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R. similis, Staeg. — Two of this species were swept into the net 



at the same time as Ftychoptera contaminata, on the banks 



of the canal, at Possil Marsh, on 25th June. 

 Erioptera flavescens, Linn. — ^Yas flying abundantly among the 



rushes at the Linn of Baldernock on 6th June. Not 



observed elsewhere. 

 E. tcenionota, Msf. — Common at Clober on 25th and 27th June. 



Also taken at Possil Marsh and Giffnock in the same 



month. 



f Among the contents of the sweep-net on the 

 E.fuscipennis, Mg. ^^^^^ °^ ^^^ Allander on 27th June both 



E. trivialis, Mg. 



species were obtained. E. trivialis had 

 previously been taken at Mollinburn on 

 the 30th May. 



Idioptera p)ulchella, Mg. — On the 20th May we obtained two 

 examples of this beautiful species on Inchmoan, Loch 

 Lomond. It seems to frequent rushes. 



Ep)helia miliaria, Egg. — One specimen at Mollinburn on 30th 

 May ; a female. 



E. marmorata, Mg. — One on Inchmurrin, 19th June; a male. 



Trichocera regelationis, Linn. — Alexandra Park, March. 



Limnop)hila meigenii, Yerr. — Inchmurrin, 19th June, Several 

 specimens were obtained. 



L. dispar, Mg. — Common at Possil Marsh on 25th June, and at 

 Clober on 27th. Flies among the rushes and sedges, and 

 does not rise high. 



L. lineola, Mg. — Inchmurrin, 19th June. 



L. lineolella, Yerr. — Common on Inchmurrin on 20th June, and 

 at Clober on 27th June and 4th July. Haunts the Alder. 



L. discicoUis, Mg. — Several were netted at Steps on 7th June. 



L. nemoralis, Mg. — Perhaps the commonest species of all the 

 Limnobiadse. First obtained at Crookston on the 13th June, 

 and subsequently in almost every locality visited. It is par- 

 ticularly abundant on the banks of the Allander, at Clober, 

 where a dozen could easily have been netted at one sweep on 

 the 25th and 27th June. jSTot observed after the middle of 

 July. Other localities are — Possil Marsh, Cadder Wilderness, 

 Drymen Koad, Kirn. 



L. pilata, Wlk. — Banks of Allander, 27th June. 



