Magdalus phlegmatica (Herbst) (Curculionidae) in North West England, new to VC 60 and VC 69

Longitarsus dorsalis (Fabricius) (Chrysomelidae) new to Nottinghamshire

Pelenomus quadricorniger (Colonnelli) (Curculionidae) in Oxfordshire

Zoogeography, politics and entomology

Trichiusa immigrata Lohse (Staphylinidae) in Ireland

Stenus geniculatus Gravenhorst (Staphylinidae) apparently new to Berkshire (VC 22)

Xylostiba monilicornis (Gyllenhal) (Staphylinidae) new to Ireland

Cossonus linearis (Fabricius) new to Leicestershire: a recent immigrant or a long-established species in the British fauna?

Paraphotistus nigricornis (Panzer) (Elateridae) in Ireland

Scaphium immaculatum (Olivier) (Staphylinidae) new to Sussex