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Helophorus 1 tuberculatus, Gyll. Solway, Dumfries, in flood refuse 

 near Dumfries, Lennon (4) ; Clyde, Lanark, on peaty ground 

 near Coatbridge, Brown (2). 



H. porculns, Bedel. Forth, Fife, Balmuto, Moss Morran, Newbery 

 (2); Moray, Eastemess, Nethy Bridge, Beare (26); Solway, 

 Dumfries, Kelton and Caerlaverock salt marshes, Balfour-Browne 



(1)/ 



H. aquations, L., var. cequahs, Th. Solway, Dumfries, Kirk- 

 cudbright. "A smaller form, presumably var. cequalis, Thorns., 

 although I cannot definitely separate it from the type, is also 

 common, especially on salt marshes," Balfour-Browne (1); 

 Orkney, Orkneys, four specimens, Orkney, Poppius. 



H. viridicollis, Steph. (ceneipennis, Th.), var. planicollis Th. 

 Scotland, Blackburn (2) ; Shetland, Shetlands, Shetland, 

 Fowler (6). 



H. viridicollis, Steph. (ceneipennis, Th.), var. strigifrons, Th. 

 Scotland, Blackburn (2) ; Clyde, Renfrew, Balfour-Browne 

 (1); Lanark, one, Possil, Fergusson (9). 



H. viridicollis, Steph. (obscurus, Muls.), var. shetlandicus, Kuw. 

 Shetland, Shetlands, Shetland Islands, Edwards (1). Mr 

 Edwards states that obscurus, Muls. is synonymous with 

 viridicollis, Steph., and that Kuwert's name was given to 

 specimens from the Shetlands with black metallic shining 

 elytra. 



H. affinis, Marsh, (griseus, Th.). [Clyde, Fergusson (o)] 2 ; 

 Hebrides, Outer Hebrides, St Kilda, Beare (25). 



\H. affinis, Marsh, (griseus, Th.), ab. brevipalpis, Kuw. Shetland, 

 Shetlands, described by Kuwert from examples from Shetlands, 

 Donisthorpe (1); but this form is not included in Beare and 

 Donisthorpe's Catalogue which was published subsequent to 

 Donisthorpe's note, nor is it mentioned in the last European 

 Catalogue.] 



H. affinis, var. griseus, Hbst. Orkney, Orkneys; Shetland, 

 Shetlands, taken in abundance in Orkney and Shetland, 

 Poppius. Mr Balfour-Browne considers that H. affinis and 

 H. griseus are varieties of a single species. See Coleoptera of 

 the British L stands, vi., p. 2>Z- 



\H. brevicollis, Th. (granulans, L.). The records in Dr Sharp's 

 Coleoptera of Scotland (Scot. Nat., ii., p. 140), under granulans, 



1 The synonymy in this genus is in a very confused condition, and it is 

 difficult to state exactly what species are really additions to Dr Sharp's list. 



2 Mr Balfour-Browne has seen the specimen on which this record was founded, 



and he is doubtful whether it is rightly referred to affinis. V 



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