158 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



A. aglaia I believe I saw ; and P. megtzra, which is found 

 on this coast, I just missed, Mr. Gordon having informed me 

 that it was common after I left. 



A single larva of Macroglossa stellatarum was found 

 feeding on Galium vernm ; it pupated all right, but has not 

 emerged. Nudaria mundana swarmed about stone walls on 

 some evenings. Nemeophila plantaginis was seen in several 

 localities, and odd examples of Spilosoma Inbricepeda, men- 

 thastri, and Hepialus velleda were picked up. Only one larva 

 of Bombyx quercus, var. calluncs, was seen ; the $ imago was 

 observed in several localities, but none was taken, and I am un- 

 able to say whether the specimens present any local peculiari- 

 ties. A worn 9 was captured. The larvae of the Notodontidcs 

 were still too small to take : one or two species were noticed. 



As already indicated, full justice was not done to the 

 Noctuce, and I do little more than record the names of those 

 taken. Acronycta rumicis, Lencania conigera, lithargyria, 

 impura, pallens ; Xylophasia lithoxylea, monoglypha ; CJiarceas 

 graminis ; Cerigo matura, one worn example ; Hama furva, 

 two examples ; Mamestra brassica, Apamea basilinca, gemina, 

 didyma, the last most abundant and variable as usual ; 

 Miana fasciunciila, furuncula, and arcuosa ; Caradrina mor- 

 pheus and blanda, Agrotis segetum, exclamationis, tritici 

 rather common at ragwort, and including some pretty forms ; 

 strigula, common on the bogs ; lucernea, one small example, 

 very much darker than any other I possess ; Noctua plecta, 

 c-nigrum, baja, brunnea, /estiva, umbrosa, and xantJiograpJia ; 

 Triphcena janthina, comes, and pronuba ; Hadena dentina and 

 oleracea ; Euplexia lucipara, Habrostola triplasia, Plusia 

 chrysitis ; Anarta myrtilli, rather common ; Qiariclea umbra, 

 Herminia grisealis, and Hype n a probosridalis. 



Rumia luteolata ; Metrocampa margaritaria common 

 in Monreith Park, where Cleora lichenaria also occurred 

 frequently ; Boarmia repandata not common ; Gnophos 

 obscuraria very common on the coast ; Pseudopterna pruniata 

 frequent ; Acidalia dimidiata and bisetata both very 

 common ; marginepunctata one example ; fmnata very 

 common on the bogs ; aversata frequent ; Cabera pusaria ; 

 Ematurga atomaria very common on the bogs, and having, 

 especially on the under side, a yellowish tint little evident 



