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D. melanocephalus, Dj. common under cut grass on banks of 

 Nith below Kingholm, and appears to be generally distri- 

 buted. D. K. 



D. nigriveniris, Th. occurs not uncommonly in several localities 

 in Luce Bay. W, 



Metabletus foveola, Gyll. common at Southerness and recorded 

 by Mr Douglas as rare at Orchardton, also taken by me at 

 Dargavel. D. K. 



This completes the list of the carnivorous ground beetles 

 which form the tribe (or sub-tribe) Geodephaga. I have omitted 

 several species which have been doubtfully or erroneously 

 recorded, but reference will possibly be made to these at a later 

 stage. According to the most recent Catalogue (that of Beare & 

 Donisthorpe, 1904), there are 316 British species contained in 64 

 genera. Of these it will be seen we have 159 species, or prac- 

 tically 50 per cent., and of the genera we have 39 or 60 per cent. 

 This compares very favourably with other local lists. The Bem- 

 bidia, a large proportion of which are found on the banks of rapid 

 rivers among shingle, etc., are particularly well represented in the 

 district, there being found here 30 out of 53 British species, Avhile, 

 on the other hand, the Harpali, as in other parts of Scotland, are 

 very poorly represented, as we have only 5 out of the 30 species 

 on the British list. Several of the genera and species missing are 

 almost exclusively associated Avith chalky soil, which accounts for 

 their absence here. Turning now to the County records, there 

 appear to be records for 133 species in Dumfriesshire, 119 in 

 Kirkcudbrightshire, and 73 in Wigtownshire, but the last county 

 has not been worked to the same extent as the others, and a 

 number of species at present unrecorded almost certainly occur. 

 I hope to deal with the water beetles and other groups in a future 

 number. 



