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3. pelhiddus, Kies. Occurs in the birch woods of the Highlands, Rannoch, &c. ; 
abundant in Strathoannich, Invernesahire. 
4. mysticus, Kies. Discovered by Mr. Bold in Northumberland ; Galloway and 
Strathoannich, rare. 
5. guttifer, Kies. Eare, Galloway, Strathoannich, Garelochead. 
6. dispar, Gerra. Sparingly both in England and Scotland; Weybridge, Cam- 
bridge, Galloway. 
7. flavoguttatus, Kiea. Galloway and Beauly in Invernesshire ; occurs likewise, 
I believe, in Cornwall. 
8. misellus, Kies. The only locality for this species at present is, I believe, 
Dumfries, where I found half-a-dozen specimens in May, last year ; all 
were males. 
9. fihulatus, Kies, Introduced into Mr. Crotch's Catalogue on the authority of 
specimens found by Mr. Wollaston at Wifchington. I have captured it 
myself at Eastbank, near Edinbui'gh. 
10. atomus, Thorns. 
hrevicolUs, Kies., Wat Cat. 
Tolerably common both in England and Scotland. A very considerable fact 
with respect to this species is the disparity in the number of the sexes. Kiesen- 
wetter says that though he has examined hundreds of females he has seen but three 
males, one of which was taken in copuld with a female. T have myself seen several 
scores of the female found in this country, but only a single male ; this was taken 
by Dr. Power (near London, I believe). 
The above 10 species comprise all the MaUhodes I am able to speak of with 
certainty as found in this country. In Mr. Crotch's Catalogue there is included 
one, M. nigellus, Kies. (= hrevicolUs, Vk.), of which I have made no mention, the 
unique specimen on which it was introduced having been unfortunately destroyed, 
so that all I can do is to call attention to the fact that this species is not improbably 
to be found in Britain. In Dr. Power's collection are specimens of a species closely 
allied to atomus, Th. ; they are all females, and I am therefore unable to say 
whether they are a distinct species or merely a variety of atomus. In the col- 
lections of Messrs Rye and Crotch are specimens of the female of a species of this 
genus, vrith which I am unacquainted, unless they should prove to be the female 
of M. misellus, a species only taken once in this country, and of which all the 
specimens then found were, as I have stated above, males. — Id. 
Capture of Lithocharis maritima near South Shields. — I have in my collection 
two specimens of Lithocharis maritima, Aube (castanea, Wat. Cat.), which I took 
on the sands, near South Shields, in May. — Thos. Jno. Bold, Long Benton, New- 
castle-ou Tyne, May 12th, 1868. 
Note on Aphodius nemoralis and A.constans. — I have a specimen oi Aphodius 
nemoralis, Er., which was taken near Elgin, Morayshire ; and a fine mala of 
Aphodius constans, Duft., found by myself, on the sea-coast, a little to the north of 
Whitley, Northumberland, in April.— Id. 
