Further Records of Drosophila repleta Wollaston (Diptera) in IrelandAuthor(s): J. P. O'Connor and P. AsheSource: The Irish Naturalists' Journal, Vol. 24, No. 11 (Jul., 1994), p. 467Published by: Irish Naturalists' Journal Ltd.Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25535854 .

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Ir. Nat. J. Vol. 24 No. II 1994 467

following fleas were counted: nest one 13$ $; nest two 3cf cf and 22$ $; nest three Icf and 33$ $; nest four 11 Icf Cf and 563$$. Another nest of the blue tit collected at Cuskinny (W86) in 1993 contained 288cf Cf, 633 $ $ and 1 cf $ (also 23 D. gallinulae gallinulae and larvae). It is not unusual in early spring to find this species clustered around the entrance holes of tit nesting boxes, presumably

having over-wintered in them, but whether as adults or pupae is unknown.

We wish to thank S. Berrow, F. T. Butler, J. Murphy, L. Nagle and D. Ward (Coillte Teo) for

their assistance. We also thank D. McGrath and J. Wilson who provided some of the birds' nests.

Department of Zoology, University College, Cork D. P. SLEEMAN

Ballykenneally, Ballymacoda, Co. Cork P. SMIDDY

FURTHER RECORDS OF DROSOPHILA REPLETA WOLLASTON (DIPTERA) IN IRELAND

In 1991, Drosophila repleta Wollaston was discovered in Ireland. Adults were found infesting the gentlemen's toilet of a Dublin City public house. They may have originated from within the public house or from a nearby fast food premises. D. repleta could cause human health problems in this

country as the adults can feed on faecal matter and have a habit of alighting on white surfaces (plates,

sheets, tablecloths etc) (O'Connor, J. P. and Ashe, P. 1992 Entomologist's mon. Mag. 128: 146). The

species has since been collected in another two public houses and these records are given here.

Dublin: City Centre (01434), 28 January 1993, adults in the bar of a public house, JPOC & PA.

Kerry: Castlemaine (Q8303), 17 June 1993, adults in the gentlemen's toilets and in the bar of a public house, JPOC.

The authors examined the Dublin premises for the sources of the infestation. When several areas

of spillage and food waste behind the counter were eliminated, the adults practically disappeared. No

specimens were found in the toilets. In the Castlemaine infestation, they did occur in the toilets as well

as flying about in the bar. These premises did not serve meals and we believe that the insects were

breeding in the waste disposal pipes in the urinals. D. repleta is undoubtedly more widespread than the

present records would suggest. In view of its potential health implications, this species should be

looked out for by environmental health inspectors and others involved in maintaining hygienic standards in restaurants, bars etc. It may be identified using Fonseca (1965 Trans. Soc. Br. Ent. 16:

233-244). Further information will be found in O'Connor and Ashe (1992 op. cit.).

National Museum of Ireland, Dublin 2 J. P. O'CONNOR

Department of Zoology, Trinity College, Dublin 2 P. ASHE

BADISTER ANOMALOUS PERRIS, CARPELIMUSIMPRESSUS (LACORDAIRE) AND STENUS KIESENWETTERI ROSENHAUER,

COLEOPTERA NEW TO IRELAND

In May 1993, my wife and I paid short visits to a number of sites in Ireland in the course of which

we encountered three species of Coleoptera for which there are apparently no previous Irish records.

A single male Badister anomalous Perris (Carabidae) was taken in marshy vegetation at the

northern edge of Lough Gash, Co Clare (R3967) on 19.5.93. The latter is a large eutrophicated

turlough. In Britain, this species is recorded from only a few coastal counties in southern and eastern

England and with recent records only from the south coast of Kent and Sussex (M. L. Luff pers.

comm.), where it occurs in marshy ground at the edge of standing fresh water. Elsewhere in Europe it

is widely distributed, occurring as far north as southern Sweden. Seven members of the genus Badister are known from the British Isles and now all have been found in Ireland.

At the same site, two examples of Carpelimus impressus (Lacordaire) (Staphylinidae) were

obtained by shaking tangled, water-edge vegetation over a sheet. In Britain, this is an uncommon

species though not now as rare as formerly stated, occurring in the author's experience in damp,

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