196 FAUNA OF GALASHIELS AND DISTRICT 



964. Creophilus maxillosus, fairly common on dead animals. 

 956. Leistotrophus nebulosus, very rare ; Ellwyn, etc. ; 

 dung. 



963. Staphylinus CiESAREUS, rare; in dung. 



964. OcYPUs OLENS, fairly common; "The Devil's coach 



horse." 



972. OcYPUs MORio, fairly common. 



974. Philonthus splendens, common in dung. 



976. Philonthus laminatus, common in dung. 



983. Philonthus politus, fairly common in dung. 



988. Philonthus varius. 

 1029. Xantholinus glabratus, fairly common in dung, &c. 

 1052. Lathrobium fulvipenne, do. do. 



And a host of others not set up and named. 

 1536. Necrophorus humator, fairly common on dead animals. 



1539. Necrophorus ruspator, do. do. 



1540. Necrophorus mortuorum, do. do. 



1543. SiLPHA thoracica, very rare. 



1544. SiLPHA RUGOSA, vory common. 



1547. SiLPHA OPACA, very rare; only a few captures recorded. 

 1554. SiLPHA atrata, common. 



Hister, 5 or 6 varieties captured, but not named; 



not at all common, though some of the varieties not 



rare; dung and dead "meat." 

 1697. E.HIZOPHAGUS DEPHESSUS, common under bark of trees. 

 1746. Antherophagus nigricornis, on flowers at Fernilea. 



1863. Adalia obliterata, not common. 



1864. Adalia bipunctata (?), rare. 



1865. CocciNELLA VARIABILIS, fairly common; hardly two 



alike. 

 1882. ExocHOMUS quadripustulatus, not at all common. 



1940. Byrriius pilula, exceedingly rare; one captured by 



Mr John Roseburgh. 



1941. Byrrhus fasciatus, also rare; one by J.R. another by 



myself. 

 1944. Cytilus varius, very rare. 

 1982. Aphodius erraticus, very rare; sheep dung, Whinney 



Brae, Boleside. 

 1984. Aphodius fossor, very common in dung. 

 1988. Aphodius fimetarius, do. 



