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This autumn (191 2), when its chief food-plant, Erica tetraUx, was 

 almost over, I found an adult specimen at Portlethen, near Aberdeen, 

 and its larvae on Bavelaw Moss, near Edinburgh. Owing to its 

 larval-like form, Amblythrips erica is difficult to find, but is 

 evidently of wide distribution ; I have found it in many localities in 

 Northumberland, Durham, and Yorkshire, in the New Forest, in the 

 neighbourhood of Oxford, and at Blackgang Chine, in the Isle 

 of Wight. 



thrips parviceps, Uzel. — Is not uncommon in various heaths 

 in the Clyde Area. I havi ken it commonly at Portlethen, 



near Aberdeen, and on bavelaw Moss, Midlothian, where Mr W. 

 Evans, who recorded it from the forth Area some years ago, 1 has 

 also taken it. 



[JSuthrips (Anaphothrips) orchidaceus, Bagnall. 9 — On hothouse 

 orchids I have taken it in thi iw Botanic Gardens 



( I >ec. 190S), and the Rev. J. Waterston has sent me a lot of material 

 from various orchids, Royal botanic Gardens, Edinburgh,] 



Aptinothrips nitidulus, Hal. Island of Arran (1907) : near 

 Arrochar, at the head of Loch Long, July 1908; Ettrick bay. near 

 Rothesay, Bute, June 191 1 : at the head of Loch Goil, June 191a. 

 On maritime plants. 



Thrips junipcrina (I..). \'>A~n. -I redescribed this form, which 



had been lost to Entomology for over a hundred years, in the 



Economic i -., 1909) from numerous specimens 



taken on Juniper in the forest round Xcthy Bridge, and on the 



slopes of the Cairngorm, July 1908. 



Thrips aidopi/osus, Uzel. Rests as British on the strength of a 

 <$ and two $ 9 taken with T. junipcrina at Neth) Bridge, 

 July 1908. 



Sub-order Tubulh bra. 



Trichothrips pedicu/arius, Hal. — Taken by Mr Evans and 

 myself from under Cortidum, on an old beech tree near Colinton, 

 Midlothian, this autumn (191 ^). 



Trichothrips propinfuus, Bagnall. 9 — I have only recorded four 

 specimens of this recently described species, all from the Derwent 

 Valley, Co. Durham, and ii was therefore particularly pleasing to me 

 to find several in company with the T. pedicu/arius ab< Med. 



It -truck me, therefore, that Cortidum might be its proper 



1 Proc. Roy. Phys. Soc, xvii., p. 55, 1909. 

 - En .. 2nd ser., xx , p. 33, 1909. 



3 Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. cf Northumberland, Dutham, and Newcastle^ N.S. 

 iii., Dec. 1910. 



