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Liburnia difficilis, Edw., two specimens. L. discreta, Edw., one example. L. 

 denticauda, Boh., a few specimens. L. limhata, Fab., four specimens. 



Philcenus exclamationis, Thunb., a few specimens by sweeping. Ph. lineatus, 

 Linn., fairly common and very widely distributed. 



Bythoscopus flavicollis, Linn., one of our commonest and most widely dis- 

 tributed forms. 



Acocephalus hifasciatus, Linn., one specimen. 



Doratura stylata. Boh., one specimen. 



Athysanus brevipennis, Burm., fairly common and very widely distributed. 



Deliocephalus abdominalis. Fab., common and distributed throughout. 



Limotettix quadrinotata, Fab., a few specimens. 



Gnathodus punctatus, Thunb., one specimen. 



Dicraneura variata, Hardy, two specimens. 



Eupteryx concinna, Grerm., a few specimens, widely distributed. 



TypJilocyba sexpunctata. Fall., one specimen ; var. decempunctata, Fall., one 

 specimen. 



There can be no doubt that this district will yet yield many interesting forms, 

 as some of the best localities (such as Birnam Hill, Logiealmone, and Moncreiffe) 

 have not been visited during the past season. The whole of the species have been 

 kindly determined by Mr. Edward Saunders. — T. M. McG-regoe, 353, West High 

 Street, Perth : January, 1893. 



Shetland Diptera. — The following species were collected by myself in June, 

 1890. Although there are no rarities in the list, still it may be interesting as being 

 the first for that northern group of islands : — Erioptera nodulosa, E. lineata, E. 

 ochracea, E. trivialis, Mololophilus obscurus, Limnophila Meigeni, Pedicia rivosa, 

 Tipula rujina, T. fuscipennis, T. oleracea, T. longicornis, Chironomus dolens, C. 

 festivus, C. pallens, C. histrio, Tanypus ferrugineicollis, Ceratopogon femoratus, 

 Culex ciliaris, Dilophus femoratus, Empis stercorea, Hemerodromia precatoria, S. 

 monostigma, Phyphus fasciatus, Stomoxys stimulans, Spilogaster obsouripes, S. du- 

 plicata, S. quadrum, Hyetodesia longipes, H. incana, Onodontha dentipes, Hylemyia 

 variata, Homalomyia canicularis, H. scularis, Coenosia triangula, C. scrupulosa, 

 Mycetophaga fungorum, Coelopa frigida, C. parvula, Borborus equinus, Scatophaga 

 squalida, S. stercoraria, S. litorea, Rhingia campestris, Chilosia flavimana, Chryso- 

 gaster metallina, Cordylura spinimana, Platychirus manicatus, P. peltatus, Cyrtonia 

 spuria, I)oUohopus festivus, Porphyrops pallipes, Eristalis nemorum, E. intricarius, 

 E. arbustorum. — C. W. Dale, Grlanvilles Wootton : January 10th, 1893. 



Mould in Cabinets. — In reply to Mr. Maskell's question as to how he can keep 

 fungus from his cabinets, I am glad to be able to give the following information. 

 Gret some small cheap Turkey Sponges, as free from large holes as possible, and cut 

 them up into cubes of from ^ to 1 inch each. Take some long stout pins, and 

 putting two through one of the cubes of sponge, suspend thus the latter in the 

 drawer so that it touches nothing but the pins. Then get some of Calvert's No. 5 

 carbolic acid (a gallon costing, I think, 28. 6d. will last for years) and a glass pipette ; 

 lift the carbolic by the pipette, and put as much on the sponge as this will hold 

 without dripping. This "will completely prevent the increase of fungus ; and if the 



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