Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and FlorasWallace, Alfred Russel
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Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras
Wallace, Alfred Russel
Biogeography; Glacial epoch; Island ecology
_List of the Species and Varieties of Beetles which, so far as at present
known, are confined to the British Islands. Those added since the first
edition are marked with an asterisk._
CARABIDAE.
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_. {352}
DYTICIDAE.
5. *Acilius sulcatus, _var._ SCOTICUS (Curtis). Scotland. A melanic
variety.
HELOPHORIDAE.
6. OCHTHEBIUS POWERI (Rye). Very marked. S. coast. A few specimens
only.
7. *O. AENEUS (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. TROGOPHLAEUS 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.
SCYDMAENIDAE.
23. *SCYDMAENUS POWERI (Fowler) S. England. A recent discovery.
24. *S. PLANIFRONS (Fowler). ,, ,,
PSELAPHIDAE.
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).
TRICHOPTERYGIDAE.
27. PTINELLA MARIA (Matthews) Derbyshire.
28. TRICHOPTERYX SARAE ( ,, ) 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.
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