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The species is a wide-ranging one — Siberia and Norway to 

 Ireland, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland. 



Local data. — Arthur's Seat, Dreghorn, Morningside, Torduff Hill, Colinton 

 Dell, Balerno, Midcalder, Jan., Feb., March, and April 1896, many; 

 Charlestown, Aberdour, Kinghorn, Feb. and March, common; Bucklyvie, 

 April, and Aberfoyle, May, plentiful ; banks of Braid Burn, Morton, etc., 

 June and July, common ; Aberlady, North Berwick, and Isle of May, Aug. ; 

 Rosslyn, Penicuik, Swanston Wood, Ravelrig, Corstorphine, Uphall, Aber- 

 corn, Eatho, North Qaeensferry, Sept., Oct., and Nov., common ; Vogrie, 

 Feb. 1897 ; Dalhousie, March ; Cullalo and Dollar, April, many ; Dalmeny and 

 Bridge of Allan, Feb. 1898; Kirkliston, Binny Craig, and Carribber, March; 

 Arniston and Kinross, May; Longniddry, Aug.; Lauder, Sept.; Edgelaw, Oct. 

 Var. minor: Braid Hills, Feb. 1897, a few; Comiston, under stones on side 

 of field, common, Oct. 1898 and onwards; Morton Mains, March, several. 

 Var. fucatus: Aberdour, April 1897 ; Buckstone Farm, a good many under 

 pieces of rotten wood in plantation, Nov. 1898 (named by Dr Schaffer); near 

 Hillend Farm, March 1899, one (named by Professor Renter). Var. albicans: 

 Hillend, Pentlands, March, and Dalmahoy Hills, April 1899, a few under 

 large stones. 



Lepidocyrtus cyaneus, Tullb. 



Lepidocyrtus purp2ireus + l L. violaceus, Lubbock's "Monograph." 



Not nearly so common as L. lamcginosus, but yet by no 

 means rare. Though considerably smaller than normal ex- 

 amples of that species, it is not less beautiful, the colour 

 being a more decided purple, with brilliant golden lustre — 

 we refer, of course, to the living scale-clad insects. The 

 body-colour, as seen in spirit-specimens, is usually uniform 

 bluish or greyish black, but some are not so strongly 

 pigmented, and occasionally an example with pale bands 

 or other markings is met with. A specimen of the last- 

 mentioned variety, submitted to Dr Schaffer, was referred 

 by him to the var. assimilis, Eeut. ( = X. violaceus, Lubb. ?). 

 Eange very similar to that of the previous species, but there 

 is no record south of the Tyrol. 



Local data.— Garden at Morningside, Edinburgh, July 1896, Sept. 1897, 

 and April 1898, common among loose earth and under boards ; in garden 

 at Aberlady, Aug. 1896, a few ; Braid Hermitage, Dreghorn, Ravelrig, 

 and Rosslyn, Oct. 1896 ; Liberton (Midlothian) and Longniddry (E. Lothian), 

 Sept. 1897, on vegetable refuse; Thornton (Fife), Aug. 1898; Edgelaw, Oct.; 

 Blackford Hill, March 1899, several (one of var. assimilis); Morningside, 

 in greenhouses, April ; Ormiston, Midcalder, small, very dark examples 

 (typical L. purpiireus, Lubb.), common under pieces of wood, April; etc. 



