THE NEIGHBOUIIHOOD OF EDINBURGH. 489 
sheltered situations, and on highways, by the end of that 
month. 
A. scybalarius, Illig. Ste'ph. Scar. coprinuSy Marsh. Don. 
Not common. Musselburgh Links, 
Scar, conjtagratusy Fab. Don. Marsh, is a variety. 
A. rufescens, Fab. Steph. Var. /3, Scar, unicolor, Marsh. 
SaUsbury Craigs, occasional. June. 
A. sordidus, Illig. Steph. Scar, sordidus, Fab. Marsh. Don. 
Not common. 
A. conspurcatus, Steph. Scar, conspurcafus, Linn. Marsh. 
Not a common insect here, but it has been met with oc- 
casionally. 
A. sticticus, Ci'eutz. Scar, conspurcatus^ Var. Marsh. 
A very plentiful insect, and not easily distinguishable 
from some of the allied Species. March — May. 
A. inquinatus, Creutz. Steph. Scar, inquinatus. Linn. 
Marsh. 
Not very common. Wall-tops on the shore west of New- 
haven. April — May. The markings on the elytra are so 
variable that scarcely two specimens can be found alike. 
A. terrestris, Fab. Steph. Scar, terrestris, Marsh. 
Under stones and elsewhere, not rare. Arthur Seat. 
Pentland Hills, &c. April — June. 
A. melanopus, Kirby. Steph. 
Occasional. Arthur^s Seat, near the summit. Calton 
Hill. April— May. 
A. rufipes, Fab. Steph. Scar, ritfipes^ Linn. Marsh. Don. 
One of the most abundant of the coprophagous beetles, 
and may be found throughout the greater part of the year, 
wherever their pabulum occurs. 
