258 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



Sharp's " Coleoptera of Scotland " as sericans, Kies., was subse- 

 quently found to be distinct, and was described as britannicus 

 by Kuwert, Fowler (5). The record for sericans in Dr Sharp's 

 list was Solway, Dumfries, "abundant in one spot near the 

 mouth of the Nith." 



SCARAB^EID.'E. 



Aphodius subterraneus, L. Tweed, Berzvick, one in horse-dung, 

 Girrick, Hislop. 



[A. hrr.morrhoidalis, L. Solway, Dumfries, Durisdeer, Lennon 

 (6) ; Shetland, Shetlands, Shetland, Nilis.] 



[A. lapponum, Gyll., var. axillaris, Steph. Shetland, Shetlands, 

 Shetland, Tingwall, one specimen, Poppius. This variety is 

 not included in the last European catalogue, and it is difficult 

 to say from Stephens' description of axillaris whether it is a 

 form of lapponum?^ 



A. nitidulus, F. Clyde, Cantyre, in sheeps' dung, Macrihanish, 

 July 1895, Walker (2). 



[A. tristis, Pz. Solway, Dumfries, in flood refuse, Kelton, Lennon 

 (2) ; but it is not included in his MS. List of the Coleoptera 

 of Mid Solway.] 



A. sticticus, Pz. Tweed, Roxburgh, one, Wooden, near Kelso, 

 Hislop. 



[A. zenkeri, Germ. Solway, Dumfries, very rare in flood refuse at 

 Kelton, Lennon (2). This species is also omitted from the 

 MS. List of the Coleoptera of Mid Solway.] 



A. depressus, Kug., var. nigripes, Steph. Shetland, Shetlands, 

 Lerwick, one specimen, Poppius ; West Ross, North Ebudes, 

 in sheeps' dung, Eigg, Donisthorpe (10). 



Heptaulacus villosus, Gyll. Forth, Haddington, one specimen, 

 North Berwick, 15th July 1899, Jolly (1). 



Geotrupes typhoeus, L. [Tweed, Selkirk, Galashiels district, 

 " reported by Mr W. Pringle, but very doubtful," Whitehead] ; 

 Tay, Forfar, Evans (3), an old record by Don in his account 

 of the plants and animals of Forfarshire appended to Headrick's 

 "Agriculture" of the County, published in 1813; Solway, 

 Kirkcudbright, one male in May 1890, near Orchardton, 

 Lennon and Douglas; Clyde, Ayr, two males and two 

 females, Irvine Moor, Fergusson (2) ; Clyde Islands, Arran, 

 two males and a female on heathery moor between Brodick 

 and Lamlash, April 1895, Evans (2). 



