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mar. just behind mid. E. very finely reticulated, 

 and spar, sprinkled with very coarse puncs. 1^3 1. 

 E. . . . . . . . reticulatus 



Very like prec. Thickly punc. with mingled large and 

 very fine puncs. The pale mar. and 2 lines on the 

 e. are all dist. in fr., and commence nearer the ba. 

 of e. 1^ 1. E.S.I. . . . . quinquelineatus 



5. Resembles prec. The in. line on e. (and often the out.) 



absent, exc. at ba., or near ap., or both. Ba. and 

 ap. of th. dist. b. No. consp. well def. contrast in 

 size of puncs. on e. 1 X 1- E. S. I. ! . . incequalis 



Brown b. H. , th. , and a blotch near ba. and ap. of 

 each e. , paler. E. spar. punc. , with very fine and 

 very coarse puncs. mingled. 1 1. E. . . decoratus 



6. Coarsely punc. Dark brown. An. , legs, fr. of h. and 



fr. of th. paler. Fr. part of each e. with 4 dist. str. 

 formed by rows of consp. puncs. 2 1. E. S. I. . picipes 



Not as above ...... .7 



7. Less than 2 1. . . . . . . 8 



Finely punc. Test. Sides of h. , disc, of th. , sut. and 



4 lines on each e. (of which the 2nd reaches the ba. 

 and which are often more or less confluent) b. Mar. 

 of e. gen. marked with b. 2X1- E - c parallelogrammus 



Gonepteryx rhamni in Fifeshire.— In the second volume of the Scottish 

 Naturalist mention is made by Dr. J. Boswell Syme, of the capture of 

 Gonepteryx rhamni in Fifeshire. This was a very unusual occurrence, and 

 I should much like to know if either of its food-plants Rhamnus catharticus 

 or Rhamnus frangula, are found in that locality. — Owen Wilson, Carmar- 

 then, Oct. 26th, 1875. [I s ^ certain that species of Rhamnus are the only 

 food-plants of Gonepteryx rhamni? We think it is doubtful. At the same 

 time, it is not only possible, but probable, that the Fifeshire specimen 

 alluded to was not bred in that county. — Editor Sc. Nat.~\ 



VAKIOUS NOTES. 



We are glad to hear, that a Natural History Society in Inverness is in 

 course of formation. Dr. Aitken, of the Inverness District Asylum, is 

 the interim Secretary, and will no doubt be glad to give information to 

 those interested. 



Messrs. J. R. and T. Drummond are about to bring out a Flora of 

 Clackmannanshire and its neighbourhood. The subscription price is only 

 four shillings, so doubtless many persons will be glad to avail themselves of 

 the opportunity of learning something of the botany of what is rather an 

 interesting — phyto-geographically — part of Scotland. Messrs. Maclachlan 

 and Stewart of Edinburgh are the publishers. 



As will be seen from the advertisement on the wrapper, the Rev. J. E. 

 Vize, is prepared to send out microscopic preparations of cryptogamic plants. 

 Having seen some specimens of Mr. Vize's work, we can heartily recom- 

 mend them as illustrating well the structure of an interesting class of 

 plants. 



