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shire, who found it there aiiiongst some imported bananas. I have to 

 thank I^i'. Carl Brunner v. Wattenwyl for its identification. — Eland 

 Shaw, M.R.C.S., &c., North Leverton, Notts. September mth, 1902. 

 [Note. — Since writing the above I notice that Mr. W. L. Distant has 

 already recorded the occurrence of /-'. e.roleta in Scotland, vi(h>, Ent. 

 Mo. May., October, 1902, p. 217.— E.S. October, 1902.] 



OLEOPTERA. 



Notes on coleoptera collected near Newtonmore, Invernessshire, 

 FROM August 29th to September 15th, 1902. — The following notes on 

 Scotch coleoptera may be of interest, the references to the commoner 

 species being given on account of the locality. The weather during 

 the above time was rather cold, and not favourable to the appearance 

 of many insects. Cicindela caHipentrla, L., on sandy bank at foot of 

 Creag Dhu ; Carabus catenidatus, Scop., under stones; C. i/labratas, 

 Pk., on road side; C arrensis, F., under stone on moor, about 1000ft.; 

 Notioiihilus aijiiaticiis, L., and X jialiistris, Duft., from moss in wood ; 

 Nebria hrerkolUs, F., under stones; X. (ii/llenhallii, Sch., under stones, 

 top of Creag Dhu, 2850ft. ; Miscodera arctica, Pk., one example under 

 a stone on moor, 1000ft. ; Bradycelliis jdacidns, Gyll., damp moss 

 in wood; B. coynattis, Gyll., B. rollaru, Pk., and B. slndlis, Dj., 

 under stones on moor; Harpaliift aenens, F., on road; h . latuft, Li., 

 under stones on moor ; Pterostichns ni</er, SchalL, P. niyrita, F., 

 and /'. ^trouitis, Pz., under stones ; P. vitreiis, Dj., under stones 

 on Cruban r>eag, 1900ft. ; Aiinira riifocincta, Sahib., on road (only 

 previously recorded very rarely from the south of Scotland) ; Calathits 

 cisteLoides, Pz., C. jlacipes, Fourc, and (J. vielanoceplialiis, L., under 

 stones, very abundant (the var. nidnyena, Hal., was fairly common) ; 

 Tophria niralis, Pz., two examples, under stones on hi^h moor ; 

 Ancltoiiienus anytifiticollis, F., under a stone; Olisthopiis rofiotdatiis, Pk., 

 under stones in a wood ; Be)abidiuiii tibiale, Duft., B. atroruendeuni, 

 Steph., B. decoriun, Pz., B. monticola, Sturm., Bt. bi/iiinrtati(iii, L., and 

 B. bruj-ellenM', Wesm., under stones on banks of river Spey ; B. 

 littorale, OL, in moss; Trer/tiis viinutHs, F., under stones on moor; 

 Patrobns amniilts, Chaud., under stones; Cyvrindis vaporarioruin, L., 

 under stones on high moors, almost always occurring singly, but four 

 specimens were taken under one stone at the cairn on the top of Cruban 

 Beag, about 1950ft. ; Halipliia riificnllifi, DeG., pool near river Spey; 

 Deronectea depreasm, F., HydropovKx rivalis, Gyll., //. septentriunalh, 

 Gyll., and H.darisii, Curt., river Spey; H. palustrii^, L., and //. 

 planus, F., pools near Spey ; Ayabiis bijinsttdatus, h., and Plata)nbiis 

 iiiandatH^, L., in small ditch ; Bliantus bistriattis, Berg., and (iyriniis 

 iiri)nitiis, F., pool near river Spey; Astilbiia canaliriilatiiH, F., ant's nest 

 (said by Canon Fowler to be scarce in Lowlands only) ; (Tyinniisa 

 carieyata, Kieii., decaying fungus; Meyracronas anal is, Pk., and M. 

 incUnam, Grav. (one example), under stones, foot of Creag Dhu ; 

 BolitubiuH trinotatiif!, Er., and B. pyymaetis, F., in fungus ; Qaedio- 

 nuchufi laeriyatiis, Gyll., under bark of fir and birch ; Stapliylinns 

 stercorarins, 01,, under stones, by side of road through moor ; Ocypns 

 bntnnipen, F., under stones; (Hhiini myrmernplnliis, Kies., in moss; 

 Latlirobiinii fidripeune, Gr., mider stones, top of Creag Dhu; OlojdiriDii 

 pieeinii, Gyll., in fungus ; Nerrop/ioriis hnviatnr, F., and N. nurrtiiorinn, 



