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ferry, several in nests of Lasius flavus, and coast near West Wemyss, 

 six 6 6 and many 9 ? , under stones on sandy ground, April 1906 ; Elie, 

 a few, Aug. 1904. My only inland records are — Hillend, Pentlands, S and 

 two ? 9 under stone, Dec. 1900; Quarry near Swanston, large ? (22 mm.), 

 March 1905 ; lloslin, ? under a piece of wood lying on wet moss, April 

 1906. I also find the same species in hot-houses at the Botanic Garden 

 ( S hritannicus, ! B. ) and elsewhere in Edinburgh. These inland specimens 

 are rather more mottled, and have yellower foreheads than the coast ones. 



lulus punctatUS, Leach. 

 lulus silvarum, Mein. 



Abundant under bark and moss on rotten logs and tree 

 stumps in wooded districts throughout the area, and occasion- 

 ally under stones, both in woods and away from them. Of 

 medium size ; colour, pale brownish-grey, with a row of 

 distinct brown spots along each side, and clavate caudal 

 process. In all the British lists ; common also in Scandinavia, 

 Denmark, Germany, etc. 



Local data. — Harburn, under log, ad. 9 , Oct. 1895 ; Blackford Hill, 

 under stone, April 1906 ; Duddingston Park, under bark, <$ 6 and 9 9 , 

 April 1901; Mortonhall and Roslin, March, !P., and Hillend Wood, under 

 bark and stones, common, Dec. 1900 ; Ravelrig, under stones lying among 

 leaves, common, April 1901 ; Bilston Glen, among moss and in rotten tree- 

 stumps, April 1902 ; Arniston, May 1900 ; Kirknewton, common under 

 stones at roadside, and in logs in wood, March 1906 ; near Gilford, several, 

 Oct. 1901, and common, April 1906, !E.; Ormiston Hall, March, and 

 Dunglass Dean, April 1902 ; near Linlithgow, 9 , Jan., and a few, Carribber 

 Glen, March 1902 ; Dalmeny Park, 6 9 in coitii, May 1906 ; Bo'ness, 

 several ad., June 1901 ; Wood near Aberdour, April 1905 ; on rotten tree- 

 trunks, Blairadam, May 1905 ; West Wemyss, two, April 1906 ; Culross, 

 East Grange, and Tulliallan, common, April 1901 ; Abbey Craig, a few, 

 April 1906 ; Callander, several, April 1900, !P,; Pass of Leny, one under 

 stone beside anthill, Sept. Specimens sent to Ellingsen are named by him 

 /. silvarum, Mein. 



lulus fallax, Mein. 



? lulus pilosus, Newport. 



Specimens of an lulus which is widely distributed and 

 fairly common here, have been identified for me by Mr 

 Pocock as the I. pilosus of I^ewport ; while Mr Brolemann 

 refers it (as I anticipated) to the /. fallax of Meinert. So far 

 as I remember, females only were shown to Pocock, while 



