THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF EDINBURGH. 535 
Gen. OxYTELUs. 
O. morsitans, Grav. Staph, morsitans, Payk. Marsh. 
This and the following members of the genus are found 
in great numbers in the warm days of spring, on stones 
and wall tops, and perched on blades of grass, in the vici- 
nity of stables and cow-pastures. They are so difficult to 
distinguish, owing to the smallness of their size, and uni- 
formity of colour and sculpture, that many which inhabit 
this district may have escaped observation. The present 
species is one of the most common. Road sides near 
Craiglockhart. Libberton. Meadows at Restalrig, &c, 
&c. 
O. sulcatus, Steph. 
With the preceding, not scarce. 
O. rugosus, Kirhy. Staph, rugosus. Fab. Marsh. 
Frequent. The elytra are sometimes rufous. Banks of 
the Water-of-Leith a little above Dean House, under 
stones, very plentiful. March. 
O. nitens, Steph. 
Not so common as some of the preceding. Figget 
Whins. Roads about Duddingston. 
O. piceus, Grav. Staph, piceus, Linn. Marsh. 
Occasionally found under stones and in pastures. King's 
Park. Wall tops near Lochend. 
O. pallipes, Kirhy. 
A mmute species, seemingly not rare. 
O. angustatus, Kirhy. 
Not easily distinguished from the last, in company with 
which it may sometimes be found. 
O. opacus, Kirhy. 
Pretty common 
