The Scottish naturalist Volume 4 - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ...O Forth Tay 00000 West. 00000 TESSULATUS Cr. Very local. Distribution--East. O Forth 000000 West. 000000 PORCUS Fab. Rare. Distribution--East. g Forth 000000 West. Solway §000 Pusillus Hbst. Not rare. Distribution--East. g Forth Tay g g o o o West. Solway. g o o o MERDARiUS Fab. Common. Distribution--East. g Forth Tay Dee Moray g g g West. Solway 8000 PRODROMUS Brahm. Common. Distribution--East. g Forth g g Moray 000 West. Solway g o o o Punctato-sulcatus S. Common. Distribution--East. g Forth Tay g g o o West. Solway g o o o CONTAMINATUS Hbst. Common. Distribution--East. g Forth Tay g Moray 000 West. Solway g o o o Obliteratus Panz. Rare. Distribution--East. Tweed Forth o o o 000 West. 00000 Rufipes L. Abundant. Distribution--East. g Forth Tay Dee Moray 000 West. Solway Clyde 000 Luridus Payk. Common. Distribution--East. g Forth g g Moray 000 West. Solway go 00 Depressus Kug. Common. Distribution--East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray g Orkney o West. Solway Clyde g g g HEPTAULACUS Muls. SUS Hbst. "Taken most abundantly by J. Rawlins, Esq., in a field by Ravelston wood, near Edinburgh," Steph. Must. I think this must be an error. D. S 2EGIALIA Er. ARENARIA Fr. Maritime. Distribution--East. § Forth § Dee § o o o 8 g o o o SABULETI Payk. Riparial. Distribution--East. 8 Forth Tay Dee Moray 000 West. Solway 8 PSAMMODIUS Er. SDLoICOLLiS I1l. Extremely local. Distribution--East. O O Tay 00000 West. 00000 This is a maritime species, but occurs in a sandy place on the banks of the Tay above Perth. D. S. GrEOTRTJPES Er. STERCORARIUS Har. Distribution--East. 8000000 West. Solway 0000 So much confusion prevails as to Geotrupes stercorarius and its allies that I have only been able to record two Scottish species on the authority of a few specim...