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Fall., rare, under bark ; Mugiemoss, 26.6.13. Rhagonycha limbata, Thorns., 

 common on broom blossom ; R. pallida, F., not very common. Malthodes mar- 

 ginatus, Latr., not common, Cults Bridge, 28.6.13. Niptus hololeucus, Fald., 

 not common, in the Natural History Museum at Aberdeen. Emobius mollis, L., 

 the larvae are very abundant in old palings, but the perfect insect is not very 

 common. 



Rhagium indagator, Gyll., rare, between Culter and Coutlaw, 11.3.11 ; 

 R. bifasciatum, F., abundant when found, viz., in old palings and stumps of 

 Scots firs. Acanthocinus sedilis, L., not common, I have seen one taken at 

 Skene, 25.6.10. Donacia sericea, L., not common, and never abundant. Hydro- 

 thassa aucta, F., rare, Balgownie, 29.2.12. Prasocuris phellandrii, L., not 

 common, Loch Skene, and thrice in flood refuse. Galerucella sagittarise, Gyll., 

 not common and local, Lochs Skene and Drum. Longitarsus anchusse, Payk., 

 fairly common and general ; L. melanocephalus, All., only found at Aboyne, 

 21.9.12 ; L. suturellus, Dufts., fairly common ; L. jacobsese, Wat., fairly common ; 

 L. gracilis, Kuts., not common, Banchory, Denewick, 28.6.13. Psylliodes chal- 

 comera, Illig., not very common. Salpingus castaneus, Panz., rare, under bark 

 of Scots pine, Tyrebagger Hill, 1.12.13. Rhino simus ruficollis, L., not so common 

 as R. planirostris. Anaspis rufilabris, Gyll., not common, on broom blossom, in 

 flood refuse, and under bark. Meloe proscarabseus, L., rare, one live specimen 

 shown me in May, 1912. 



Apion gyllenhali, Kirby, not common, on Lotus corniculatus, Murcar, 20.7.10. 

 Otiorrhynchus atroapterus, De G., common on sea-shore links ; 0. blandus, Gyll., 

 very common on sea-shore links ; 0. muscorum, Bris., fairly common and general. 

 Strophosomus limbatus, F., found in a rook shot at Nairn. Sciaphilus muricatus, 

 F.j rare, Heathcot Ferry, 4.3.14. Tropiphorus tomentosus, Marsh., fairly common 

 and general. Phyllobius maculieornis, Germ., not common but general. Philo- 

 pedon geminatus, F., not common, sea-shore links. Barynotus schonherri, Zett., 

 common and general. Alophus triguttatus, F., not common, Dee flood refuse 

 7.11.12 ; I have seen another from Persley Den, 17.5.13. Sitones griseus, F., 

 not common, sea-shore links ; S. tibialis, Hbst., very common and general ; 

 S. flavescens, Marsh., rare, Murcar, 13.9.11 ; S. puncticollis, Steph., very common 

 and general ; S. sulcifrons, Thunb., rare, Muchalls, 6.9.11. Hypera polygoni, L., 

 fairly common and general. Liosoma ovatulum, Clairv., var. collaris, Eye, not 

 very rare, Old Mill, 8.4.11 ; Brig o' Dee, 27.9.11. Curculio abietis, L., I have 

 found the larvae abundantly at Maryculter, but only got the beetle once. 

 Pissodes notatus, F., larvae common, but the beetle is seldom found ; P. pini, L., 

 larvae common, as in the case of P. notatus. Grypidius equiseti, F., rare, Balgownie 

 Links, 12.6.13. Anoplus plantaris, Naez., rare, in a town garden, 6.7.10. Miarus 

 campanulas, L., reared from galls on Campanula rotundit'olia by Prof. Traill, in 

 August, 1883. Orobitis cyaneus, L., rare, reared by Prof. J. Traill from Viola 

 canina, in October, 1912. Cryptorrhynchus lapathi, L., rare and very local, on 

 purple willows, Newton Dee and nowhere else. Ceuthorrhynchus alliarise, Bris.' 

 rare, Raeden, 14.5.12. Rhinoncus gramineus, F., not common, Murcar, 27.9.11 . 

 Dee flood refuse, 31.10.13. Hylastes ater, Payk, noteommoH, or afeleast seldom 

 found, especially on roots of dead Scots pines-; H. cunitularius, Ei\, very rare, 



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