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with my friend Mr. Morley, captured several specimens of that insect by beating 
pine-trees. This species has not, I think, been as yet recorded from the Manchester 
district —Wi1LL1AM Broapuurst, 23, Spring Vale Road, Pendleton, Manchester, 18th 
July, 1870. 
Coleoptera at Rannoch in 1870.—I have captured the following Coleoptera, 
besides the general run of Rannoch species, during my stay there, from the 6th 
to 24th of June: one specimen of Mycetophagus fulvicollis, running on a fir log in 
the saw-mill yard at Dall, at which place I also took Athéus wndulatus and Elater 
pomorum (single specimens of each, and each being dragged along by large wood- 
ants), Scolytus Ratzeburgii, Rhinomacer attelaboides, Xyloterus lineatus, Hyperaspis 
reppensis, Tachinus elongatulus, Pytho depressus, Otiorhynchus maurus (I always 
found this species on a heap of saw-dust, together with immature Trichius fasci- 
atus), Ips quadripustulata and Staphylinus latebricola (which occurred again at 
moss at the foot of Cross Craig). Dictyopterus Aurora and Trichius fasciatus were 
abundant, but Asemum was rare and generally imperfect. 
At the mouth of the river at Dall, Cryptohypnus maritimus was to be seen 
pretty frequently, and sometimes caught, and Coccinella quinquepunctata was rare. 
In stumps, between Camachgouran and Cross Craig, the three Rannoch Leiodes 
were fairly abundant, L. castanea being the most so. I found one Anaspis rufila- 
bris (?) in a stump here, and afterwards several, together with Cetonia floricola, on 
ash blossom. I took two Anobiuwm nigrinum aud one Dircea levigata, by sweeping 
under fir-trees ; on a decayed birch tree, at the foot of Cross Craig, one Carida 
flexuosa ; in moss, Taurus vaporariorum and Bradycellus collaris, and in sheep-dung, 
Autalia puncticollis. 
At Grayvel, Anthophagus alpinus was abundant, being found both by sweeping 
and in moss. 
On the road through the Black Wood, Carabus glabratus sometimes appeared, 
and on one occasion Lamia textor. Silpha nigrita was not uncommon, and always 
brown.—Epwarp A. WaTERHouse, Fountains Hall, Ripon, August 12th, 1870. 
Coleoptera on the shores of Loch Leven.—At Loch Leven I was fortunate enough 
to capture Silpha dispar in dead perch and wings of rooks. Where the shore was 
sandy, Bembidium pallidipenne was not uncommon, together with Georyssus pyg- 
meus and Grypidius equisetv; this last common and in good condition. Blethisa 
multipunctata was also abundant, amongst wet grass.—Ib. 
Note on economy of Mecinus and Baridius.—I have bred Mecinus collaris from 
galls of Plantago maritima, which are very abundant here, though the beetle is rare, 
as 99 out of every 100 galls contain Hymenopterous parasites; and I have also 
bred M. pyraster from galls of Plantago lanceolata. Baridius laticollis is to be taken 
somewhat plentifully here, in roots of Sisymbrium officinale, from which I have reared 
it.—H. Moncrerarr, 9, Wish Street, Southsea, August, 1870. 
Note on Platysamia Cecropia, Linn.—In “ The American Entomologist” for 
February, 1870, is an article on this insect, where it is mentioned in a note that the 
late Mr. Walsh had at one time denied that silkworms and other moths employ a 
