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spadicearia, Bhk. {= ferrugaria, Haw.) ; Roeselia confuscalis, 

 H.S., single specimen from wall or roadside. 



TiPULiDiE. — Mr. Alex. Ross reports that the unfavourable 

 weather prevented any large captures. Eighteen species were 

 taken, and of these Dicranomyia stigmatica, Mg.. was known 

 previously only from Lochgoilhead and Colintraive ; and Idioptera 

 trimaculata, Ztt., from Drymen Road and Milngavie. These two 

 species were the most interesting, and the others were Dixa 

 maculata, Mg. ; Limnobia macrostigma, Schum.; L. nubeculosa, 

 Mg. ; Dicranomyia chorea, Mg. ; Ehipidia maculata, Mg. ; Em- 

 peda nubila, Schum. ; Erioptera tcenionota, Mg. ; Rhypholophus 

 nodulosus, Mcq. ; Limnophila meigenii, Ver.; Trichocera regela- 

 tionis, L. ; Via pilosa, Schum. ; Amalopis immaculata, Mg. ; 

 A. unicolor, Schum. ; Tipula horhdana, Mg. ; and T. vari- 

 pennis, Mg. 



Coleoptera. — The following species were collected or observed 

 at Luss by Mr. Anderson Fergusson : — Leistus fulvibarbis, Dej.; 

 JVebria gyllenhali, Sch. (red-legged variety) \ Harpalus latus, L. ; 

 Pterostichus versicolor, Sturm. ; P. madidus, F. ; P. niger, Schall. ; 

 P. nigrita, F. ; Anchomenus angusticollis, F.; A. albipes, F. ; 

 A. parumpunctatus, F. ; Bembidium littor ale, 01. ; B.punctulatum, 

 Drap. ; Trechus minutus, F.; Cercyon hcemorrhoidalis, F. ; C. 

 melanocephalus, L. ; Bythinus bulbifer, Reich. ; Adalia obliterate, 

 L. ; Aphodius fimetarius, L. ; A. ater, Deq. ; A. depressus, Kug. ; 

 Geotrupes sylvaticus, Panz.; Agriotes obscurus, L.; Rhagonycha 

 limbata, Thorns. ; R. pallida, F. ; Chrysomela staphylea, L. ; 

 Crepidodera aurata, Marsh ; Deporaiis brtidce, L. ; Anoplus 

 plantaris, Naez. ; Balaninus salcivorus, Payk. 



Mr. John R. Lee reports that the following were the only 

 plants of interest noted on Ben Lomond : — Thalictrum alpinum, 

 L., altitude 2000 feet; Anemone nemorosa, L., and Caltha palus- 

 tris, L., both in flower at altitude 2000 feet ; Rubus chamaimorus, 

 L. ; Alchemilla alpina, L. ; Saxifraga stellar is, L. ; S. oppositifolia, 

 L., in flower, altitude 2000 feet; Antennaria dioica, Gsertn. ; 

 Vaccinium Vitis-Idcea, L. ; Oxyria reniformis, Huds. ; Empetrum 

 nigrum, L. ; Carex proecox, Jacq. ; Aspidium aculeatum, Sw. var. 

 lobatum ; Lycopodium clavatum, L. ; L. alpinum, L. ; L. selago, L. 

 One specimen of Myrica gale, L., gathered by Mr. R. B. John- 

 stone, had catkins, with staminate flowers at the base and 



