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OTHIUS MELANOCEPHALUS, Grav. Common under stones on the 



cliffs at Thurso, 1892 (August). 

 STENUS GUTTULA, MillL A few specimens at Thurso, 1892 



(August), under stones in damp places on the cliffs. 

 BLEDIUS ARENARIUS (Payk.} Common on sandhills at Castletown, 



Caithness, 1892 (August). 



CLAVICORNIA. 



NECROPHORUS RUSPATOR, Er. One specimen at Thurso, 1892 



(August). 

 SILPHA OPACA, Z. A pair at Thurso, 1892. One in the town 



(August). 

 MICROPEPLUS PORCATUS, Payk. Abundant at Thurso, 1892 



(August), on the flags used for dividing fields. 



BYRRHUS PILULA, Z. Moffat, under stones (July 1890). 

 SIMPLOCARIA SEMISTRIATA, F. Thurso, 1892, under stones (August). 



LAMELLICORNIA. 



APHODIUS LAPPONUM, Gyll. Abundant in sheep droppings on 

 moors at Moffat (July 1890), all dark forms. 



SERICA BRUNNEA. Common on sandhills at Castletown, Caithness 

 (August 1892). 



STERNOXI. 



CORYMBITES CUPREUS, F., and var. ^ERUGINOSUS. Both at Thurso 

 (August) and Moffat (July), but chiefly var. aruginosus, 



PHYTOPHAGA. 



DONACIA BIDENS, Ol. Abundant on leaves of Potamogeton in a 

 little tarn near Thurso, August 1892. 



CREPIDODERA FERRUGINEA, Scop, A dark variety common on 

 Gosford shore near Aberlady (August 1895). 



RHYNCHOPHORA. 



OTIORRHYNCHUS BLANDUS, Gyll., MONTICOLA, Walt, Common in 

 the valleys under stones at Carrbridge (August 1892) and on 

 the shore at Thurso, 1892 (August). 



OTIORRHYNCHUS MAURUS, Gyll. A single specimen at Carrbridge 

 (1890) under a stone in a pine wood. 



OTIORRHYNCHUS ATROAPTERUS, De G. Common on Cirsium 

 arvense on sandhills, Castletown, Caithness, August 1892. 



