530 COLEOPTEEOUS INSECTS FOUND IN 
near Ravelston, and to the west of Edinburgh, frequent in 
March. Cramond Bridge, &c. 
Fam. STAPHYLINID.E. 
Gen. Creophilus. 
C. maxillosus, Kirhy. Staph, maxillosus, Linn. Marsh. 
Plentiful on carcasses, especially on the sea-shore. It is 
dissimilar in its habits to the other insects of the family 
that resemble it in size. It is seldom seen preying on other 
insects, but usually feeds on the dead bodies of the larger 
animals, in company with the Silphidae and Nitidulse. 
When disturbed it coils itself up and remains quite inac- 
tive, unlike most of the other Staphylinidae, which are so 
remarkable for their threatening attitude. 
Gen. Staphylinus. 
S. murinus. Linn. Marsh. 
Stewaet^s List. Wern. Mem. vol. i. 
S. pubescens, Fab. Marsh. 
On old walls, pathways, &c., occasional. Near Mer- 
chiston Castle. Loanhead. Cramond. April — August. 
S. erythropterus. Linn. Marsh. 
This insect has been taken near Edinburgh, but it is 
very scarce. 
S. castanopterus, Grav. Stafh, erythropterus.^ var. minor^ 
Oliv. 
Found not unfrequently under stones, and by the sides 
of highways. The neck, scutellum, and upper surface of 
the abdominal segments, are often concolorous with the rest 
of the body, but individuals are occasionally met with 
having some, or all of these parts, covered with a sericeous 
pubescence of a bright yellow colour. 
S. aeneocephalus, Payk. Staph, sericeus, Marsh. 
Frequent. Beneath stones in the King's Park. Braid 
Hill. 
