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D. pliimbana. — Very abundant among old pasture near my 

 house, and among rough herbage by the river side. Varies 

 slightly in size and considerably in shade. Of some pale speci- 

 mens I sent to Mr Barrett, he writes: "Your specimens agree 

 well with my two Dicrorampha saturnana, but I had no idea 

 that it would be found in Scotland. It is very doubtful still 

 whether it is really distinct from pluvibana.^'' They certainly 

 are very puzzling here,, as I find them all flying together, although 

 the plumhaiia form is rather later than what appear to be satur- 

 7iana, the latter commencing to fly in May, the former principally 

 in June. 



D. herbosa7ia. — An abundant insect here, and certainly ap- 

 pears to be quite distinct from any of the genus we have here. 

 This, as well as others of the family, has a tendency to albinoism 

 in some specimens. 



D. coiisortaiia, — This insect is so small and so easily overlooked 

 that I have not obtained many specimens ; and as the river 

 bank where I have noticed it is much exposed, I could not find 

 a day sufliciently calm last year to make it possible to see or 

 follow up the smaller tortrices. I have no doubt, however, that 

 in that spot it may be fairly common in July. 



Coccyx hyrciniana. — Abundant of course among spruce in 

 May and June. Some specimens are of a rich golden brown, 

 and almost unicolorous. 



Capua ochraceana. — Common at an altitude of 500 feet where 

 no hornbeam grows, although there is some stunted beach. At 

 the further end of my hill, where there is a fair quantity of 

 hornbeam, I have never seen a specimen. 



( To be continued.) 



Eupithecia togata and Stigmonota perlepidana. — I have to-day 

 reared a specimen of Eupithecia togata from spruce fir-cones, gathered in 

 Moncreiffe shrubbery. I have often gathered these cones before, and have 

 reared Asthenia strobilella in numbers, but have never collected them in so fresh 

 a state before. I have no doubt togata is here in plenty, but owing to the size and 

 age of the trees, it probably frequents the higher branches in the imago 

 state, as the cones grow more profusely near the tops. It only shows how 

 insects may be overlooked, as I or my boys seldom miss a day in hunting for 

 insects in these grounds. It proves also that the cones must be gathered 

 when newly fallen, if not off the tree, as probably the larva leaves the cone 

 soon after it falls to the ground. I have also found Stigmonota perlepidana 

 among Lathy rus pratensis^ a second proof that this is a food-plant, as you may 

 remember we thought last year at Kinfauns. — Thos. Moncretffe. 



