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var. nuhigena (with the type forir,), lirnJijceJJiix coUaris and placidus-, 

 and Patrobus assimilis, all fairly common, and more rarely Cyclirus 

 rostratus, Pterostichus cetkiops (locally not scarce on the heights above 

 the Allt Druithe burn) and vitreus, Miscodera arctica (one only), 

 Ct/mindis vaporariorum, Calodera (BtJiiops, Homalota tibialis, Ocifpus 

 brunnipes, Arpedium brachypterum, Otiorrhynchus maurus (nearly over) 

 and rugifrons (on Schiehallion), &c. 0. blandus sometimes occurred 

 on the highest summits, but was much more abundant under small 

 stones on the Loch side within five minutes' walk o£ the hotel, with 

 O. muscorum, rarely. Here, too, Staphylinus stercorarius asserted its 

 claims to be regarded as a Myrmecophilous beetle by being found on 

 several occasions in a small nest of Myrmica ruginodis under a stone, 

 the ants resenting my intrusion by stinging with a degree of virulence 

 worthy of their tropical relatives. 



On the way to the Black Wood, Serica brunnea was often very 

 common on the road, with occasional examples of Garabus glabratus, 

 Calathus piceus, Amara bifrons, Taphria nivalis, Oeotrupes sylvaticus, 

 Adimonia tanaceti, &c. One or two late specimens of Cicindela cam- 

 pestris were observed, and by dint of a good deal of " log rolling " in 

 the Dall sawpit I got a small series of Treclius rubens in its old station, 

 in company with Clivina collaris. Nothing better than Bledius sub- 

 terraneus, and one or two Pembidium tibiale, was to be found in sandy 

 places on the shore of the Loch. 



Li sheep- and deer-dung were found the usual Aphodii, viz., 

 lapponum in great plenty, often nearly or quite black, and occurring 

 up to the highest elevations ; fcetidus and putridus, both common ; 

 depressus and sordidus ; also Tachinus proximus, pallipes and Jlavipes. 

 Carrion wiis not often met with, and produced only a few commdU 

 Histers and Cholevas (including what is probably C. coracina), Necro- 

 phoriis ruspator, also taken flying in the Black Wood, Philonthus 

 proximus, curhonarius and puella. I could not muster up sufficient 

 resolution to attack any of the numerous and thriving nests of Formica 

 rufa in the Black Wood and elsewhere, but once found Myrmedonia 

 htimeralis accompanying the ants which were busy about a dead rabbit. 



The water-net was occasionally used, but produced no single 

 species worthy of mention, and very few of even the commoner forms 

 of water-beetles ; and a similar want of success attended the exami- 

 nation of Sphagnum and other mosses at various elevations. 



Turning now to the Lepidoptera, eleven species of butterflies were 

 observed during my stay, of which Pieris brassicce and napi call for 

 no special remark, except that the ground colour of the females of 



