THE FAUNA OF SCOTLAND. 19 



TAXONUS, Megerle. 



1. T. AGRORUM, Fall. 



Acta. Holm., 1808, 59, 18 = nitida, Klug = anomala, Eversraann. 

 Rare. Imago in June. Larva unknown. 

 Stratli-Carron, near the Dornoch Frith. 



2. T. EQUisETi, Fall. 



Acta. Hohii., 1808, 60, 20 = hicolor, Klug. 



Common. Imago in June. Larva in the autumn. Food plants — 

 Veronica, Rumex. 



Fossil Marsh, Cadder, Kelvinside, Clober, Bishopton, Paisley, Dairy 

 (var. coxalis, Kl.) 



Eannoch (var. coxalis, KL), Kingussie, Glenelg, Bonar Bridge, Berwick- 

 shire, 



The commonest variety in Scotland has only a triangular blotch on the 

 3d abdominal segment. A form with 4 of the abdominal segments red is 

 also met with. 



3. T. GLABRATUS, Fall. 



Acta. Holm., 1808, 108, 43 = agilis, Klug. 



Very common. Imago in May and June. Larva in the autumn. Food 

 plant — Polygonum bistorta. 



Fossil Marsh, Cadder, Clober Moor, Cambuslang, Bishopton. 

 Altnaharra. 



4. T. GLOTTiANUS, Cam. 



Ent. M. M. X., 220. 



Extremely rare. Kenmuir Bank, end of May. Larva unknown. 



POECILOSOMA, Dahlbom. 



1. P. PULVERATUM, RetZ. 



= ohesa, Klug = leucozonias, Htg.* 



Very common. Imago in May and early in June. Larva end of June 

 and July. Food plant — alder. 



Clober, Balloch, Glen Fruin, Ardlui, Western Inverness-shire, Loch 

 Alsh. 



Blair-Athole, Rannoch, Kingussie, Bonar Bridge, Altnaharra, Strath- 

 Carron, Braemar, Berwickshire. 



* Rudow, in his revision of the German species of AUanfus, sensu str., 

 includes in it leucozonias, although it is well known to be only pulveratum. 



