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17), and since then we have had a spell of severe weather with very 

 heavy snow, the hill was well covered for a fortnight, and, in addition, 

 the weather has been exceptionally wet since the frost departed. A 

 mild, bright, spring-like week tempted me to explore this fine hill once 

 more, and I soon found the insect was still in its pabulum and 

 apparently none the worse for the weather of the past two months, it 

 was the only insect found, the droppings were, however, full of larvae 

 in all stages of development. I shall be much interested to see 

 whether, having now found it throughout late autumn and winter, it 

 persists into spring and summer, for there must be, I imagine, a 

 succession of broods to keep an insect like this going for such a long 

 period. The most curious fact up to the present, is its apparent in- 

 difference to frost, snow and heavy rains in such an exposed and bleak 

 situation as the steep slopes of this isolated hill. — T. Hudson Beare, 

 B.Sc, F.E.S., 10, Regent Terrace, Edinburgh. Februanj lUh, 1903. 

 CoLEOPTERA IN ScoTLAND. — Collecting during autumn and winter 

 is not a very enticing occupation, and scanty leisure makes it almost 

 an impossibility, the chances are against the weather being fine enough 

 for out-door work on the few occasions I am free from my duties. On 

 September 26th, in Dalmeny Park, by sweeping near the seashore, I 

 obtained Sitones pnncticollis, Steph., Psi/Uindt's napi, E.H., Halyzia 

 18-guttata, L., Apian onopordi, Kirb., and SiDiplocaria aemistriata, 111.; 

 and out of fungus Gi/rophaena (jentili.s, Er., and Oxypoda alternans, Gr. 

 On December 31st, again at Dalmeny, the following were found under 

 bark, Rhuwsimus rujicollis, L., R. planirostris, F., and Droiidus 

 i-macidatus, L. As the weather remained very fine and bright, I went 

 out to the Park again on January 2nd, and took under the bark of a 

 felled beech, BoUtochara dhliijita, Er., in plenty ; Hoiiudimn vile, Er., 

 and Ilhi^op/iaiiiifi dispar, Pk. ; and, by sifting dead leaves, Stenns im- 

 pressus, Germ., ('onosoma liridmii, Er., and Tac/n/ponis ohtiisus, L. I 

 have now taken all three species of RhinoaiinKs in this district, though 

 only planiroatris was supposed to occur in the Forth district. — Ibid. 



CoLEOPTERA IN THE NEIGHBOTTRHOOD OF PeEBLES. DuHng 1902 I 



had not many opportunities of collecting at Peebles, most of my 

 collecting being done whilst away from home, but the following notes 

 may be of interest: — Lristotrophus ncbidosits, F., running on a road, in 

 late October; Dianons raeridescenfi, Gyll., in wet moss; Aiiatliidiuin 

 nitjri prune, F. (June loth), under bark of felled tree, ten specimens, 

 this is new to the district ; Bi/rrhKn fasdatns, F., June 23rd, on pave- 

 ment), one specimen ; Kbnis parallelnpipediis, Miill. (June 14th), on 

 stones in a small stream ; Athous niyer, L. (July 18th), on North 

 British Railway platform — this appears to be rather a scarce insect 

 here; ( 'oryiiibites nipreus, F., on a road; ('. acnens, L. (June 10th), 

 under stones on a hillside ; C ctipreus var. aenii/inosiis. Germ. (June 

 28rd), on flowers in a garden, and (HiorrJn/nrhus sulcatum, F., in July, 

 in my house. — James E. Black, Nethercroft, Peebles, 



Pselaphus dresdensis, Herbst, IN CuMBEBLAND. — A loug anticipated 

 visit was made to Newton Regny Moss, near Penrith, by Mr. Britten 

 and myself, on August 31st last, and we had the pleasure of adding 

 the above rarity to the Cumberland list of coleoptera. Six specimens 

 were found in thick moss growing on the drier parts of the ground. 

 P. heisei, Herbst, also occurred sparingly. The time of the year was 

 not the best for beetles, but, among our captures, the following, now 

 recorded for the first time from the county, are of interest : — Kraesthctus 



