108 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



ago, about Thornhill and Dumfries, and the Rev. W. Little, 

 of Kirkpatrick Juxta, also worked in days of yore very care- 

 fully and energetically within the limits of the " District," 

 about Moffat ; so that during a period of very many years it 

 has been comparatively well explored. 



It only remains to add that the species to which the 

 initials (W. L.) are appended are chiefly from the immediate 

 neighbourhood of Dumfries, collected in one or two well 

 wooded spots, or by the banks of the River Nith : and that 

 those with initials (W. D. R. D) are, with very few exceptions, 

 from a limited area (which includes some high moorland, 

 low arable and rough ground, a considerable amount of wood, 

 and a seashore), lying on the Solway Firth : the two col- 

 lecting grounds being some twenty miles apart. We sub- 

 join three lists : — 



A. Containing those which seem new to Scotland. 



B. Containing those which are additions to the " Solway ' 

 list. 



C. Containing those which, though not new, are rare, 

 and yet turn up in fresh localities from time to 

 time. 



List A. Species New to Scotland. 



Amara similata, Gytt. — Rare. Orchardton. W. D. R. D. 



Hydroporus granulans, Z. — Not uncommon. Maxwelltown Loch, 

 Dumfries. W. L. 



Berosus spinosus, Stev. — Occasionally taken in small numbers in 

 brackish water on Caerlaverock salt-marshes. W. L. 



Helephorus tubereulatus, Gyll. — Very rare. One specimen in 

 flood refuse from the Nith, near Kelton. W. L. 



Falagria thoraeiea, Curt. — Rare. Orchardton. W. D. R. D. 



Quedius tristis, Crav. — This species, considered doubtfully Scottish 

 by Dr. Sharp, is common at Orchardton. W. D. R. D. 



Oxyporus rufus, L. — Very rare. One specimen in a fungus close 

 to the house. Orchardton. W. D. R. D. 



Cereus rufllabris, Lair. — Rare. Near Orchardton. W. D. R. D. 



Meligethes diffleilis, Beer. — On bracken, at Burnfoot, near Lang- 

 holm. W. D. R. D. 



Rhizophagus ] eribatus, Gyll. — Rather common (on fungi, or in 

 carrion) in one wood close to Orchardton. Once found (as 



