NOTES ON THE INSECT FAUNA OF SOUTH UIST 87 



7. Loch Chilleirivagh and Loch na Ii-Airidh Duibhe (roadside 



2 miles from Lochboisdale Pier) 20th. 



8. Lochan Gobhlach 20th. 



g. Ditch on roadside, i mile VV. of Poolcray 21st. 



10. Small loch N.W. of summit of Triuirebheinn, about 



1050 feet 22nd. 



11. Small loch N. of, and adjoining, Loch nan Smalag 22nd. 



12. Slopes of Triuirebheinn, between localities 10 and 11 



22 nd. 



13. Ditches, etc., on roadside N. of Daliburgh and along 



roadside W. to Askernish House 23rd. 



14. Sandhills on coast, W. of Daliburgh 24th. 



15. Roadside at Daliburgh 24th. 



16. Bealach an Easain, N.E. of Beinn Ruigh Choinnich 



25th. 



LIST OF SPECIES. 



Lepidoptera. 



Lyccena icarus, Rott. One S^ Lochboisdale, 23rd; one (^ , loc. 16. 



Ccenonympha paniphilns, L. Three, loc. i. 



Lasiocavipa (juerais, L. One $^ loc. 5. 



Hadena pist, L. One, loc. 13. 



Nyssia zonaria^ Schiff. The larvce of this species occurred in 



thousands on the sandhills W. of Daliburgh (see remarks in 



Introduction.) 

 Abraxas grossulariata, L. Pupce found abundantly in loc. 16 



(see remarks in Introduction). Expanse of specimens reared 



from pupfe, 32-35 millimetres. 

 Melanippe sociata, Bkh. One, loc. 3, and one on sandhills W. of 



Daliburgh, 23rd. 

 Cainptogramina bilineata, L. Three, loc. 16; and one, slopes of 



Askervein, 23rd. All the specimens have very prominently 



marked bands. 

 Eupithecia castigala, Haw. One, loc. 12. 



COLEOPTERA. 



Carabus granulatus, L. One, loc. i; one, loc. 16; and on road- 

 side at Lochboisdale, 20th. 



Nebria brevicollis, Fab. One. loc. i ; nine, loc. 5. 



Pterostichus nigrita, Fab. One, loc. i ; one, roadside, Lochbois- 

 dale, 24th. 



