49^ COLEOPTEROUS INSECTS FOUND IN 
C. obscurus, Steph. Hemir. ohscurus, Steph. Catal. El. 
ohscurus. Linn. Marsh. El. variabilis^ Fab. 
Under stones in the King's Park, plentiful ; in other 
places occasional. It may readily be confounded with the 
following, which Linne conjectures may be a mere sexual 
variety of this species. April — July. 
C. lineatus, Steph, Hemir. lineatus, Steph. Catal. El. 
lineatus. Linn. Marsh. 
With the preceding, in the King'*s Park and elsewhere, 
not unfrequent. 
Gen. Elates. 
E. minutus, Linn. Marsh, Steph, 
This species occurs occasionally in grass fields, in the vi- 
cinity of woods, and in meadows. Banks of Braid Burn. 
Fields at Slateford. May—July. 
E. holosericeus. Fab. Marsh, Steph. 
Not a common insect, but occurring at times in the 
King's Park, and on Arthur's Seat. May — July. 
Gen. Hypnoidus. 
H. riparius, Steph. El. riparius, Fab. El. aneus, Marsh. 
One of the most plentiful kinds, generally found beneath 
stones, and in all varieties of soil. Fields at the bottom 
of the Pentland Hills. Banks of the Water of Leith, 
and fields about Edinburgh. April — August. 
H. quadripustulatus, Steph. El. quadripustulatus, Fab. 
Don. 
Under stones on the sandy banks of the Esk, above Dal- 
keith. An immaculate variety likewise occurs. 
Gen. Perimecus. 
P. fulvipes, Steph, El. castanipes^ Marsh. 
" Found in rotten wood, and beneath the bark of de- 
