526 COLEOPTEROUS INSECTS FOUND IN 
Gen. CisTELA. 
C. murina, Fah. Chry. murina^ Linn. Crio. murina, 
Marsh. 
Among moss at the roots of trees, not very frequent. 
Corstorphine Hill. 
Fam. MELANDRYIDiE. 
Gen. Melandrya. 
M. caraboides, Latr. Chry. caraboides, Linn. Crio. cara- 
boides, Marsh. 
Not common. This is not a rare insect in England, 
where, according to Mr Curtis, it is commonly found un- 
der the bark of decaying trees from March to June. 
Fam. MORDELLIDJE. 
Gen. Anapsis. 
A. ruficoUis, Steph. Mord. riificollis, Oliv. Marsh. 
On umbeUiferous plants, particularly those of the genus 
Chserophyllum. Woods at Dalkeith. Banks of the Esk 
above Musselburgh. May — July. 
A. obscura, Steph. Mord. obscura^ Marsh. 
With the preceding, and rather more plentiful. 
A. nigricollis, Steph. Mord. nigricollis, Marsh. 
With the foregoing species, but not so common as either 
of them. Banks of the Almond. 
Gen. MORDELLA. 
M. aculeata. Linn. Oliv. Marsh. 
Frequents the flowers of the hawthorn and other plants, 
not common. May — June. 
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