274 COLEOPTERA OF THE SOLWAY DISTRICT. 



collecting at odd times in the district, and they have been good 

 enough to send me lists of what they have taken, and to the first- 

 named gentleman I am indebted for assistance in determining 

 some of the more critical species. 



The Solway district as defined includes portions of other 

 counties besides the counties of Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, and 

 Wigtown, but my list only refers to records for these three coun- 

 ties. In order to show the counties in which so far each specie'; 

 has been recorded and to conform to the system advocated by 

 Watson (" Cybele Britannica ") I have added where I am able 

 the initial letter of the county or counties. 



Order Coleoptera. 

 Family Cicindelid^. 

 Cicindela campestris, L. not uncommon in sandy localities 

 pspecially in early summer both inland and on the coast. 



D. K. W. 

 Family Carabid^. 



Cychriis rostratus, L. widely distributed but not common under 

 stones. D. K. W. 



Carabus catenulahis, Scop, common on the hills, more local in 

 the lowlands. D. K. W. 



C. nemoralis, Mull, common in gardens, etc., often found 

 crushed on the pathway m early spring. D. K. W. 



C. glahratus, Payk. a scarce mountain species. First taken by 

 Lennon on or near the summit of Caimsmore-of-Fleef in 

 June, 1880, and afterwards on 2/7/81. Mr Douglas took 

 two specimens on Screel on 2/7/91, and the late Mr Service 

 found three in an old whisky bottle on the shore of Loch 

 Dungeon on 28/9/93. ' K. 



C. violaceiis, L. a scarce species in this district, but it appears to 

 be widely distributed. D. K. W. 



C. nilens, L. a few specimens taken by Lennon over 30 years 

 ago near Tinwald Downs, but it has been found more 

 recently by Mr Gordon at Corsemalzie and Kildarroch, 

 Wigtownshire. D. W. 



C. gramilatus, L. not uncommon and generally distributed 

 especially in marshy places. D. K. W. 



