462 COLEOPTEROUS INSECTS FOUND IN 
where it may be found at times under stones. Fisherrow. 
Gran ton. 
Gen. CuRTONOTUs. 
C. aulicus, Stepli. Car. aulims, Illig. Car. convexus. 
Marsh. 
Not a scarce insect; usually found under stones. Salis- 
bury Craigs. By the side of the Railway east of Dud- 
dingston. Craraond. 
Gen. Harpalus. 
H. punctiger, Stepli. 
Not very frequent. South-east side of Arthur's Seat, 
near Duddingston. 
H. limbatus, Sturm. Steph. 
This species occurs at times under stones. 
Var. /3j with the body beneath ferruginous, is occasionally 
found at Salisbury Craigs : this character, however, is not 
permanent, but arises from the specimen being immature. 
H. seneus, Gyllen. Stepli. Car. teiieus, Fab. Marsh. Car. 
discolor and Car. azureus^ Marsh. Car. Proteus, Payk. 
In sandy places, under stones, most abundant. Salis- 
bury Craigs. Along the sea-coast from Leith to Mussel- 
burgh, &c. This is a very variable insect, and there can 
be little doubt that some of its varieties have been regarded 
as distinct species. It is sometimes found in this neigh- 
bourhood with the legs and antennae pitchy black, in vv^hich 
state it is the IIa7\ cojifinis. The conjecture of Mr Ste- 
phens, that the latter does not differ specifically, is con- 
firmed by the occurrence of intermediate varieties, which 
render in impossible to draw a line of distinction. 
H. ruficornis, Gyllen. Sturm. Stepli. Car. riificornis. 
Fab. Marsh. 
Very plentiful. By the side of the Railway east of 
