300 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



COLEOPTERA. 



Harpalus ceneus, F., one, 26th July; Quediiis fuliginosits, Gr., 

 one in grass, 8th August; Necrophoriis morhwrufn, F., one male, 

 2nd August; Necrophorus ri/spator, Er., one male, 22nd July; 

 Longitarsus Levis, Duft., several on lawn, 13th July; Hylobius 

 ahietis, L., one, 22 nd July. 



Neuroptera. 



The only insect taken belonging to this order was a teneral 

 specimen of the Dragon-fly, Sympetritm striolatum, Charp. It is a 

 female, and was captured on 25th July. 



Hemiptera. 



Leptopterna ferri/gafa, Fall., nymph in bracken, 19th July; 

 PhilcBHUS spumarius, L., three in bracken, 19th July; Etiacanthus 

 interrupfiis, L., one in bracken, 19th July; Limoteitix qvad7-i- 

 tiofafa, Fab., one on lawn, 13th July: Cixiiis ai)iicvlarius, L., 

 one in bracken, 19th July. 



DiPTERA. 



Metriocne??ius fuscipes, Mg., one male on lawn, 13th July; 

 Linmobia bifasciata, Schrk — a single male of this fine species was 

 taken in heather, 26th July. (This is probably the most interesting 

 insect in the whole collection. The only previous Scottish records 

 are Guisachan, Inverness, and the Clyde district.) Tipula scripfa, 

 Mg., one female in heather, 25th July; Hcematopota ph/vialis, L., 

 one female, 24th July; BiceUaria nigra, Mg., one male in grass, 

 8th August ; Hilara chorica. Fall., one female in grass, 8th August : 

 Dolichopus sp., one female, two much crushed for identification ; 

 Syinpycnus annulipes, Mg., one male in grass, 8th August ; Vohicella 

 pellucens, L., one male, 19th July; Calliphora erythrocephala, Mg., 

 one female, 2nd August ; Phaonia basalis, TJX., one male in heather, 

 26th July; Hylemyia strigosa, Fab., one female in bracken, 19th 

 July; Fannia serena. Fin., one female in bracken, 19th July; 

 Caricea figrina, Fab., one on lawn, 13th July ; Ca'nosia elegantula, 

 Rond., one female on lawn, 13th July; Themira minor, Hal., one 

 male on lawn, 13th July; Sapromyza sp., one in bracken, 19th July ; 

 Drosophila sp., one on lawn, 13th July; Hydrellia griseola, Fin., 

 two on lawn, 13th July; Ceratomyza denticortiis, Pz., one on lawn, 

 13th July; Opomyza germinafionis, L., several on lawn and in 

 bracken, 8th, 13th, and 19th July; Balioptera veniista, Mg., one in 

 bracken, 19th July; Agroniyza flaveola. Fin., one in bracken, 

 19th July. 



