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The Scottish Naturalist. 



has some good reason for his preference for " Isla," but, besides being un- 

 familiar to Scottish eyes, there is some little risk of confusion with the" river 

 Isla on the eastern side of Scotland. 



F. Buchanan White. 



^Ecidium Jacobsese Grew— By a series of experimental cultures made during 

 1883-4, I find that this JEcidium is not, as has been hitherto supposed, a con- 

 dition either of Puccinia glomerata nor of P. compositarum, but that it is a 

 true heteroecismal uredine. The teleutospores and uredospores occur upon 

 Carex arenaria, and are perfectly distinct from those of Puccinia caricis. The 

 teleutospores in question occur in much larger sori, which project considerably 

 above the surface of the affected leaves. The Puccinia in many points artswers 

 to the description of P. dioicaz Magnus, but at present their identity is not 

 established. Charles B. Plovvright. 



7 King Street, King's Lynn. 



Capture ofInsectsintheHebrid.es and in St. Kilda. By C. W. Dale, Esq. 



[Extracted from the Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XX.] 

 Last June I spent a few days in the Island of North Uist, one of the Hebrides, 

 and met with the following species : — ■ 



Lepidoptera : Sericoris littoralis, Bactra lanceolana, GrabJiolitha cam- 

 poliana, Argyrolepia Baumanniana, Dicrorampha simpliciana, Eupoecilia 

 unguslana, Suna'ethis Fabriciana, Plutella cruciferarwn, Gelechia teiitbrosella, 

 Tinea rusticella, Miana fasciuncnla. 



Neuroptera and Ortboptera : Asynarchus cccnosus, Limnophilus extri- 

 catus, L. affinis, Lesles sponsa, borjicula auricularia. 



Hynienoptera : Bombus Smit/iiauus, B. fragrans, B. terreslris, and B. 

 pratorum, Odynerus trimarginatus. 



Diptera : Eristalis sepulchralis, Thereva plebeict, Dolichopus alratzis, D. 

 nubilus, D. punctum, Melanostoma mellina, Platycheirus manicatus. 



Coleoptera: Helobia brruicollis, Calathus fuscus, C. mollis, C. melano- 

 cephalus, Amai'a familiaris, Creophilus maxidosus, var. ciliaris, Philonthus 

 splendens, Aleligelhes ceneus, Elater tessellatus, Hylastes piniperda. 



At St. Kilda I found — Cram bus culmellus, Bactra lanceolana, Glyphipteryx 

 thrasonella, Tinodes a?ireola, Polyceutropus irroraius, Limnophilus auricula, 

 Dolichopus atratus, D. nubilus, Helobia bj'evicollis, and Abax striola. (/', 213, 

 February. ) 



" Additions to the Entomology of the Isle of Harris" includes the following 

 species taken on July 29th, 1SS2, — Satyrus Janira, the males of which have 

 darker undersides than usual, while a female was taken with the fulvous band 

 continued across the hind- wings ; Lyccna Alexis, Noctua xanthographa, Boarmia 

 repandala, jMelanippe fluctuate!, dark, Hyps/petes elutata small and dark, as are 

 also most of the following, 1 arentia ciesiata, L. pecthiitaria, Emmelesia albulaia, 

 A", blandiata, Camptogramma bilincata, Melanthii ocellata, Anailis plagiata, 

 Scapula fu scalis, Eudorea atomalis, Plutella annulatelia. IJccmatopota pluvialis, 

 Tetanocera umbrarum, Ilalictus villosulus, Creophilus maxlllosus var. ciliaris, 

 Sisyra fuscata, Psvchomyia pluzopa, Cyruus trimaculatus, liydroptila sparsa, 

 Pcroea pullata, Wormaldia occipitalis, Leptocerus bifasicatus, L. extricatus, and 

 L. luridus, {P. 256, April.) 



Captures in the Isle of Skye. After leaving Harris I spent three days at 

 Dunvegan, Sligachan Inn, and Portree, and took — Pieris Rabce, Argynnis 

 A^laia, Chortobius Pamphilus, Cidaria russala, Mctrocampa margaritata, 

 Eupithecia lariciata, Boarmia fepandata large and fine, Larentia cccsiata, 

 Abraxis grossulariata, Torlrix viburnana, Mixodia Schulziana, Apheha 

 pratana, Sericoris lacunana, Pardiatripunctana, Eupceciliaanguslana, Crambus 

 ericdlus, C. culmellus, Lepidocera bisoulella, Pleurota bicostella, Pterophcrus 

 tephradaclylus, Phryganea obsoleta, llemerobius humuli, and Vespa arborca. 

 {P. 257, April.) 



