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where ; and LeptotJiora c acervorum occurred under bark in Strath 

 Glass and Kintail, In the latter locality an almost black variety 

 of the worker of the last-mentioned species was found. The 

 Vespidce observed were : Vespa vulgaris, V. rufa, and V. germanica. 

 Of the Sand wasps, Crabro varius, C. cUmidiatus, and Nysson 

 spinosus were obtained in Kintail ; and a male of Fompilus niger 

 was taken on a moor at Loch Duich. 



The following Bees were captured at and about Glen Shiel : 

 Bombus muscorum, B. lucoriim, B. hortorum, and B. schrimshiranus ; 

 Nomada rnficornls, N. flavo-guttata ; Andrena xanthura, common, 

 A. minutula, A. alhicrux, A. fidvicrux, A. albicans; Halidus abdomi- 

 nalis, H. nibicundus, and H. morio. 



Probably my best captures will be in the Ichneumonidse and 

 Chalcididee j but the species have not as yet been examined. 



23d January, 1875. 



Mr James Ramsay, Vice-President, in the chair. 

 Messrs John Robb and John H. M'Farlane were elected 

 ordinary members. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



Mr James Coutts exhibited, with remarks, a small collection of 

 Carboniferous fossils from the limestone shales at Brankumhall 

 quarries, East Kilbride. The collection embraced various genera, 

 some of the species corresponding with those figured by tlie Rev. 

 David Ure, in his History of Rutlierglen and East Kilbride. This 

 is the same locality from which he obtained his specimens, and 

 which is called by him Laurieston. 



Mr John Young, F.G.S., in a few remarks, explained the jiosi- 

 tion of the limestone strata at East Kilbride, and pointed out the 

 geographical range of the beds in the West of Scotland. 



Mr Coutts also exhibited specimens of plant remains from 

 Glenarbuck, near Bowling, where they occur in beds of impure 

 coal interstratified among the traps of the Kilpatrick hills. Appa- 

 rently they are portions of Sigillaria and Stigmaria, and, being in 

 a fine state of preservation, show the woody structure very dis- 

 tinctly, carbonate of lime having been infiltrated into the cells. 



