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one specimen I Uiiiik only being known, the British origin of which had begun to 

 be doubted. I took the first opportunity of acquainting Mr. Lacy with his good 

 fortune, and proceeded with him to its place of capture ; and, after a careful search, 

 I succeeded in turning out two more specimens of the Tychius, and numbers of 

 Sitones Waterhoudi, from under dwarf plants of Lotus corniculatus. 



It appears to be very scarce : a twelve months' hunting off and on by both of us 

 has only produced about a dozen specimens. The Lotus seems to be a favourite 

 resort of Colpoptera ; for, in addition to the above, I have taken from under it, 

 Trachypklajus squamulatus, scaher, spinimanus, aristatus, and myrmecophilus, and 

 have bred Apion loti and Tychius squamulatus from its seed -pods. — Henky 

 MoNCEEAFF, Portsmouth : October 18th, 1873. 



Koies on Coleoptera at Braemar. — Whilst staying at Braemar, at the beginning 

 of July last, in company with my friend Mr. J. S. AUin, we obtained many Coleoptera, 

 including a number of the species known to have occurred there, and perhaps a few 

 that have not been recorded from that locality. Although too late for a few species, 

 we were there at perhaps the best time for general coUectmg. 



I am aware that many of the following species have already been recorded from 

 Braemar, but I thought a few notes on ways and means of capture, &c., would not be 

 uninteresting. Amongst many others, the following species seem worthy of note : — 



Notiophilus aquaticus ; a very small dark var. occurred on tops of the moun- 

 tains, rarely. Harpalus 4-puncfatus, Dcj. ; apparently rare, but passed over at the 

 time by me as latus. Amara Quenseli ; rarely, under stones on mountain tops. 

 Hydroporus celatus ; in flood refuse, from mountain stream. Oxypoda incfassata 

 and O. rupicola. Rye ; under stones on mountain tops. Somalota crassicornis, falla- 

 ciosa, diversa, nitidula (common), clavipes (not uncommon), tibialis (very common), 

 &c. ; under stones, or in moss on movmtain sides, also in flood refuse from mountain 

 streams. Tachinus Jlavipes, palUpes, and proximus ; in dung. Bryoporus rugi- 

 pennis ; a few examples from moss on mountain sides, and flood refuse from mountain 

 streams, especially high up near the snow, and once even in my beating net : apparently 

 widely distributed, but scarce. These examples vary considerably in the intensity of the 

 punctuation of the elytra ; in some specimens the punctures in the discoidal row seem 

 to run into one another. Mycetoporus sp. 1 (tenuis, Sh.) ; rarely, in moss on mountaiii 

 sides, especially near the snow. Quedius xanthopns ; under pine bark. Staphyliuus 

 fulvipes; one specimen under deer dung. Xantholinus lentus; about a dozen examples, 

 under rather fresh pine bark. X. distans ; one specimen under a stone, and X. tri- 

 color (tyi^e form with base of thorax dark) under bark. Stenus hrevicollis ; in moss. 

 Anthophagus alpinus, Geodroniicus nigrita, Lesteva Sharpi and p)ulescens, Arpedium 

 and Olophrum conslmile ; in moss and in flood refuse from mountain streams. 

 Deliphrum tectum ; in dung. Agathidium rotundatum ; under bark. Epuraa 

 ohlonga ; under pine bark. Cryptophagiis parallelus. Atomaria Hislopi ; in dung. 

 Aphodius nemoralis ; in dung. Eros Aurora ; in saw-pit. Podabrits alpinus (yht. 

 of dark form, with entirely dark legs), Telephorus Jiguratiis and elongatus ; the 

 latter in abundance, by beating firs. Ernohius nigrinus ; by beating pines, and cut 

 pine tops lying on the ground. Cis punctulatus. Zilora ferruginea ; under pine bark, 

 rare. Pissodes notatus, Brachonyx, and Anthonomus varians ; beaten from fir. 

 Orchesies scutellaris ; sweeping by River Dee. Coeliodes geranii ; abundant on 



