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gpadicearia, Bhk. (=/errugaria, Haw.) ; Rceselia confusccdis^ 

 H.S., single specimen from wall or roadside. 



TiPULiD^. — Mr. Alex. Ross reports that the unfavourable 

 weather prevented any large captures. Eighteen species were 

 taken, and of these Dicranomyia stigmatica, Mg., was known 

 previously only from Lochgoilhead and Colintraive ; and Idwptera 

 trimaculata, Ztt., from Drymen Road and Milngavie. These two 

 species were the most interesting, and the others were Dixa 

 maculata, Mg. ; Limnobia macrostigma, Schum. ; L. nubeculosa, 

 Mg. ; Dicranomyia chorea, Mg. ; Rhijndia maculata, Mg. ; Em- 

 peda nubila, Schum. ; Erioptera tcenionota, Mg. ; Rhypholophus 

 nodulosus, Mcq. ; Limnophila meigenii, Ver. ; Trichocera regela- 

 tionis, L. ; Ula pilosa, Schum. ; Amalopis immaculata, Mg. ; 

 A. unicolor, Schum. ; Tipula horlulana, Mg. ; and T. vari- 

 pennis, Mg. 



CoLEOPTERA. — The following species were collected or observed 

 at Luss by Mr. Anderson Fergusson : — Leistus fulvibarbis, Dej.; 

 Nebria gyllenhali, Sch. (red-legged variety) ; Harpalus latus, L. ; 

 Pierostichus versicolor, Sturm. ; P. madidus, F. ; P. niger, SchaU. ; 

 P. nigrita, F.; A^ichomenus angusiicollis, F.; A. albipes, ¥.; 

 A. parumpunciaius, F.; Bevibidium littorale, 0\. ; B.punctidatum, 

 Drap. ; Trechus minutus, F. ; Cercyon }uem,orrhoidalis, F. ; G. 

 melanocephalus, L. ; Bythinus bulbifer, Reich.; Adalia obliterata, 

 L. ; Aphodius fim.etarius, L. ; A. ater, Deq. ; A. depressus, Kug. ; 

 Geotrupes sylvaticUs, Panz. ; Agriotes obscurus, L. ; Rhagonycha 

 limbata, Thorns. ; R. pallida, F. ; Chrysomela staphylea, L. ; 

 Crepidodera aurafa, Marsh ; Deporaiis bettdce, L. ; Anoplua 

 plantaris, Naez. ; Balaninus salcivonis, Payk. 



Mr. John R. Lee reports that the following were the only 

 plants of interest noted on Ben Lomond : — Thalictrum alpinum, 

 L., altitude 2000 feet; Anemone nemorosa, L., and Caltha palus- 

 tris, L., both in flower at altitude 2000 feet ; Rubus chamcemorus, 

 L. ; Alchemilla alpina, L. ; Saxifraga stellaris, L. ; S. oppositifolia, 

 L., in flower, altitude 2000 feet ; Antennaria dioica, G£ertn. ; 

 Vaccinium Vitis-Idcea, L. ; Oxyria reniformis, Huds. ; Empetrum, 

 nigrum, Jj.; Carexj^rcecox, 3 a,c(\.; Aspidium aculeatum, Sw. var. 

 lobatum ; Lycojwdium clavatum, L. ; L, alpinum, L. ; L. selago, L. 

 One specimen of Myrica gale, L., gathered by Mr. R. B. John- 

 stone, had catkins, with staminate flowers at the base and 



