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see them. Nematus Rihesii, Stph., the gooseberry saw-fly, was commoner 

 than was desirable on that plant in some of the gardens, A circumstance 

 well worth fui'ther investigation happened while breeding these destruc- 

 tive larvse. About the end of July, all my larvae buried themselves in 

 the earth. A month later, five or six of the images made their appear- 

 ance, and along with them were two specimens of another and quite 

 distinct species of Nematus, the name of which I cannot make out, and 

 they do not agree with the descriptions of the other saw-flies, whose larvse 

 are known to feed on gooseberry and currant bushes. It is, therefore, 

 evident that the two larvse have the same dress, appearance, and habits, 

 while the perfect insects are totally difierent. 



The most remarkable larvse met with, however, was a curious flat 

 onisciform, greenish creat\ire, found on some alders at Fruin Glen, Loch- 

 Lomond, late in Avigust, which, on bringing home, I found had been 

 described first by Dohlbom, then by De Greer and Reaumur ; but neither 

 of these naturalists had been able; to rear the imago, which remained 

 unknown until Mr C. Healy traced its history, and it was described 

 by Mr Newman as Camponiscus Healcei. 



My experience with the Coleoptera consisted of such species as came 

 across my path while searching for Hyrnenoptera. A single damaged 

 specimen of Pterostichus lejndus was captured in its old haunts on the 

 Tollcross Sandhills, which, unfortunately for naturalists, are being exten- 

 sively dug out. Dytiscus punctulatus occurred at Possil Marsh ; Apho- 

 dius rufipes, abundantly in dung below Carmyle ; Hypera pologoni, a 

 rare beetle in this quarter, was taken by sweeping in the Paisley Moss- 

 wood ; Hylohius abietes, rare on firs at Lambhill, where its days are 

 evidently numbered ; Brachytarsus varius, one specimen beaten out of' 

 hazel at Kenmuir. Four Longicornes occurred. Rhagium hifasciatum 

 was observed flying on the Tollcross Sandhills, evidently from some of 

 the coal pits ; Grammoptera rnficornis, very common in May at Kenmuir 

 Wood. Mr King found Pacliyta octomaculatus at the Kelvin, near the 

 old bowling-green. It has not been, I think, recorded for Scotland ; but 

 it is extremely doubtful if it is a native, and was probably introduced in 

 some wood. Glytus arietis was taken, by Mr Crawford, near Hamilton.. 

 A visit was paid to Bardowie Loch, early in July, in search of Donacia 

 crassipes, which wa& found, as usual, on Nuphar pumila. In the vicinity 

 of Glasgow I have, oesides this, met with only two species of that genus, 

 D. sericea and D. hidens, and both were found at the quarry at Lamb- 

 hill, which, I am sorry to say, is destroyed, and with it, I am afraid, a. 

 good many rareties. 



