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THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



It is somewhat noteworthy that only one of the eight 

 species of the 1842 record, all of them conspicuous and 

 striking insects, and not, therefore, likely to be passed over, 

 has been found by later workers, namely, Carabus catetmlatiis. 

 Scop., which Mr Eagle Clarke tells me is a scarce insect on 

 the island ; there were two specimens in Mr Waterston's 

 collection of 1905, and five in the collection now dealt with. 



While the presence on St Kilda of many of the recorded 

 species can be explained by wind action, still there are 

 certain species which it is impossible to imagine can have 

 reached this remote island except across some former land 

 connection ; but more systematic collection of specimens 

 throughout the whole year, and carried on for a period of 

 several years, is needed before it is possible to form anything 

 like a definite conclusion upon, this most interesting problem. 



List of Species. 



Carabus catetiulatus, Scop., (5) 



Pterostichus niger, Schall., (47) 



nigrita, R, (16) 



* ,, stre/miis, Pz., (33) 



* „ diltge/is, Stm., (i) 

 Loricera pilicornis, F., (13) 



'''Amara spi/iipes, Brit. Cat., 



(3) 



Nebria brcvtcolHs, F., (264) 



Calathus cisteloides, Pz., (38) 



Tnx/ius obtusjts, 'E.r., (i) 



'''Cercyon hceniorrhoidalis, F., 



(0 



Tachyporus chrvsoiiielini/s, L., 



(2) 

 Tachiniis riifipes, De G., (354) 



* „ painpes, Gr., (3) 

 ,,' laticollis, Gr., _ (5) 



Ocypus olens, MiilL, (24) 



„ ater, Gr., (3) 



Quedius fi/h'gi/iostis, Gr., (9) 



* „ cinctiis, Pk., (1) 



*Quedius mesomelimts, Marsh, 



(3) 

 ,, umbrintis, Er., (62) 



,, boops, Gr., (i) 



Philoiithus ceneus, Ross, (13) 



,, fimetarius, Gr., (5) 



* ,, marginatus, F., (2) 



Lathrobium fiilvipenue, Gr., 



(18) 



''' Stenus providus, Er., v. rogeri, 



Kr., (I) 



Oxyteliis rugosus, F. (one is var. 



terrestris, Lac.) (3) 



^Geotnipes spiniger, Marsh, (3) 



Aphodius riifipes, L., (i) 



Cryptohyp7ius riparii/s, F., (3) 



Ofiorhy/ichus blandus^ Gyll., 



(21) 

 BaryuoUis schonherri, Zett., (i) 

 Apioii cnie?itatum, Walt., (i) 



Silt ha rugosa, L., 



(I) 



