Captures of Coleoptera, by Archibald Buchan-Hepburn. 317 



Lesteva longielitrata (Goeye). Presmennan. Scarce. 

 Lathruoeum ttnicolor (Steph). Rare, Smeaton. 

 Proteinus brachypterus (Fab). In Boleti, Gladsmuir. 

 ,, brevicollis (Er). In carrion, Smeaton, rare. 



Oholeva cisteloides (Frohl). One specimen off Rubus, Smeaton. 

 ,, longula (Kell). A rare insect ; three specimens ont of 

 a dead rabbit. 

 „ sericea (Fab). Common in decaying animal matter. 

 Silpha littorea (L). Not common, under dead wood, in Bin- 

 ning- wood. 



,, atrata (L). Common under refuse. 

 Necrophortjs Humator (Fab). The commonest species of this 

 genus. 



,, Vestigator (Herseh). Very rare, one specimen 



from a collection made at Smeaton thirty years ago. 



,, iNTERRTJPTUs (Steph). Var. Gallicus (Duv). 



Male with deeply emarginate clypeus, and posterior trochanters 

 hooked. I took one male specimen of this scarce insect by 

 sweeping in the park at Smeaton ; it is new to Scotland so far 

 as I know ; and even in England it occurs but seldom. 

 ,, Rtjspator (Er). Whiteadder, not common. 



,, Mortuortjm (F). Common. This genus is well 



represented for so small an area, only two species being ab- 

 sent, i.e., Germantcits, a very rare insect, and Vespillo, which 

 no doubt occurs in the district. The yellow edge to the elytra 

 serves to distinguish the former; the curved hind tibia the 

 latter insect. 

 Saprinus jeneus (Fabj. Occasional, Presmennan. 

 Hister CADAVERiNtrs (E.H). Occasional. 

 Ehizophagus ferrttginetjs (Payk). Banks of Tyne. 



,, perforatus (Er). Banks of Tyne, not common. 



Triphyiajs suturalis (Fab). In fungi growing on ash trees, 



not uncommon. 

 Simplocaria. semistriata (111). Rare. 

 Sinodendron otlindricus (L). I have found the remains of this 



insect in wood. 

 Aphodius constans (Duft), PTJNCTATO-STTLCATUs (Sturm). These 



both occur in the district. 

 vEgialia arenaria (Fab). Not uncommon on Tynningham 

 sands, under stones. 



