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Elater balteatus, L. Polmaise Moss (Stirling), several, July 1903; 

 Leadburn Moss, one, March 1905. 



Corymbites cupreus, F., var. ozruginosus, F. Common in the 

 Edinburgh district along with the type. I have it from Braid 

 Hills, May 1879; Pentlands, May 1897, etc. ; Loch Leven, May 

 1898. If it be the var. chalybeus of Duncan's list, it has been on 

 record from the Edinburgh district since 1831. 



Tekphorus obscurus, L. Polmaise Moss, July 1903. 



Malthodes atomus, Thorns. Isle of May, one, 2nd June 191 1. 



Cryptocephalus labiatus, L. Forest Mill, Clackmannan, May 1903. 



Chrysomela fastuosa, Scop. On white dead-nettle (Lamium album), 

 Craigentinny, Edinburgh, October 1907 ; banks of the Tyne, 

 at East Linton, common, April 1913- I have never found it 

 on Galeopsis, the food-plant usually cited, but invariably on 

 L. album, as did Duncan long ago 



Phytodecta olivacea, Forst, var. litura, F. On broom, common, 

 Balgeddie and Mawcarse (Kinross), June and October 1904. 



Hippuriphila modeeri, L. Near Elie, common, 4th June 1904. 



Chatocnema hortensis, Fourc. Isle of May, one, 20th March 1913. 



Psylliodes affiuis, Payk. On Solatium dulcamara, Gosford 

 (Haddington), 15th July 1908; Tyninghame, common, 9th 

 July 1 910. P. marcida, 111. Common on Cakile maritima, 

 Longniddry shore, July 1908; Belhaven, August 1908; east 

 of Cockburnspath, July 1908; Gullane Point, June 1909; 

 Largo Bay, August 191 3. The former species has already 

 been recorded from Longniddry by Prof. Beare {Ent. Pec, 



J 93)- 



Tetratomafungorum, F. On fungus (Sparassis crispa), Tyninghame, 

 September 1909 ; in Polyporus betulinus, Gifford, October 

 1910, and Binning Wood, common, January 191 1 and 1913; 

 Tyninghame, in P. squamosus, October 191 3. 



Hallomenus humeralis, Panz. I have to thank Mr A. E. J. Carter 

 for specimens which he took on Eskside, near Musselburgh, in 

 July 1902. 



Rhinosimus viridipennis, Steph. Seven off hedge cuttings, Braid- 

 burn, Edinburgh, 13th April 1903. 



Metuecus paradoxus, L. A female from wasps' nest, Luffness (Had- 

 dington), 1904 (given to me by W. Renton). 



Rhynchites nanus, Payk. Several off birches, Polmaise Moss 

 (Stirling), July 1903; Brucefield (Clackmannan), July 1903; 

 moss west of Bridge of Allan (South Perth), July 1914. 



Deporaus megacephalus, Germ. Polmaise Moss, July 1903. 



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