THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF EDINBURGH. 503 
mens occur not unfrequently. It frequents willows, as 
the specific name indicates. Rosslyn. Cramond. May, 
June. 
Gen. Anthonomus. 
A. Pomorum, De Jean. Cur. Pomorum, Linn. Marsh. 
Occasional. Wall tops near woods, and in gardens. It 
has been taken on Corstorphine Hill in the winter, hyber- 
nating beneath lichens and the bark of trees. Cramond 
Bridge. Restalrig. Rosslyn. 
A. ater, StepJt. Cur. ater, Marsh. 
Not frequent. 
A. Rubi, De Jean. Cur. melanopterus. Marsh. 
A few individuals of this species were taken from the 
common Bramble, last July, in hedge-rows near Collinton. 
Gen. Hydronomus. 
H. Alismatis, Schon. Cur. Alismatis, Marsh. 
Plentiful on aquatic plants in the pond of the Botanic 
Garden. Duddingston Loch, sparingly. It is often found 
in the water. May — July. 
Gen. Grypidius. 
G. Equiseti, Sclwn. Cur. Equiseti^ Marsh. 
Not common. It frequents the Equisetum arvense, 
Corn Horse-tail. 
Gen. NoTARis. 
N. acridulus, Steph. Cur. acridulus, Linn. Cur. resi- 
nosus, Marsh. 
Under stones in sandy situations, but not common. 
Braid Hill. Near Dalkeith. 
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