ON THE SCOTTISH SPECIES OF OXYURA 231 



The species are parasitic on fungus-feeding coleopterous 

 and dipterous larvae. 



Marshall records in his Catalogue of Oxyura published 

 by the Entomological Society of London in 1873, 15 

 species of Proctotrypes, i of Disogmus, and I of Codrus. 

 As will be seen Dr. Kieffer employs three additional generic 

 names, namely Exallonyx^ K., Cryptoserphus^ K., and 

 Serphus, Schr. 



CODRUS, Jur. 



1. apterogynus, Hal., Clydeside at Cambuslang, i example. 



2. *bethyliformis, K., Inverness-shire, i example. 



PROCTOTRUPES, Latr. 



1. calcar, Hal., Kingussie, Glen Morriston, Inverness-shire. 



2. viator, Hal., Rannoch ; Cadder Wilderness, near Glasgow. 



3. pallipes, Hal., Rannoch, near Dumfries. 



SERPHUS, Schr. 



.1. gmvidator, Lin., Fossil Marsh, near Glasgow, i black specimen. 

 The type form has been taken by Mr. C. G. Champion at 

 Tilgate, Sussex. 



*var., petiolaris, K., Clyde at Newton ; Thornhill, 

 Dumfriesshire. 



. Mcolor, Hal., has been taken by Mr. C. G. Champion 

 at Deal, and S. brevipennis, Latr., at Cobham. 



EXALLONYX, K. 



i.. lignattts, Nees, Kilsyth. Also taken at Catertiam by Mr. 

 C. G. Champion. 



2. niger, Nees, Clydesdale. 



3. *leviventuSy K., Craigton Wood, Dumbartonshire. 



CRYPTOSERPHUS, K. 



i. lands, Hal., Rannoch; Kenmuir, near Glasgow; Kelvinside, 

 near Glasgow ; Cadder Wilderness ; Bonar Bridge, Sutherland- 

 shire. 



DISOGMUS, Foer. 



i. *nigricorms, K., Manuel. I have two English specimens of this 

 named by the late Mr. Francis Walker " areolator, Hal." 



In addition to the above recorded species I have over 

 100 specimens of Proctotmpes, Serphus, and Exallonyx 



