9 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



female specimens of Lasius flavus, Deg., and an undeter- 

 mined Ichneumonid. 



DlPTERA are represented by two female specimens of 

 Tipula confusa, Wlp., taken at lantern on ipth and 23rd 

 September respectively, and by the following species captured 

 during the day: Scatophaga stercoraria, Linn. two, loth 

 September; one, nth September; one, i;th September; 

 one, 2oth September. Eristalis tenax, Linn. one male and 

 one female, nth September; one male, ipth September; 

 one male and one female, 3rd October. Eristalis arbustorum, 

 Li nn> one male, I ith September. Syrphus luniger, Mg.- 

 one female, i ith September ; and three females, 7th October. 

 Syrphus corolla, Fab. one male, 1 7th September ; Syrphus 

 ribesii, Linn. one female, 2Oth September: Ascia podagrica, 

 Fab. one female, 3rd October ; Calliphora erythrocephala, 

 Mg. six females, 27th September ; Euphoria cornicina, Fab. 

 one female, 3rd October ; and two males, 7th October. 

 Spilogaster duplicata, Mg. two females, 27th September ; 

 Homalomyiacanicularis, Linn. two females, 27th September; 

 and Tipula oleracea, Linn. one male, I4th September. 



A single male example of the Common Earwig, Forficula 

 auricularia, Linn., was picked up on loth September, and a 

 specimen of Machilis inaritiina, Leach, on 3rd October. A 

 specimen of Hemerobius sp. was obtained on I7th September, 

 a Centipede on the same day, and a Phalangid on the 

 but I have not been able to identify these specifically. 



THE ROYAL SCOTTISH MUSEUM, 



EDINBURGH, \yh December 1907. 



THE FALSE-SCORPIONS OF SCOTLAND. 



By ROBERT GODFREY, M.A. 



To Mr. H. Wallis Kew I wish to express my deep indebted- 

 ness for the invaluable aid received from him in the prepara- 

 tion of this paper. He has not only examined many of my 

 specimens, but he has also in a voluminous correspondence 

 discussed the subject with me in all its bearings, and has 

 most freely placed at my disposal his unique knowledge of 



