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Fam. HARPALIDyE. 



Acinopus, Ziegler. 

 Sji. 13. Ac. Australis, Hope. Niger, tho7-ace inagno, transverse sub- 

 rugoso, marginibus extemis thoracis postice late cupreis ; elytris 

 fere glabris, marginibus subeEueis et punctatis. Long. lin. 9, hit. 

 lin. 2|. 



Fam. Byrrhid^. 



Sp. 14. Antlirenus Australis. Niger, capite atro, thorace medio 

 concolori marginibus extemis albis ; elytris tribus fasciis nndatis 

 albis ; corpore infra tiigro. Long. lin. 1;^:, lat. lin. ^. 



Fam. Melyrid.e. 

 Sp. 15. Dasytes nigricans, Hope. Ater pubescens, thorace lotigi- 



oribus capillis obsito ; elytris atro-britnneis marginibus extemis 



pallidioribus. Long. lin. 1|, lat. lin. f. 

 Sp. 16. Dasytes fuscipennis. Ater, antennis rubris ; thorace pu- 



bescente, nigro ; elytris fusco-testaceis punctatis, pedibus concolori- 



bus. Long. lin. 1|^, lat. lin. |. 



Fam. PSELAPHID-K. 



Articerus, Dalman. 

 Sp. 17. Articerus Fortnumi. Sanguineus, capite elongato-ovato 

 f route rotundato ; thorace fere quadrato, angulis anticis rotundatis, 

 medio impresso ; elytris thorace latioribus marginibus posticis ni- 

 gricantibus ; abdomine postice rotundato ulrinque maculd nigrd 

 insignito. Long. lin. 5, lat. lin. i. 



Mr. Evans communicated a notice relative to an exotic species of 

 caterpillar of large size and black colour with red spots, the hairs of 

 which are so rigid that they penetrate into the flesh when incau- 

 tiously handled, causing much pain and inflammation. 



Mr. Westwood stated that he had recently acquired the greater 

 part of Latreille's original collection of bees from the Abbe Blondeau, 

 by whom it had been purchased at the sale of the collection of Baron 

 Dtjean. 



Mr. Edward Doubleday (in allusion to Mr. Saunders's paper) stated 

 that in North America he had observed that the cotton plants are not 

 attacked by any of the Tmeidce, but that they suifer greatly from the 

 attacks of several species of Noctuidcs. 



BOTANICAL, SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 



February 9, 1843. — Professor Graham in the Chair. 



Professor Graham then read a highly interesting account of his 

 botanical excursion in Ross-shire, during August 1842, with a party 

 of friends : — 



The party left Edinburgh on the 21st of August, and met at Ding- 

 wall — thence they walked by Garve, Auchnalt, &c. for Kinlochewe. 

 On the low hills near Gan'e they found a sprinkling of alpine vegeta- 

 tion, and Nymphcea alba, beautifully in flower, in a pool near the top of 



