508 COLEOPTEROUS INSECTS FOUND IN 
O. notatus, Steph, Cur. vastator, Marsh. 
This species is found in considerable abundance through- 
out the south of Scotland, usually on plants and grass un- 
der trees. Woods round Edinburgh. Craiglockhart, very 
plentiful in June. King's Park, Corstorphine, &c. 
O. rugifrons, Schon. Cm-, rug'ifrons^ Gyllen. 
One of the largest of the Curculionidoe that inhabit this 
part of Scotland. Banks of the Water-of-Leith, at St 
Bernard's Well. Banks of the Esk near Inveresk Church, 
on the Symphytum tuberosum, Comfrey. May — Aug. 
O. ovatus, Schon. Cur. ovatuSy Linn. Marsh. 
A common insect under stones. King's Park and places 
adjacent. April — October. 
O. tenebricosus, Schon. Cur. niger. Marsh. 
Sandy banks on the sea-shore, frequent. Between Leith 
and Portobello, and elsewhere. Spring and summer. 
O. ater, Schon. Cur. maritimus, Don. 
Shores of the Firth, very sparingly. It is not exclu- 
sively a maritime species, as it has been observed near the 
summit of one of the highest mountains in Scotland. Ca- 
roline Park. 
O. piceus, Steph. Cur. piceus, Marsh. 
Of frequent occurrence under stones and among moss. 
Salisbury Craigs. Braid Hill, &c. 
O. scabrosus, Steph. Cur, scabrosus, Marsh. 
Not frequent. Under stones in a loose soil. Braid 
Hill, &c. 
O. scabridus, K'lrhy. Steph. 
Much more plentiful than the preceding, which it re- 
sembles so closely in every thing but in size, that it may 
be readily taken for an immature variety. Marsham's de- 
