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locality in the old Entomological Club collection, a c^ recorded 

 from Rannoch in 1898, and the 3 cj c^ mentioned here. "At 

 rest on Bracken " (C). 



O. TRii.iNKATA, F. — c^ and two 9 9, Aberlady, East Lothian, 

 29, vi. "05. 



Nkmoiklus uliginosus, L.\ All three from Aberlady. Uliginosus 

 ,, NOTATUS, Ztt. - and notattis are common and occur 



,, NiGRiNUS, Fin.) together. We have continuous 



records from 1 902-1905 inclusive, the dates ranging from June 

 to August. Nigrijius is distinctly scarcer than its congeners, 

 and has been taken by us only in June. "On flowers of 

 Ranunculus " (W.). 



Sargus flavipes, Mg. — 9, Musselburgh, Midlothian, 29, viii. '01. 

 Both sexes, Aberfoyle, 25-29, viii. '06. ?, Aberlady, 6, viii. 

 '04. The last is a small example barely 7.5 mm. in length. 



S. cuPRARius, L. — Musselburgh, " fairly common in July and 

 August" (C). ?, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, 18, vii. '04. 



S. IRIDATUS, Scop. — 2 o (? , Abcrfoylc, 30, vi. '04; ?, ibid. 8, vii. 

 '03. ?, Musselburgh, 18, viii. '04. ?, Colinton, Midlothian, 

 12, ix. '05; $, Comrie, Perthshire, 11, vii. '07. 



Chloromyia FORMOSA, Scop. — (^ , Comrie, 27, vi. 1900; c?, St. 

 Boswells, Roxburghshire, 7, vii. '02; (? , Blackford Hill, 

 18, vii. '04. 



MiCROCHRYSA POLiTA, L. — Mussclburgh ; Comrie ; and Blair- 

 gowrie, Perthshire. "Common" (C). Two ? ?, Bavelaw 

 Burn, Midlothian, i, vii. '04; c?, Dunvegan, and also at Uig, 

 Island of Skye, June 1905-1906 respectively. 



M. FLAVicoRNis, Mg. — ?, Loch Tay, Perthshire, 2, vii. '04; <?, 

 Blackford Hill, 18, vii. '04; ? , Arniston, Midlothian, 17, vii. 

 '06 ; (?, Aberdour, Fifeshire, 7, vi. '04. 



M. CYANEiVENTRis, Ztt. — Occurs somctimes in large numbers. 

 Taken in June and July, 190 2-1 908, Taynuilt (Argyllshire), 

 Comrie, Blairgowrie, Bavelaw Burn, Aberdour, vSt. Boswells. 



Beris vallata, Forst. — In June and July from Bavelaw Burn, 

 lona, Blackford Hill, Musselburgh, and Comrie (1902-1907); 

 never more than one or two examples. But the species was 

 common at Aberlady, 7, viii. '05, where it occurred on 

 nettles in company with a species of saw-fly, coloured almost 

 exactly like itself (C). ?, Small Isles, Jura, first week of 

 Sept., 1907. 



B. geniculata. Curt. — Not a common species in Britain, but the 

 " Forth " area appears to be one of its strongholds. In view of 

 the interest attaching to it we give our records in full. 11, vii. 



