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On Insects of the East of Berwickshire taken in Autumn 

 and Winter. By James Hardy. 



Having had a few spare days during the three past 

 autumns and early winter (Nov.— Jan.), I devoted them to 

 collecting some of the Insects in the neighbourhood, in order 

 to ascertain what kinds survive in that exceptional period, 

 when they are generally supposed to have ( ' shuffled off their 

 mortal coil," or to exist only as larva. As there are many 

 among them not previously recorded for Berwickshire, I have 

 made a selection of the more interesting, which may be use- 

 ful for future reference. The majority are Brachelytra of 

 obscure appearance and minute size ; and they offer a con- 

 siderable supplement to former county lists. 



COLEOPTERA. 



Dyschirius globostts. Borders of a dried up pool. 

 Bembiditjm Mannerheimi. Among dead leaves, in Penmanshiel 

 wood, January ; and in stack bottoms on the moor, near Pen- 

 manshiel, November. 



,, Clarki. On the sandy sea-coast at Ewelairs, near 



Cockburnspath. 

 Falagria sulcata. Decayed hay, Oldcambus. 

 Bolitochara oBLiQUA. In Polypori, Pease Bridge, 

 Ocalea castanea, Var. with labrum black. Stack bottoms, 



Penmanshiel. 

 Leptttsa pttmida. Beneath bark, Pease Bridge. 

 Oxypoda opaca. Abundant in decayed hay, and stack bottoms. 

 ,, longitjscula. Border of a dried up pond. 

 ,, Edinensis, Sharp. Border of a dried up pond, near 

 Oldcambus, November, 1871. 

 ,, lentula. With the preceding. 

 Homalota gregaria. Rubbish near a dried up pond, and from 

 the sea-coast. 



„ eximia, Sharp. Among wet moss in winter, Lang- 

 struther bog, near Penmanshiel ; one, 



„ labilis. Border of a pond ; Oldcambus. 



,, LondinEnsis. In former years near Penmanshiel. 



,, elongatula. Marsh on sea-coast, and stack bottoms. 



,, volans. In agarics at Pease Bridge ; and border of 



a pond, Oldcambus. 



,, vestita. Under sea- weed; Greenheugh, near Old- 

 cambus. 



„ vrcrNA. In agarics at Pease Bridge ; and in rubbish, 

 Oldcambus. 



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