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(c) East Highlands. 



85. Fi/e and Kinross. — Near Buckhaven, 1872, numbers 

 emerging in Muiredge coal-pit from holes in wooden props 

 which had come from abroad and been in the pit between three 

 and four years {Scot. Nat., vol. i., 1872, p. 266); Logic, by 

 Leuchars, 1905, in bars of wood probably imported from Denmark 

 (J. W. Munro); Lower Largo, one, Aug. 1918 (Miss Jackson); 

 St Andrews, in house, 21st Aug. 1922 (Mrs Everard), in my 

 collection; $, Kinross, 6th Sept. 1922 (identified at Royal Scottish 

 Museum). 



86. Stirling.— ^, Larbert, Sept. 1909 (J. J. F. X. King); 

 Larbert, ?, Aug. 1910 (sent to me); Queen's Road, Stirling, ?, 

 6th Sept. 1921 (in Smith Institute, Stirling); another seen about 

 same time. 



87. Perth West., and Clackmannan. — 9, Kinbuck, near Dun- 

 blane, about 22nd July 1922 (shown to W. E. Evans by a 

 probationer at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh); ^, Ben 

 Doran, 7th Aug. 1897 (J. J. F. X. King). 



88. Perth Mid.— One (Mid Perth?), loth Sept. 1902 (Perth 

 Museum); ^, Shore, Perth, 12th Aug. 1905 (Perth Museum); 

 one, Woods, Methven Castle, 5th Aug. 1911; ?, Glen Lyon, 3rd 

 Aug. 1917 (J. W. Bowhill) ; two, Perth, 6th Aug. 1917; again on 

 14th July, nth Aug., and {$) 8th Sept. 1922 (Perth Museum); 

 very large $, Perth, 7th Aug. 1922, in my collection. "Around 

 Perth it is common on both sides of the Tay — v.c. '88 & '89" 

 (H. Coates in lit., 17th Aug. 1922); Lynedoch, in timber-yard 

 (J. W. Munro). 



89. Perth East. — Marlee, Blairgowrie, and Glencarse, specimens 

 sent to Perth Museum, 1913-15 (see Report, p. 15); Glencarse, 24th 

 March 1916 (Perth Museum); Coupar-Angus, 7th Aug. 1922 

 (Perth Museum); Dunkeld, first week Aug. 1922 (H. Coates); ?, 

 River Ardle, 30th Aug. 1922 (J. W. Bowhill); ?, Pitlochry, 6 Sept. 

 1922 (identified at Royal Scottish Museum). 



90. Forfar. — In Don's " List of Forfarshire Insects," published 

 as an Appendix to Headrick's Agriculture of Angus, 1863; 

 Craigendowie, parish of Lathnot, two, nth Aug. 1900, (T. Gray 

 Philip, Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist., 1900, p. 55); Red Den, near Brechin, 

 1909; "very common on old dead silver-firs," Burgh Hill, near 

 Brechin (both J. W. Munro). 



91. Kincardine.— J^xnmtoc\\ty, very common in saw-mill yard, 

 1912 (J. W. Munro); "Kincardineshire," 192 1, T. J. Burnett 

 {Roy. Scot. Museum Report, 1921-22, p. 18). 



92. Aberdeen, South. — Near Aberdeen (J. Mearns, Ann. Scot. 

 131 AND 132 Z 



