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taken Amplucyllu (jlohna, F., (^nlon (hntipfs, S&hl. , Aspidiphnriifi orhicu- 

 latiis, Gyll. (one specimen). This last I have tal<en in numbers since, 

 in the New Forest, in a small powdery fungus. In the spring I took 

 several Odacantha melawira, Payk., and Paedenis riparuin, L., in a 

 very promising-looking marsh. I hope to take some more Fen things 

 during the summer. The whole place has, however, been under water 

 since the heavy rains. Orthojierus viundiis, Matth., is probably 

 common in the neighbourhood, as I have taken it on four separate 

 occasions. Tricho}itfr;i.t- disjiar, Matth,, and Qiirdinx vt'iitralis, Ar., 

 have also turned up. — Norman H. Joy, Bradfield. July 5tJi, 1903. 



CoLEOPTERA IN ScoTLAND. — On June 21 st I had a long walk across 

 country from Hawthornden station to Gorebridge station, collecting 

 on the way by sweeping the roadside flowers in the many pretty lanes I 

 traversed. The most notable insects were the Telephorids, which were 

 in great abundance, the following being all common : — Podahnis 

 alpiiiiis, Pk., Tdi'phorui^ pdlacidus, F., T. nigricans, Miill., 7'. bicolor, 

 F., T. jlavilahriH, Fall., and PJiayonycha Uinbata, Th, Amongst others 

 taken were Tldoden iiiinuta, L. (common on a steep wet bank), lAmo- 

 niua minutas, L., Anthop/iai/Ks tcxtarcii.^, Gr., Antliohium torijuatmii, 

 Marsh., A. aorhi, Gyll., Apion crvi, Kirb. On the 28th I paid a visit, 

 with Mr. Donisthorpe, who was then staying with me, to Hawthorn- 

 den, but the day was very unfavourable for collecting. We found, 

 however, Anthopha<ius textarrus, Gr., again in plenty, and several 

 species of Malt/iodis, one of which appears to be pellHcidiia, Kies. 

 Duruag this month I bred Kniohiiis mullis, L., the larvi« and pupa^ 

 of which were taken in abundance under the bark of fir that had been 

 used to make a small bridge over the Braid burn, on the outskirts of 

 Edinburgh. In July, I was so occupied with professional work that I 

 had to give up collecting, but on the 3rd, during a walk through 

 Dalmeny Park, I swept up MalthinuA frontalis, Marsh., only recorded 

 by Fowler in Scotland, from the Highlands, and Anaspis nijilabnn, 

 Gyll. On the 30th, I had a few hours' collecting with Mr. Black, in 

 the Peebles district, but the day was very stormy, and there had been 

 very heavy rain during the night, so our results were poor in the 

 extreme. The following occurred ■.—Stcniis dcdaratiis, Er., .S'. ossinm, 

 Steph., Animtn}iia calcarata, Er., Moltliodes fiaviKjuttatus, Kies., Apion 

 era, Kirb., A. /iioiiih', Germ., Sitones Jiarescen^, Marsh., all by sweep- 

 ing, and Enr('}dialus cnmpliram, Westw., in moss. In August I have 

 had a little more leisure, and have added a few good insects to ray 

 Scotch collection. On the 1st CciithorhynchuH erirae, Gyll., was com- 

 mon on the heather in the Pentlands. At Hawthornden, on the 11th, 

 when I had the pleasure of Mr. Tomlin's company, Ant/iophai/uH 

 testacf'UH, Grav., was again very common, both by sweeping and beat- 

 ing, and the following amongst others were also taken : — Apion pal- 

 lipt's, Kirb., fairly common on Meirurialis pcrennis ; the only Scotch 

 record by Fowler is that of Dr. Sharp, who took it commonly at Esk- 

 bank, in 18G5, on Allium ; this locality is only a few miles away from 

 Hawthornden ; Cueliodcs (pten-us, F., this insect was swept up under 

 or beaten off hazels ; Atoinaria atricapilla, Steph., and Cryptophayus 

 setidosits, Sturm., by sweeping amongst long dry grass. On the 17th, 

 and again on the 22nd, I visited Longniddry, collecting by sweeping 

 under the hedges and on the coast line to Aberlady. Off Sisymbrium 

 officinale came all the insects I found on that plant in September, 



