Entomology

The biography of the Rev. William Little (c.1797-1867), incumbent of the parish of Kirkpatrick Juxta, Dumfriesshire from 1842 to 1867, has been described already (Martin, 1996) and some aspects of his activities regarding Coleoptera have been published recently (Hancock, Dobson & Williams, 2009). The present purpose is to collate and assess his contribution to the knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of Scottish Coleoptera as derived from records published by him or in his name. He found the great majority of these beetles, 227 species (c.49%), at Raehills, an estate located 10 miles north-west of Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire.

Mr Kirkland made a comment at the start of his talk that it might seem to be an odd title for his talk to link the butterflies of Scotland with those of Bulgaria. There were two main reasons for the choice. Firstly the contrast between the two countries

The Atlas of the dragonflies of Britain and Ireland (Merritt et al 1996) showed the distribution of thirteen breeding species in Dumfries and Galloway (D&G) for the period 1975-1990. Barbara Mearns began recording in 1993 and during the summers of 1993-20

Rooks have nested in Dumfriesshire since time immemorial and their numbers have been surveyed since at least 1908. During the decade (1993-2003) they decreased dramatically by 30% and by a further 5% between 2003 and 2004. The climate and topography are c

Summary of a lecture delivered to the Society on 6th February 2004 by Stan Tanner, Planning and Environment Forester, Forest Enterprise. Forestry Enterprise manage the Forestry Commission estate to create attractive productive woodland and manage them fo

This lecture dealt with the adaptation of flowers for insect polination

Published in Proc. Zoo. Soc. (1933)

Mr A. Duncan, Gilchristland, who has made an extensive study of this subject, gave a very interesting lecture on "The Humble Bee", illustrating his remarks by various specimens which he brought with him. As the lecture was in general terms with no local a

This most interesting paper, which deserves a wider publicity, was contributed by the late Entomologist to the Forces in Mesopotamia. The author gave a full account of parasites which were disease and fever carriers, and the measures taken for their exter