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think the third Scottish record for this species ; *Syntorino7i tarsatus, Fin., <? , 

 18.7.10 ; *Chalarus spurius, Fin., J , 26.6.10 ; *Pipunculus strohli, Verr., $ , 

 22.6.10, 9, 17.9.10 in my garden; *P. sylvaticus, Mg., ?, 10.7.10; Orthoneura 

 elegans, Mg., J , 8.6.10 — I have already recorded the 9 ; 0. nohilis, Fin., J , 

 12.7.08 ; *0. breincornis, Lw., <? , 8.6.10 — I was glad to get this specimen as it 

 enables me to record oiir three British species. All were taken near the same 

 spot ; PlatycMrus discimanus, Lw., <? , 30 4.10 — my first capture of this early 

 fly ; *Didea intermedia, Lw., 9 , 4.9.09 — I think my specimen belongs to this 

 species ; Syrphus tricinctus, Fin., in July ; S. compositarum, Verr., common in 

 July ; S. arcticus, Ztt., May and June, 1908 ; Helophilus hyhridus, Lw., <?, 1.8.08, 

 my first capture ; Arctophila mussitans, F., in some numbers at Chmie Loch in 

 September ; Conops quadrifasciata, Deg., 3 , 4.9.09 ; *Lucilia sylvarum, Mg., S ■ 

 1.6.09; *L. splendida, Mg., g , 5.6.08; *Hyetodesia variabilis. Fin., fairly common 

 here, but I have not foimd it elsewhere ; Myds-a nigritella, Ztt., in June, also 

 new to me ; *Fannia (Homalomyia) sociella, Ztt., J , 5.6.08 ; *F. fuscula, Fin., 

 (?, 19.7.10; *Coslomyia mollissima, Hal., in May; *Spilogaster uliginosa, Fin., 

 tj, 9.10.10, on window ; *Cordylura pudicaj'NLg., two i <?, 27.6.10; *Gymnomera 

 tarsea. Fin., fairly common in June ; Pogonota hircus, Ztt., I was glad to find 

 this curious fly among Carex, &c., at the side of a pond, in June of this year, 

 when sweeping produced a long series ; *Pherhina (Tetanocera) coryleti, Scop., 

 J, 25.6.10; Loxocera aristata, Pz., 9» 16.6.10: Psilosoma lefehvrei, Ztt., ^, 

 19.7.10; *Srox)tera vihrans, 1j., in July; *Notiphila idiginosa, Tinl., *N. riparia, 

 Mg., N. cincrea, Fin., and *N. annulipes, Stnh., all occur in Jitne. 



All the foregoing species are from the immediate neighbourhood of Blair- 

 gowrie, and in addition I should like to record the following taken at Kirk- 

 michael, f oiirteen miles to the north : — Syrjyhus grossularias, Mg., the <? common, 

 but only one 9 > in J^Yj 1909, along the banks of the Ardle — in August, 1910, 

 the 9 ? were in niunbers, but I foiind no S S ; Eristalis rupum, F., several of 

 both sexes with the last in July; Chrysochlamys cuprea. Scop., S, 20.8.10; 

 Sargus flavipes, Mg., 9 as prey of S Empis tessellata, F., 20.8.10. 



Dryomyza senilis, Ztt., recently added to the British List (Ent. Mo. Mag., 

 1910, p. 125), has occiu-red to me at Blairgowrie in June, and at Kirkmichael in 

 August. I have also examples from Aberfoyle and Comrie, and I believe 

 I found it at Callander in September, 1904, but unfortunately do not appear to 

 have kept any specimens. [There are also specimens in my collection from 

 Polton, Midlothian]. Mr. Collin has kindly confirmed my identification of this 

 species. Sapromyza afinis, Ztt., mentioned in the same Pajjer by Mr. Collin, at 

 p. 170, has been recorded by me from Comrie (Ent. Mo. Mag., 1909, p. 65). — 

 A. E. J. Carter, Blairgowrie : December, 1910. 



Obituaries. 



James William Tutt, whose decease on January 10th was briefly annoi^nced 

 in the last nimiber of this Magazine, was born at Strood, Kent, on April 26th, 

 1858, and was educated at the St. Nicholas Schools in that town, and sub- 



