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near to each other at the centre, but still remaining apart. 

 Across the body there are also — two rows to a segment — some 

 whitish raised dots, while below the spiracles the sides are of 

 a lighter green colour than the upper part. The head bears a 

 few scattered hairs, and the feet are light green. When 

 disturbed it ejects a brownish liquid from the mouth, and rolls 

 itself up into a ball. I find the larva in July. When full fed it 

 becomes of a uniform green colour, and proceeds to pupate in the 

 earth. Its length is 13 lines. T. mesomela, L., (viricUs, Kl.) 

 not uncommon. As the larva of this common species has not 

 been described, I give a diagnosis of it here. Head deep black, 

 mouth pale, upper part of the body deep brownish black, marked 

 on the back with paler markings and .covered with tubercles. 

 The head and body bear also short hairs. The lower half of 

 the sides are pale white, spotted with brown; the feet white, 

 with brown claws. At the third moult it becomes of a uniform 

 shining olive green colour. It feeds on Heradeum, PiCinunculus, 

 etc., during the autumn. T. scalaris, imndulata, olivacea, Uvida, 

 velox, halteata, and rufiventris all common. Dolerus represented 

 by praiensis, iKilustris, gonager, haematocUs, niger, gibhosus, and 

 aeneus. A specimen of Lyda j^ratensis, captured in Glen Feshie, 

 and L. dejnxssa not rare among birch. 



Cynipidae. 



The only gallmakers noticed were Dryokms terminaU, SpatJio- 

 gaster baccarum, and Bhodites eglanteriae. Of parasitic species: 

 Allotria aperta, A. minuia; Sarothrus canalicidatus ; Melanipis 

 opacus, Pentacrita genicidata; TryUiographa dlaphana, T. scutel- 

 laris; Aegilips nitidulus, A. dalmanni, A. armatus; Megapelmus 

 eiicharoides, and M. ensi/er. 



Aculeata. 



The aculeate Ilymenoptera met with were ver}'- few. They 

 are Bomhus muscorum, fragans, lucorum, yratorum, scnmshirauus, 

 hortorum, lajjponkus, and Icqndarus; Nomada jlavoguttata; Andrena 

 nana; Formica fusca, F. nigra; Myrmica ruginodis; Leptothorax, 

 acervorum; Pomjnlus ajjinis, P. niger; Crahro ivesmaeli; Odynerus 

 parietum.'^ 



* At p. 292, vol. ii., delete Blcnnocampa hetuleti and add Phaenusa hctidac. 



