Insects. 5555 



D. murinus, Linn., Steph. In dead moles ; common. 



D. lardarius, Linn., Sleph, Occasional ; in houses, in bacon. 



2. Attagenus, Lair., Steph. 



A. Pellio, Linn., Steph. In hedges; not common. 

 A. Verbasci, Linn. Rather rare. 



3. Anthrenus, Geoff. 



A. varius, Fabr. A. Verbasci, Steph. Not common. 



A. musaeorum, Linn., Steph. A. varius, Steph. In skins ; rare. 



9. Fam. Byrrhid^e, Leach. 



1. Byrrhus, Linn., Steph. 



B. pilula, Linn., Steph. Roads and pathways ; common. 



B. fasciatus, Linn., Steph. Roads and pathways ; rather abundant. 



B. dorsalis, Fabr., Steph. Not uncommon. 



2. Cytilus, Erich. Byrrhus, Steph. 



C. varius, Fabr. C. sericeus, Steph. Occasional. 



3. Simplocaria, Marsh., Steph. 



S. semistriata, Fabr., Steph. S. picipes, Steph. Not common. 



Wm, Balfour Baikie. 



Brunswick Cottage, Forton, Gosport, 

 February 27, 1857. 



Notes of an Entomological Excursion from Birmingham to Sutherlandshire. — In 

 June, 1842,1 sailed from Liverpool to Greenock, and proceeded by the Caledonian 

 Canal to Fort William, intending to ascend Ben Nevis: on the ascent I found abun- 

 dance of Helobia Marshallana and H. nivalis, and two specimens of the rare and 

 beautiful Leistus montanus. Leaving Fort William, I passed on to Loch Ness, the 

 steam packet waiting to allow the passengers time to go and see the famous Fall of 

 Foyers : this is a locality which seems to promise good collecting, as it abounds in 

 flowers, woods and vales. From Inverness I proceeded by coach to Dingwall, in 

 Ross-shire, where I stopped for the purpose of ascending the lofty Ben Wivis: on the 

 ascent I came to a flat moor, about two miles wide, and from thence the mountain 

 was very steep to the summit: I began searching for insects: I found four specimens 

 of Patrobus alpinus, a species that occurs sparingly on all the mountains of Scotland 

 which I had an opportunity of visiting, but not one could I find on the lower hills or 

 in the glens. At Lairg I found about thirty specimens of Helobia impressa ; in 

 Stephens' ' Manual,' p. 17, there is a very accurate description of this distinct beetle: the 



