THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF EDINBURGH. 483 
Frequent during the spring months ; usually found ad- 
hering to the under surface of stones. I have taken a 
Tariety in Duddingston Wood, of an uniform rufous co- 
lour. Salisbury Craigs. Fields and road-sides south of 
Edinburgh. 
Fam. ENGIDtE. 
Gen. Atomaria. 
A. mesomelas, Steph. Silpha phoeorrhoea^ Marsh. 
Among the roots of withered grass. Figget Whins. 
Gen. Cryptophagus. 
C. Lycoperdi, Herhst. Steph. Cortic. ryfa^ Marsh. 
Inhabits Lycoperdon bovista. Latticed Puff-ball. Roots 
of grass on sand-banks near the sea. Figget Whins. 
C. cellaris, Payk. Leach. Steph. Cortic. denticulata, 
Marsh. 
Has been taken on walls near Ravelston, and elsewhere. 
Gen. Antherophagus. 
A. pallens, De Jean. Teneb, pallens. Linn. Marsh. 
Not common. Woods on the banks of the Almond, 
above Cramond Bridge. 
Gen. Byturus. 
B. tomentosus, Latr. Der, tomentosus. Fab. Marsh. 
Der.Jlavescens, Marsh., is a variety. 
Woods and shrubby places, not very common. It fre- 
quents the flowers of various plants, for the purpose of 
feeding on the pollen, employing its palpi to lay open the 
anthers. Rosslyn woods. May. 
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