ON THE SCOTTISH SPECIES OF OXYURA 93 



"Entomologist's Annual," 1874, p. 146, all being species 

 described (but briefly) by C. G. Thomson. Marshall, I.e., 

 says that the group is small, but the difficulty of procuring 

 specimens of any species is considerable. It may be that 

 the species are more numerous in Scotland than in England, 

 but my impression is that the number of English species 

 might easily be doubled, and considerable additions made 

 to our Scottish List. Nothing seems to be known regarding 

 the habits of these insects, but as some of the species have 

 been found in fungi it is very probable that they are parasitic 

 on the Dipterous and Coleopterous larvae found so frequently 

 in " Toadstools." 



I have to record 5 2 Scottish species of the group. None 

 of them appear to be common. Of the species listed by 

 Marshall, I have only 3, but one of these, Belyta abrupta, is 

 somewhat doubtful, and the other Belyta is a distinct variety 

 (depressa var. cursitans}. The third known species is Ismarus 

 campanulatus, a species of wide distribution. 



ISMARUS, Hal. 

 i. campanulatus, Schalf., Rannoch ; Shiel Glen; Kingussie. 



DIPHORA, Foer. 



1. nigriceps, K., Bishopton. 



2. rufiventris, K., Canniesburn ; Cadder Wilderness. 



LEPTORHAPTUS, Foer. 



1. rufiventris, K., Mugdock Wood, Manuel. 

 \heterocerus, K., Gloucester.] 



2. egregius, K., Bonar Bridge ; Mugdock. 



BELYTA, Jur. 



1. depressa, Thorns, var. cursitans, K., Bishopton. I have the type 



form from the London district, but not from Scotland. 



2. crassinervis, K., var. scotica, K., Dumfries. 



3. costalis, K., Clober, Mugdock ; Cambuslang ; Rannoch. 



4. tenuistilus, K. Kenmuir. 



5. modesta, K., Dumfries. 



\tnarginalis, K., has been taken by Mr. C. G. Champion at 

 Caterham.] 



