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Aleochara Irevipennis, very common in moss and clamp tufts of grass in 

 November and December, and taken sparingly by sweeping in June ; Encephalus 

 complicans, rare, in moss ; Ocypiis ater, common under stones on turf walls, &c., 

 with Philonthus laminatus, scutatus (rare) and decorns ; Cafius fucicoJa, rare, under 

 decaying seaweed on Maclirihanish beach, November, 1895 ; Acidota crenata, one 

 only under a stone at a low elevation, September, 1894 ; Olophrum fuscum, sparingly, 

 in tufts and flood rubbish ; Deliplirum tectum, rare, on the hill tops. 



Anisotoma dtcbia, a few specimens on tlie sand-hills at Maclirihanish, in Septem- 

 ber, 1894, and A. ovalis, one, by evening sweeping. Necrophorus ruspator, in 

 carcases ; Silpha opaca, under stones and in tufts of bent grass, Maclirihanish, not 

 common ; S. atrata, some I'emarkably small examples in decayed wood and tufts of 

 grass. Choleva angustata, in flood rubbish ; C. spadicea, rarely, andy«sca, rather 

 commonly, in moss, and chrysomeloides, in carcases. Coccinella 11-punctata, abundant 

 on Maclirihanish beach, nearly all the specimens observed having very large and 

 confluent black spots, giving them a very different aspect from southern examples of 

 this abundant species ; C. hieroglyphica, rare ; Hyperaspis reppensis and Anthero- 

 phagus pallens, single specimens of each by sweeping. 



Aphodius fastens, nitidulus, sordidus and rufeacens, all more or less plentiful in 

 sheep's dung at Maclirihanish in July, 1895, when Serica brunnea was also common 

 on the bare sand in the " bunkers ;" A. lapponum, foetidus, putridus, depressus 

 (always black) and luridus, on the high ground, and all plentiful except the last, 

 which was scarce and very small. 



Sericosomus hrunneus, rare, on the summit of " Bengullion ;" on the slopes of 

 this hill Corymhites cupreus was found sparingly, and C. quercils and var. ochropterus 

 in plenty, by sweeping. 



Dascillus cervinus, scarce ; Helodes marginata, Telephorus nigricans, var. dis- 

 coideus, and Malthodes dispar, all common by sweeping ; T. paludosus, rarely, on 

 flowers of mountain ash in June. 



Salpingus ater, one specimen apparently to be referred to this species, by 

 sweeping near the town, June, 1895 ; Rhinosimus planirostris, a remarkably large 

 form rarely under beech bark. 



Otiorrhynchus hlandus, sparingly under stones on turf walls, and on Machri- 

 hanish beach in company with great numbers of 0. atroapterus, and a few specimens 

 0? ligneus ?inA ovatus ; Tropiphorus tomentosus, occa.siona.\\j in flood refuse and by 

 sweeping ; Phyllohius calcaratns, locally common by sweeping, in June ; Barynotus 

 Schonherri, under stones, and elevatus, by sweeping, both scarce. Sitones lineellus, 

 this pretty and distinct little species occurred in plenty in November, 1894, and 

 again in the same month in 1895, by shaking out roots of bent-grass on the sand- 

 hills at Maclirihanish, in company with Ceuthorrhynchiis rugulosus and other common 

 species of the latter genus. Liosoma ovatulum, var. collaris, in flood refuse at 

 Machrihanish, rare, in company with the type form. Bagdus frit, one specimen in 

 November, 1894, clinging to a piece of wood in Aucha Lochy, an unexpected capture 

 so far north. Anthonomus cotnari, rare, on sallows, Bengullion, accompanied by 

 numbers of Orchestes stigma. Phytohius i-tttberculatus, very abundant in rather 

 dry tufts of grass, November, 1894, and P. canaiicuJatus, in great profusion in 

 Aucha Lochy, clinging to weeds and small pieces of wood, at the same time, but like 

 the last-mentioned species, scarcely seen at all in 1895. — James J. Walkee, 23, 

 Ranelagh Eoad, Sheei-ness : March lltk, 1896. 



