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and as regards the great parasitic section of the Petiolata, 

 though I have collected them rather extensively, as yet only 

 130 species have been determined. Fully 100 of these are 

 Ichneumonids, the rest being Braconids, Cynipids, Procto- 

 trypids, Chalcids (a few of each), and the interesting aquatic 

 Agriotypus armatiis (I.e., p. 183).^ A collection of Chalcids 

 made by Dr Greville, and exhibited by him — as appears 

 from our minute-book — at a meeting of this Society on 12th 

 April 1850, is in the Eoyal Scottish Museum. It contains 

 " Edinburgh " specimens — over 20 are Walker's types ^ — of 

 201 " species." 



CoLEOPTERA. — The steps in the investigation of this exten- 

 sive and favourite order have already been traced down to 

 the close of Sharp's list. Since then, its further investiga- 

 tion throughout the area, from Isle of May to Balquhidder, 

 with a view to the preparation of a fresh catalogue, has 

 engaged much of my own attention ; ^ and since coming to 

 reside in Edinburgh a few years ago, Professor Hudson Beare 

 has done excellent work in confirming old records and 

 establishing new ones.^ Taking all available data into 

 account, I have now a list of over 1300 beetles for Forth. 

 Of the 1000 or so species that I have niyself met with, 150 

 are not marked " Forth " in Sharp's list, and there seems no 

 reason why almost as many more additions should not yet 

 be found. That the sub-order Strepsiptera occurs in the 

 district I know from having twice caught stylopised bees 

 (Andrena fucata) ; but what the species is remains uncertain. 



Lepidoptera.— To the combined lists of Lowe and Logan, 

 and Buchanan White, mentioned on a previous page, I have 

 been able to add considerably, more especially among the 

 Micro-Lepidoptera,^ and my Catalogue of the Butterflies and 



1 Agriotypus was first recorded for Forth (Loch Ard) by K. J. Morton in 

 M. M., 1894, p. 62. Re. Antceon luffnessensis, n. sp., cf. Chitty, ib., 1908. 



2 Cf. Walker's papers in Ann. {and Mag.) iV. E. for 1840 and 1846. 



2 See my papers in Ann. S. N. H., 1900, pp. 91-101; 1903, pp. 89-99 ; etc. 

 My great indebtedness to Rev. A. Thornley for help in the task of identifica- 

 tion is there acknowledged. 



^ See Ent. Record, 1902, et seq. In Ann. S. JST. R., 1902, p. 56, W. A. 

 Jolly recorded Heptaulacus villosus, GylL, from North Berwick. 



s Cf. my lists in Ann. S. N. H., 1897, pp. 89-110 ; 1905, pp. 153-160 ; etc 

 There are also recent records by Dr Carlier {ih., 1892, p. 39) and others to be 

 taken account of. 



