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4. 'Notes on Coleoptera in the South of Scotland,' D. Sharp, "EMM.," iv. 



107-109, 1867-68. 



5. 'Coleoptera of Scotland,' David Sharp, " Scott. Nat.," i.-iv., 1871-78. 



6. 'List of Solway Beetles ' in "Local Parish Histories and New Statistical 



Account," by Rev. Dr. Weir [List probably obtained from Lennon], 

 "Dumfries Courier," Sept. 22, 1876. 



7. 'The Rarer Coleoptera of the Dumfries District,' W. Lennon, "Trans. 



Dumfries and Galloway Nat. Hist, and Antiq. Soc," pp. 74-9, 

 1S76-78. 



8. 'Notes on Rare Beetles, No. II.,' W. Lennon, ibid.^ pp. 77-8, 1878-80. 

 ^ HelophoTus tiiberculatiis in Scotland,' W. Lennon, "EMM.," xvi. 134, 



1879-80. 

 'Some Additions to Scottish Coleoptera,' etc. etc., W. Lennon and W. D. 



Douglas, "Ann. Scott. Nat. Hist.," April 1892. 

 'Coleoptera near Dumfries,' W. Lennon, "EMM.," xxxi. (ser. 2. vi.) 174, 



1895. 

 ' Coleoptera in Mid-Solway,' MS. List of W. Lennon, now in the Natural 



History Department of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. 

 'Notes on Coleoptera taken in Wigtownshire,' J. G. Gordon, " Ent. Rec," 



XV. 46-9, 1903. 

 'Notes on Wigtownshire Coleoptera,' J. G. Gordon, "Ent. Rec," xvi. 78. 



1904. 



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ON SOxME SCOTTISH SIPHONAPTERA. 



II. 



By James Waterston, B.Sc, B.D. 



Since October 1906 I have had few opportunities of secur- 

 ing Siphonaptera, nevertheless, chiefly through the kindness 

 of one or two friends, a large number of fleas have come 

 into my hands. In recording these now, I should like to 

 tender my best thanks to all who have assisted by sending 

 specimens. 



As before also I have to thank heartily the Hon. N. C, 

 Rothschild, M.A., for the trouble he has ungrudgingly taken 

 in identifying my specimens. 



In the following short list I have given the county when 

 first mentioning a locality, but not later. In other cases if 

 no county is named, the locality is in Midlothian. All the 

 species from gallince to borealis have been taken from the 

 nests of various passerines. To avoid repetition only the 

 host's name is indicated. 



What proportion of the notices here given constitute first 

 " records " for particular districts I cannot say. As yet little 



