1900.] 87 



and Braemar in July, 1873 (The Scottish Naturalist, vol. ii, 1873, 74), 

 is the only record of its occurrence of recent years that I can trace ; 

 it is, however, a common, though, perhaps, local insect in Scotland ; I 

 found it in some numbers at Aviemore in July, 1899, and rather less 

 abundant in 1898, at Kannoch and Kingussie. 



Calobata sttlifeea, Lw. 

 The occurrence of this species in the Spey Valley is of interest ; 

 Loew described the species from specimens obtained on the shores of 

 Lake Baikal, and I do not know whether there is any subsequent 

 record of its capture anywhere in the vast space between the two 

 localities. During July, 1899, I found this species fairly abundant in 

 clumps of carex in back waters on the banks of the Spey near Aviemore, 

 where the chance capture of a pair " in coitu " gave me the clue to 

 its habitat ; after that most of the specimens were taken by sweeping. 



Army and Navy Club, Pall Mall : 

 December, 1899. 



Laphria Jlava, L., in Inverness-shire. — With reference to Col. Yerbury's in- 

 teresting notes on this fly in this [month's Ent. Mo. Mag., I may mention that I 

 have a $ specimen which I captured close to Loch Gaaihna, Rothiemurchua, on 

 June 17th, 1893. It flew rather heavily past me and settled on a fence, when I had 

 no difiiculty in securing it. It was devouring a good sized Dipterous insect. This 

 specimen was recorded by Mr. P. H. Grimshaw in " The Annals of Scottish Natural 

 History " for January last. — William Evans, 38, Morningside Park, Edinburgh : 

 March oth, 19U0. 



Laphria flava, L., in Scotland. — Col. Yerbury, in his notes on this species 

 {ante pp. 53, 54) seems to have overlooked a record by Mr. Brunetti, in Ent. Mo. 

 Mag., vol. XXV, p. 281, of two examples from Kincardine, taken during the first 

 week in September, 1888. This does not, however, add to the number of known 

 British specimens, as I have every reason to believe these are the two recorded by 

 me in this Magazine for June, 1898. At first sight there would seem a discrepancy, 

 but I believe the parish of Banchory is partly in Aberdeenshire and partly in 

 Kincardineshire. — E. N. Bloomfield, Guestling, Hastings : March 5th, 1900. 



Rare Diptera in the Midlands, 1899. — My collecting last season was almost 

 entirely confined to Worcestershire (principally Moseley). Some good things were 

 taken ; a few of them are additions to our Midland List, and will be noted in their 

 places. Tipula scurra, Mg., nine specimens of this rare Tipula taken, and others 

 seen. Pedecia rivosa, L., two. Empis opaca. P., this occurred commonly in one 

 field, frequently in pairs. Paragus tibialis, Fin., eight. Orthoneura nobilis. Fin., 

 three. Chilosia vernalis. Flu., very common, about fifty taken. Syrphiis grossu- 

 larice, Mg., seven in my garden. Nemorcea appendiculata, Mcq., eight specimens of 



