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gyllenhali, Aphodins Jmtidus, Amara quenselii, Calathus melanocephalus 

 var. nubigena. 



East Coast. — Vopnafjordr : July 12th, Nebria gyllenhali, Crypto- 

 hypnus riparius, Amara quenselii, Otiorhynchus monticola, Calathus 

 melanocephalus var. nubigena. Seydisfjordr : Nebria gyllenhali, Amara 

 quenselii, Cryptohypnus riparius, Calathus melanocephalus var. nubigena. 

 Eskefjordr : July 13th, Amara quenselii, Lesteva bicolor, Cryptohypnus 

 riparius, Nebria gyllenhali. 



Faroe Isles. 



Thokshavn. — July 15th, Nebria brevicollis, Amara spinipes, Calathus 

 melanocephalus var. nubigena. 



The three forms of Calathus melanocephalus were obtained in 

 1890, as follows :— 



Westmann Isles, June 12th, typical 7, var. nubigena, 13. Reykjavik, 

 June 13th, typical 2, var. nubigena 2 ; June 14th, typical 3, interme- 

 diate 1, var. nubigena 3; June 15th, intermediate 4. Engey Island, 

 June 14th, intermediate 10. 



First Voyage round Iceland. — Seydisfjordr (E. coast), June 18th, 

 typical 3, var. nubigena 2, intermediate 3. Akureyri (N. coast), June 

 19th, typical 1, var. nubigena 2 ; June 20th, typical 4, intermediate 4, 

 var. nubigena 4. Patriksfjordr (W. coast), June 24th, typical 2, inter- 

 mediate 1. Stykkisholmur (W. coast), June 24th, typical 6, interme- 

 diate 3, var. nubigena 5. Flatey Island (W. coast), June 25th, inter- 

 mediate 2, var. nubigena 7. Eeykjavik, June 26th, var. nubigena 1 ; 

 June 28th, intermediate 2, var. nubigena 3 ; June 30th, typical 4, 

 intermediate 8, var. nubigena 14 ; July 1st, intermediate 2, var. 

 nubigena 2. Road to Hengill Mountain, June 27th, typical 2, inter- 

 mediate 1, var. nubigena 5. 



Second Voyage round Iceland. — Arnarfjordr ( W. coast), July 4th, 

 intermediate 5, var. nubigena 1. Akureyri (N. coast); July 10th, var. 

 nubigena 3. Glarafoss (N. coast), July 10th, typical Tr— Husavik 

 (N. coast), July 11th, typical 2. Vopnafjordr (E. coast), July 12th, 

 intermediate 1. Seydisfjordr (E. coast), typical 3, var. nubigena 1. 



Faroes, July 15th, typical 1, var. nubigena 2. 



Total of specimens, 158 : typical, 41 ; intermediate, 47 ; var. 

 nubigena, 70. 



Calathus melanocephalus, as captured in 1889: — 

 Thingvellir, July and August, var. nubigena 2. Reykjavik, July, 

 typical 2, intermediate 3, var. nubigena 1. Patriksfjordr, July, inter- 

 mediate 1. Onundafjordr, July, var. nubigena 1. Saudarkrok, August, 

 typical 1. Total 11 : typical, 3 ; intermediate, 4 ; var. nubigena, 4. 



In Staudinger's list of Iceland insects this species is termed 

 Calathus nubigena, owing doubtless to the preponderance that he 

 found there of that var., and to which he gave its name. In 

 Paijkull's list of Iceland insects the species is termed Carabus 

 melanocephalus. 



DIPTEEA. 



Sarcophaga mortuorum: Westmann Isles, June 12th; Reykjavik, 

 June 13th and 14th ; Berufjordr, June 17th j Seydisfjordr, June 18th ; 



