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Alucita hexadactyla ( = polydactyhi). In 1895 I found what I 

 believe to have been the larvae of this interesting species on 

 honeysuckle at Gosford, East Lothian, but I have not yet 

 succeeded in finding the moth itself. Lowe and Logan recorded 

 it, however, from Duddingston and Balgreen. 



CRAMBI. 



Crainbus dumetellus. Fairly common on Longniddry and Luffness 

 Links in July 1895. C. pinclhis ( pinetellits}. 'A single 

 specimen of this pretty species was beaten from an elm on 

 Corstorphine Hill on 27th June 1895. C. ferlellus, var. war- 

 ringtonellus. Abundant on Luffness Links, July 1895. C. 

 geniculeus. One, Isle of May, i3th September 1888; half a 

 dozen, Sandyhurst, Tynninghame, 23rd August 1894; one, 

 Luffness Links, 24th August 1896. C. prate/lus, C. tristellus, 

 C. culmellus, and C. hortuellus. All more or less abundant. 



Homceosoma ninibdla. One, in my little garden, Morningside Park, 

 Edinburgh, 25th June 1895. *H- bincevella. Four, Luffness 

 Links, among burdock, i2th July 1895. 



Phycis fusca ( = carbonariella}. A few, on charred stems of furze, 

 Braid Hills, ist July 1895. 



Oncocera ahenella. Several, Pettycur, 2gth June 1889, and again 

 4th June 1895. ^ A. Forbes took it in this same locality in 

 June 1874 ("Scot. Nat.," iii. p. 64). 



Aphomia sociella. Tynefield, many years ago ; Upper Braid Farm, 

 June 1889; Braid Hills, July. 



TORTRICES. 



Tortrix xylosteana. Fairly common ; Riccarton, Newpark, Falkland, 

 Torphichen, Luffness, etc. T. costana ( spectranci). Dud- 

 dingston, 2 gth June; Luffness Marshes, abundant, i ath July. 

 T. viburnana. Pair, Bavelaw Moss, 24th June ; common, Selms 

 Moor, 29th July; abundant, Lomonds, 8th August; a few, 

 Kirknewton, 2 5th August. T.pallcana ( = icterand). Common ; 

 Comiston, Ravensnook, Balerno, Winton, Pettycur, etc., June 

 and July. T. rosana, T. heperana, T. ribeana, and T. mri- 

 dana are all very abundant. T. ministrana. Common among 

 birches, Aberfoyle, 23rd and 27th May. Recorded for Press- 

 menan by Logan. 



Amphisa prodromana. Reared from larva got at Ravelrig in August 

 1892; moths common near Callander, ist May. 



Leptogramma literana. One, very green, on oak trunk, Biel, 

 ist October 1894. 



