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This autumn (191 2), when its chief food-plant, Erica tetralix, was 

 almost over, I found an adult specimen at Portlethen, near Aberdeen, 

 and its larvae on Bavelaw Moss, near Edinburgh. Owing to its 

 larval-like form, Aniblythrips eriae is difficult to find, but is 

 evidently of wide distribution ; I have found it in many localities in 

 Northumberland, Durham, and Yorkshire, in the New Forest, in the 

 neighbourhood of Oxford, and at Blackgang Chine, in the Isle 

 of Wight. 



Oxythrips parviceps, Uzel. Is not uncommon in various heaths 

 in the Clyde Area. I have also taken it commonly at Portlethen, 

 near Aberdeen, and on Bavelaw Moss, Midlothian, where Mr W. 

 Evans, who recorded it from the Forth Area some years ago, 1 has 

 also taken it. 



[Euthrips (Anaphothrips) orcliidaceus, Bagnall. 2 On hothouse 

 orchids I have taken it in the Glasgow Botanic Gardens 

 (Dec. 1908), and the Rev. J. Waterston has sent me a lot of material 

 from various orchids, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.] 



Aptinothrips nitidulus, Hal. Island of Arran (1907); near 

 Arrochar, at the head of Loch Long, July 1908; Ettrick Bay, near 

 Rothesay, Bute, June 191 1 ; at the head of Loch Goil, June 1912. 

 On maritime plants. 



Thrips juniperina (L.), Bagn. I redescribed this form, which 



had been lost to Entomology for over a hundred years, in the 



Journal of Economic Biology (iv., 1909) from numerous specimens 



taken on Juniper in the forest round Nethy Bridge, and on the 



slopes of the Cairngorm, July 1908. 



Tli rips albopilosi/s, Uzel. Rests as British on the strength of a 

 J and two $ ? taken with T. juniperina at Nethy Bridge, 

 July 1908. 



Sub-order Tubulifera. 



Tricho th rips pedicularii/s, Hal. Taken by Mr Evans and 

 myself from under Corticii/m, on an old Beech tree near Colinton, 

 Midlothian, this autumn (19 12). 



Trichothrips propinqiius, Bagnall. 3 I have only recorded four 

 specimens of this recently described species, all from the Derwent 

 Valley, Co. Durham, and it was therefore particularly pleasing to me 

 to find several in company with the T. pedicularius above recorded. 



It struck me, therefore, that Corticiutn might be its proper 



1 Proc. Roy. Phys. Soc, xvii., p. 55, IQ09. 



2 Ent. Mo. Mag., 2nd ser., xx., p. 33, 1509. 



3 Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle, N.S. 

 iii., Dec. 1910. 



