. dorsalis.

Dyticidæ

5. *Acilius sulcatus, var. scoticus (Curtis). Scotland. A melanic variety.

Helophoridæ

6. Ochthebius poweri (Rye). Very marked. S. coast. A few specimens only.

7. *O. æneus (Steph).

Brachyelytra

8. Ocyusa hibernica (Rye). Ireland, mountain tops, and at Braemar.

9. *Oxypoda tarda (Sharp).

10.         ,,       pectita (Sharp). Scotland.

11.         ,,       verecunda (Sharp). Scotland, also London districts.

12. Homalota diversa (Sharp).

13.         ,,        fulvipennis (Rye).

14.         ,,        oblongiuscula (Sharp). Scotland, also England and Ireland.

15.         ,,        princeps (Sharp). A coast insect.

16.         ,,        curtipennis (Sharp). Scotland and near Birmingham.

17. H. levana, var. setigera (Sharp).

18. Stenus oscillator (Rye). Unique! South coast. May be a hybrid.

19. Trogophlæus spinicollis (Rye). Mersey estuary, unique! Most distinguishable, nothing like it in Europe. Perhaps imported from another continent.

20. Eudectus whitei (Sharp). Scotch hills. A variety of E. Giraudi of Germany (the only European species) fide Kraatz (Sharp).

21. Homalium rugulipenne (Rye). Exceedingly marked form. Northern and western coasts; rare.

22. *Mycetoporus monticola (Fowler). Cheviots and Inverness-shire.

Scydmænidæ

23. *Scydmænus poweri (Fowler) S. England. A recent discovery.

24. *S. planifrons (Fowler).                    ,,                    ,,

Pselaphidæ

25. Bryaxis cotus (De Sauley). Scotland.

26. Bythinus glabratus (Rye). Sussex coast; also Isle of Wight; a few specimens; very distinguishable; myrmecophilous (lives in ants' nests).

Trichopterygidæ

27. Ptinella maria                    (Matthews) Derbyshire.

28. Trichopteryx saræ             (      ,,      ) Notts.

29.           ,,            poweri          (      ,,      ) Oxon.

30.           ,,            edithia          (      ,,      ) Kent.

31.           ,,          *angusta        (      ,,      ) Leicestershire.

32.           ,,            kirbii            (      ,,      ) Norfolk.

33.           ,,            fratercula  (      ,,      )

34.           ,,            waterhousii (      ,,      )

35.           ,,            championis   (      ,,      ) Wicken Fen.

36.           ,,            jansoni         (      ,,      ) Leicestershire.

37.           ,,            suffocata (Haliday). Ireland, Co. Cork.

38.           ,,            carbonaria (Matthews). Notts.

39. Ptilium halidayi (Matthews). Sherwood Forest.

40.       ,,      caledonicum (Sharp). Scotland; very marked form.

41.       ,,      insigne (Matthews). London district.

42. *Orthoperus mundus (Matthews). Oxfordshire.

43. *O. punctulatus (Matthews). Lincolnshire.