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Nureclipsis bimaculata, L., rather common in the same locality as (E. farva. 



Polycentropns Jlavo-macvlatus, Pict., common, as usual ; and one male of P. 

 multiffuftatus, Curt., the exact locality of which was not noted. 



Holocentropus picicornis, Steph., Ct/rnus trimaculatus, Curt., and C.Jlavidttt, 

 McL., all more or less common at the Mochrum Lochs, the last named having the 

 wings irrorated, and not like the unicolorous form which occurs in some northern 

 localities. 



Tinodes tvaneri, L., common ; T. assimilis, McL., and T. aureola, Zett., not 

 rare at dripping rocks on the shore. 



Rhyacophila dorsalis, Curt., Olossoxoma vernale, Pict , and Agapetus fuscipes , 

 Curt., the last named being very common at the two burns. 



Of the HydroptilidcB, Agraylea muliipunctata, Curt., swarmed at the Castle 

 Loch, and was particularly abundant on one of the islands where the cormorants 

 were breeding ; the conditions in such a place do not allow of comfortable collecting. 

 Sydroptila forcipata, Eaton, occurred at the Monreith burns ; H. occulta, Eaton, 

 was found in small numbers at a dripping spring on the shore, and H. pulchricornis, 

 Eaton, was taken at Monreith Burn, but was unfortunately not recognised at the 

 time. Ithytrichia lamellaris, Eaton, several specimens ; locality doubtful. Ortho- 

 trichia Tetensli, Kolbe,was not rare at Monreith Loch. Three species of Oxyethira 

 occurred, all, I think, at the Mochrum Lochs ; O. falcata, Mort., O. tristeUa, 

 Klapalek, and 0. simplex, Ris. I never suspected that the species of this genus 

 which I was taking included one (tristella) new to the British Isles, and the number 

 of specimens of the genus brought home is quite small. O. Tetensii is also an 

 addition to the British fauna. 



Neuroptera-Planipennia were not very numerous, and, as already 

 indicated, they were mostly taken in Monreith Park. 



Sisyra funcata, F., was frequent at the loch there ; Hemerohius micans, Oliv., 

 lutescens, F., marginatus, Steph., and stigma, Steph., were all found in the woods 

 occasionally. Chrysopa flava. Scop., was rather common in the woods, where one 

 example of C. vittata, Wesmael, was also found. Panorpa germanica, L., and 

 Sialis lutaria, L., were seen in small numbers in different localities. 



Dragon-flies were most disappointing ; so much so that I cannot 



allow myself to think that I found the best localities. Yet, the 



common species which did occur were in very great numbers, and the 



uniform character of the species found at the various lochs was 



decidedly monotonous. 



One Libelltda quadrimacttlata, L., var. prceniilila, was taken at one of the bogs, 

 a beautiful insect in perfect condition ; the species was not very common. Sympe- 

 trum scoticutn, Don., was just appearing, and was common. Iscknura elegans, Lind., 

 and Enallagma cyathigerum, Charp., were in swarms. Pyrrhosoma minium and 

 Lestes sponsa, Hans., were locally common. A few examples of a very red 

 Sympetrum were seen about the Mochrum Loehs, but I was quite unable to catch 

 them ; they may have been S. striolatum, Charp., only, but they were certainly very 

 beautifully coloured. The only other dragon-fly seen was a big Mschna — almost 

 without doubt, ^.juncea. 



13, Blackford Road, Edinburgh : October, 1899. 



