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Q. umbrinus, Er. Glasgow (M. Cat.) : Eenfrew district, in moss (J. S., 



under semiobscurus). 



Q. suturalis, Kies. R., two in tidal refuse, Ayr, 3/1894 (A. F.). 

 Q. scintillans, Grav.'R., three amongst rubbish on the banks of a burn, 



Barassie 5/1899 (A. F.). 

 Q. auricomus, Kies. in damp moss nr. streams, local ; nr. Hamilton (M. 



Cat.) : nr. Paisley M. Y., (Edward Newman, Zool. XVII., 6792) : Bar- 



dowie L. (T. G. B). 

 Q. rufipes, Grav. Scarce, in moss and vegetable refuse, Bowling ; 



Ardrossan ; Ayr (A. F.) : Fairlie (A. A. D.). 

 Q. attenuatus, Gyll. C. and widely dist. in moss. 

 Q. semiaeneus, Steph. S. end of Arran (T. R. B.). 

 Creophilus maxillosus, L. C. in carcases. 



var. ciliaris, Steph. Shores of Arran (F. F. W. S.). 

 Leistotrophus nebulosus, /'.Scarce, Duugoin (J. E. S.) : Barr (A. A. D.) : 



Ascog, Bute (T. S.). 

 Staphylinus pubescens, De G. Not unc., nr. Glasgow (M. Cat.) : Ayr (W. C. 



S, Fergusson). 



S. fulvipes, Scop. Paisley Moss (F. F. W. S.). 

 S. Stercorarius, 01. Local and scarce, nr. shore, Ayr 7/1895 (A. F.) : Arran 



(M. Cat.) : Ailsa Craig (Ann. And. Nat's. Soc. II., 147). 

 S. erythropterus, L. C. and gen. dist. 



S. caesareus, Ced&r. R,, one, shore of L. Lomond 5/1899 (A. A. D.). 

 Ocypus olens, Mull. Not unc. ; gardens under stones, nr. Glasgow (J.E.S.): 



Tarbert ; Greenock (T. S.) : Ayr (A. F.) : Arran (D. Landsborough Zool., 



I, 31). 

 0. brunnipes, F. Scarce ; Glasgow (M. Cat.) : one from Paisley district 



(J. D.) : Brodick 4/1895 (W. E.). 

 0. fuscatus, Grav. Tollcross (M. Cat.). 

 0. cupreus, Rossi. C. and gen. dist. 



0. ater, Grav. C. under stones on turf walls etc., Campbeltown (J. J. W.). 

 0. morio, Grav. Under stones. Tarbert (T. S.) : Milngavie (J. E. S.) : 



Giffnock (A. A. D.) : Paisley (J. D.) : Ayr (A. F.). 

 0. compressus, Marsh. Arran, one "taken by myself" 8/1879 (Fowler, Brit. 



Coleopt. II., 258). 



Philonthus splendens, F. R., one from Bonhill (J. M.). 

 P. laminatus, Creutz. In moss, dung, etc., Ardlui ; Tollcross (A. A. D.) : 



Paisley (J. D.) : Campbeltown (J. J. W.) : Arran (T. R, B.). 

 P. aeneus, Rossi. Abundant in moss. 



P. proximus r A>. Paisley (J. D.) : and probably other localities. 

 P. carbonarius, Gyll. Scarce; Ardlui; Arrochar; Giffnock (A. A. D.) : teste 



Rev. H. S. Gorham. 

 P. SCUtatus, Er. Scarce ; in moss, Bonhill (J. M.) : Glasgow district, 1863 



(J. E. S.) : Paisley M. Y., (Fowler, Brit. Coleopt. II., 265) : Johnstone ; 



Irvine (A. F.) : Campbeltown, r. (J. J. W.). 

 P. decorus, Grav. In moss and flood refuse, Ardlui (A. A. D.) : Bonhill 



(J.M.) : Cambuslang (A. F.) : Paisley (J. D.) : Greenock (T. S.) : Camp- 

 beltown (J. J. W.). 



P. politus, F. In moss and under stones, Lennoxtown (A.F.) : Ayr (A.A.D.). 

 P. lucens, Er. Clyde, very rare (Sharp). 

 P. varius, Gyll. Very c. in moss. 

 P. marginatus, F. In vegetable refuse and moss, Ben Lomond (J. E. S.) : 



Ardrossan (A. A. D.) : Irvine ; Ayr (A. F.). 

 P. cephalotes, Grav. Not unc. ; various situations, Bowling ; Tollcross ; 



Cambuslang (A. A. D. ; A. F.). 

 P. fimetarius, Grav. Not unc. ; in vegetable refuse, Ardlui ; Ardrossan ; 



Ayr (A. F.) : Tollcross ; Bishopton (A. A. D.). 



