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only known localities were the tops of a few of the higher 

 hills in Ireland (heights varying from 2700 to 3000 feet), 

 where the species was discovered in 1838, and has since been 

 sparingly met with in early summer only. These Scottish 

 specimens were forwarded to, and closely examined by, Mr 

 Dawson of Bedford, who was at the trouble of procuring a 

 specimen from Ireland for comparison, which he was after- 

 wards so obliging as to send here, so as to enable me to satisfy 

 myself, and also to obtain the opinion of Mr Murray, which 

 was, that they were identical with the Irish type. 



Calathus micropterus, generally rather a scarce species, was 

 found not at all uncommon on various parts of the Pentlands. 

 They prefer fir woods, among the debris of which they are 

 very conspicuous, from their shining black colour, but owing 

 to the nature of the ground, are rather difficult of capture. 

 They seem equally active the whole season, from May till 

 October. Not having met with any at a lower level than 800 

 feet, and, with the exception of one exposed locality, nearly 

 double that height, always in woods, I have no doubt but 

 that one of the localities given for it in Mr Murray's catalogue, 

 " Musselburgh Links,'' is misplaced, and ought to be referred 

 to G. ochropterus, which precedes it in the list. 



Of Pterostichus cethiops, given in the same catalogue as 

 " not common, west of Scotland ;" one $ and two $ have been 

 taken high up on the Pentlands, along with its common con- 

 gener, madidus. 



Specimens of Omara oricalcica and Bembidium femora- 

 turn, not previously found in this neighbourhood, have been 

 taken at Bell's Mills. 



I I may add, that Lema asparagi, mentioned in the " Ento- 

 mologia Edinensis," as having occurred near Edinburgh, but 

 which Mr Murray has excluded from the list of Scottish species, 

 has been taken near Monkton, Ayrshire, by Mr J. P. Duncan ; 

 so that we may anticipate its being in reality one of our local 

 Chrysomelidse. 



