158 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



SPH^EROCERA DENTICULATA, Mg. A specimen was found among 

 heather sent me from Colintraive in February 1909. 



*Family HIPPOBOSCID^. 



*ORNITHOMYIA LAGOPODIS, Sharp. This parasitic fly must be a 

 source of much annoyance to the young grouse, since from 

 six chicks I obtained more than 100 specimens ! 



*ORDER COLEOPTERA (Beetles). 



Besides the Beetles enumerated below, the fragments of one 

 were found in a crop from Ballindalloch, but were not identified. 



Family CARABID.E. 

 ELAPHRUS ULIGINOSUS, Fab. One specimen, Dunachton. 



* Family STAPHYLINID^E. 



Two species of this family, undetermined, occurred on the moors 

 at Dunachton. The group was also represented in the crops of 

 three chicks (two from Dunachton and one from Tulchan). 



* Family ELATERID^ (Click Beetles). 



SERICOSOMUS BRUNNEUS, L. One specimen, Dunachton. 



*CORYMBITES CUPREUS, Fab., var. ^ERUGINOSUS, Fab. Five 

 specimens of this common beetle taken at Dunachton. 

 Remains were found in three crops from Dunachton. 



Family DASCILLID^. 

 HELODES MARGINATA, Fab. One, Dunachton ; one, Ballindalloch. 



Family TELEPHORID^. 



TELEPHORUS NIGRICANS, Mull. var. DISCOIDEUS, Steph. One, 

 Dunachton. 



TELEPHORUS OBSCURUS, L. Five, Dunachton. 

 RHAGONYCHA LIMBATA, Thorns. One, Ballindalloch. 

 RHAGONYCHA ELONGATA, Fin. Eight, Dunachton. 

 MALTHODES FLAVOGUTTATUS, Kies. One, Ballindalloch. 



Family CHRYSOMELID^. 

 DONACIA DISCOLOR, Panz. Three, Dunachton. 



