186 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 
at the west end of the new Longniddry Golf Course. I had just 
shaken the branches of a bush into my umbrella, and was looking 
to see what had been dislodged when the mosquito came flying 
about my face. With my hand I knocked it down into the umbrella 
and so secured it. So far as I know this is the first record of the 
occurrence of an Anopheline Mosquito in East Lothian.—WILL1AM 
Evans, Edinburgh. 
Scottish Insect Notes. 
A Lowland Beetle, Phalacrus substriatus, Gyll.,at Nethy Bridge.— 
The occurrence of this rare beetle at Nethy Bridge during the 
month of August is recorded by T. Hudson Beare (£.42M, 
p- 233). The insect frequents the Bog Asphodel, and was swept 
freely off this plant until the end of the month. Hitherto 
P. substriatus has only been recorded from the Lowlands (Tweed 
and Solway districts). 
Rare Staphylinid Beetle at Rannoch. — P. Harwood records 
(Z.M.M., p. 233) the capture of a single example of Ludectus 
whitet, Sharp, near the summit of Cross Craig, Rannoch, on 
16th July last. 
An Addition to the British Hemiptera-Heteroptera.—Aradus 
betule, L.., was found on toth July in some numbers under the bark 
of an old birch near Camaghouran, Rannoch district. Although 
careful search was made, this species, which is an addition to 
the British fauna, was only found on the single tree mentioned. 
In the note recording this occurrence, the author, P. Harwood, 
describes the insect and compares it with its ally A. corticalts, L. 
(Z.10M,, p. 227). 
Diptera in the Pitlochry District.—A. E. J. Carter records the 
occurrence of several interesting species of Diptera in the Pitlochry 
district of Perthshire (Z.AZAZ, pp. 235, 236). On yth July a 
female example of Oxycera dives, Lw., was taken on the hills between 
the town and Ben-y-Vrackie, this being the first undoubted record of 
that sex for Britain. Among the other species recorded the 
following may be mentioned: Oxycera pardalina, Mg., Odontomyia 
viridula, F¥., Hilara matrona, Hal., Zachytrechus notatus, Stan., 
Dolichopus longitarsis, Stan., Atherix this, F. (near the Tummel 
Falls), Limnophora brunnetsquama, Zett., Rhamphomyia conformis, 
Kow., Scatophaga ordinata, Beck., Rhamphomyia nigripennis, F. 
