olG Captures of Coteoptera, by Archibald Buchan-Hepburn. 



and no doubt washed away or drowned those that remained in 

 their lairs. I found no specimens of the variety rubripennis 

 (Steph) with the antennae and legs pitch black. This insect is 

 new for the Forth district, and is marked as rare by Dr Sharp. 

 The unusual abundance in one spot would tend to show that 

 etjlvipes is probably a local insect. [Common in Berwick- 

 shire ; semiaquatic. — J. H.] 

 „ succicola (Th). Rare. 



,, embratilis (Gr). Tyne and Presmennan, occasional. 



„ albipes (Gr). Off May; two specimens. 



,, fucicola (Curt). Common under sea- weed, with 



Xantholoma. 



,, sordidus (Grr). In refuse, Canty Bay ; rare. 



„ cephalotes (Grr. Common in refuse, Canty Bay. 



„ EBENTNUS (Er). Variety minor, Lethem and Gflads- 



muir. 



,, scybalarius (Nord). In garden refuse. 



,, ventralis (Grr). Presmennan, rare. 



,, nigrituxtjs (Gr). In grass roots, Smeaton ; rarely. 



Xantholinus ochracetjs (Gyl). Banks of Tyne, occasional. 

 Baptolintts alternans (Payk). Common in decaying wood. 

 Othitjs puncttpennis (Lac). Pare, Smeaton. 

 Lathrobium boreale (Hoch). Rare, one specimen. 



,, eongulum (Gr). Two specimens in ant's nest in 



dead willow. 

 Stilictjs apfinis (Er). Common. 



Stenus gtjttula (Mull). Presmennan. Erichson's variety with 

 fulvous palpi also occurred. • 

 Juno (Fab). Common. 

 ptjsilltjs (Steph). Tyne banks, occasional. 

 providus (Er). Common, Tyne side. 

 declaratus (Er). Under stone, Smeaton ; rare. 

 tjnicolor (Er). Under stone, Smeaton. 

 paelipes (Gr). Not common, under stones, Smeaton. 

 similis (Herbst). Occasional, Tynningham sands. 

 Bledius stjbterrajnteus (Er). Presmennan, rare. 

 Haploderus c^ilatus (Gr). Smeaton, not common. 

 Lesteva Sharpi (Pye). Banks of Whiteadder, very rare, one 

 specimen. 

 ,, pubescens (Mann). Banks of Tyne and Presmennan. 



