MR DONALDSON ON A TUMULUS AT CHES-WIOK. 



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British. Tumuli, I find that the learned author conjectures, and with 

 some probability, that in addition to the sepulchral character of these 

 barrows, there is another and no less interesting light in which they are 

 to be viewed, viz., as parts of an amazing system of vigilance and com- 

 munication, in fact a species of telegraph extending over extensive dis- 

 tricts. We are informed by Cresar, that the Grauls, from whom the 

 Britons descended, conveyed intelligence with wonderfid celerity 

 through the fields and cantons by shouting with all their might (De 

 Bell. Gal. lib. 7, ch. 3), and the distance of 400 or 500 yards which in- 

 tervenes between the barrows upon this coast appears well calculated 

 for a telegraphic communication of this kind ; and they are uniformly 

 placed within sight of each other. I offer these remarks to the Club on 

 the subject of Tumuli with the view of directing the attention of its an- 

 tiquarian members to this curious and interesting department of British 

 antiquities, and particularly' for the purpose of endeavouring to ascertain 

 the probable date and period of such places and modes of sepultiu'e. 



Contributions to the Entomology of Berwickshire. 

 and Dr Johnston. 



Cicindela campestris. 

 Clivina Possor. 

 coUaris. 



COLEOPTEEA. 



Elmis rngosns. 

 Enicocerus viridiseneus. 

 Gibsoni. 



By P. J. Selby, Esq., 

 AUanton, May 6, 1835 



Helobia iiivalis. 



(H. Gyllenhallii, Ent. Edin.) 

 Anchomenus prasinns. 



albipes. 



Agonam parumpunctatum. 

 PcBcilus capreus. 



rutifemoratus. 



versicolor. 



Stoniis ptimicatus. 

 Amara familiaris. 

 Bradytus ferruginens. 

 Harpalus ruficoruis. 

 Trechus collaris. 



(T. fulvTis, Ent. Edin.) 



minutns. 



Tachys binotatus. 



immunis. 



Peryphus littoralis. 

 — ■- agilis. 



cnemerythrus. 



(P. tibialis, Ent. Edin.) 



Loplia -l-guttata. 

 Tacliypus properans. 



striatns. 



Bembidiam palndosum. 



flavipes. 



Notiophilus striatus, Waterh. 

 Hydroporus alpinvis. 

 Georysstis pygmasus. 

 Elmis Yolkiuari. 



variabilis. 



Oiceoptoma rugosa. 

 Meligethes aeneus Ent. Edin. 



pedicularius. 



Micropeplus porcatus. 

 Byrrlins dorsalis. 

 Cataphagus obscums. 



lineatus. 



Hypnoidus riparins. 



4-pustulatus. 



Hylurgus piniperda. 

 Nedyus assimilis. 



(Ceutorhynchus assimilis, Ent. 

 Edin.) 

 Meriouns obscnrus. 



(Barynotus obs., Ent. Ediji.) 

 Sitona tibialis. 

 Nenioicus oblongiis. 



(Polydrusus obi., Ent. Edin.) 

 Phyllobius Mali. 



viridicollis. 



Apion flavipes. 

 Haltica nemorum. 



rufipes. 



Phaerlon Betulaj. 



tum^idula. 



marginella. 



Helodes Phellandrii. 

 Coccinella globosa. 

 Tachinus rufipes. 

 Tachyporus analis. 

 mai-ginatus. 



