GROUND BEETLES COLLECTED FROM SEA SHORE DRIFTS 1 Andr Larochelle 2 Violent waves produce strings of debris on sandy beaches. Ground beetles may be very abundant there and may suggest overseas dispersal by air or water, or by both (Lindroth, 1963, pp. 56-61). From June 15 to July 21, 1971, I collected many Carabidae in sea-shore drifts along the St. Lawrence River in Saguenay County, Quebec. The following is a list of the captures and the localities, with the number of specimens of each species. LIST OF SPECIES Agonum affine Kirby Havre-Saint-Pierre (1). Agonum cupreum Dejean Pointe-Parent(l). Agonum metallescens Leconte Natashquan (1). Agonum obsoletum Say Havre-Saint-Pierre (2); Mingan (1). Agonum quadripunctatum De Geer Havre-Saint-Pierre (1); Riviere-Saint-Jean (1). Agonum retractum Leconte Pointe-Parent (1). Amara aenea De Geer Magpie (1). Amara aeneopolita Casey Mingan (2). Amara apricaria Paykull Aguanish (1); Magpie (3); Mingan (1); Riviere-au-Tonnerre (2). Amara bifrons Gyllenhal Sept-lies (1). Amara familiaris Duftschmid Mingan (2); Riviere-au-Tonnerre (1); Tadoussac (1). Amara fulva De Geer Baie-Trinite' (1); Havre-Saint-Pierre (2); Magpie (7); Riviere-au-Tonnerre (9); Riviere-Saint-Jean (2). Amara lunicollis Schibdte Pointe-Parent (1). Amara pseudobrunnea Lindroth Magpie (1); Mingan (1); Pointe-Parent (2). Amara quenseli Schbnherr Aguanish (2). 'Accepted for publication: April 28, 1972 2 Bourget College. C.P. 1000. Rigaud, Quebec, Canada Ent. News, 84: 99-101, 19 73 99
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