64 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



Notaris (Erirhinus) sethiops, P., in Renfrewshire and 

 Stirlingshire. Notaris (Ethiops was included in the Clyde list 

 of Coleoptera upon the authority of a note by Mr E. C. Rye in the 

 Entomologists' Annual for 1868 (p. 56), in which he stated that he 

 had found it among some beetles sent to him for names from 

 Paisley by Mr Morris Young. Although no definite locality was 

 mentioned, it is probable that Mr Young found the insect in 

 Renfrewshire, and I have been able to confirm its occurrence in 

 that county by the capture of a single specimen in flood refuse 

 upon the banks of a stream near Lochwinnoch in April 191 2. 

 Other two specimens were swept from some reeds in a marshy 

 spot at Rowardennan in Stirlingshire during July 191 5. The beetle 

 is considered scarce both in England and Scotland. A. Fergusson, 

 Glasgow. 



Octhebius lejolisi, Mills, et Rey., in Arran. During 

 August last I found this interesting semi-marine beetle at Catacol 

 in Arran in its characteristic habitat, little brackish pools on the 

 rocks just above high-tide mark. The beetles were present in fair 

 numbers, and the larvse were also observed. In Scotland this 

 beetle seems to be entirely southern and western in its range, 

 so far as recorded, the other records being from Kirkcudbright, 

 Ayr, Main Argyle, Mid Ebudes, Westerness, and North Ebudes. 

 A. Fergusson, Glasgow. 



The Butterflies of the Island of Coll, Inner Hebrides. 



At a recent meeting of the Royal Physical Society, Edinburgh, 

 Mr Francis Cowan exhibited and made remarks upon a collection 

 of Butterflies formed by him during recent years in the Island of 

 Coll. The following species were shown or alluded to : the Dark 

 Green Fritillary i^A. aglaia), very common ; Small Pearl-bordered 

 Fritillary {A. sele/ie), one only ; Small Tortoiseshell ( V. urticce), 

 very common ; Painted Lady ( V. cardui), captured and seen on 

 several occasions ; Meadow Brown {E. janira), quite common ; 

 Small Heath {C.pafnphilus), everywhere; Marsh Ringlet (C typho?/), 

 northern type quite common ; Grayling {S. semele), very common ; 

 Green Hairstreak {7\ riihi), not uncommon ; Common Blue 

 (Z. icariis), everywhere, and swarming in certain localities ; Green- 

 veined White {P. napi), not very common ; and Red Admiral 

 ( V. ata/anta), only one specimen seen. 



