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cephalus, a Agabus bipustulatus ( § ), a A. congener, Aleochara brevipennis, 

 ■a Tachyporus chrysomelinus ( § ), a Bolitobius pygmaeus, a Quedius fuli- 

 ginosus, aQ. boops, a Staphylinus erythropterus ( § ), a Ocypus cupreus ( § )> 

 a Philonthus carbonarius, a Philonthus fimetarius, a Xantholinus linearis 

 { 5 ), a~K. distans (1), a Othius melanocephalus, a Anthobium opthalmicum, 

 Geotrupes stercorarius L., Barynotus maerens, Chrysomela staphyloma. — 

 W. A. Forbes, 32 Gower Street, London. 



Captures of Lepidoptera in Scotland during 1 1875.— The following are 

 the best species which I took in the summer of 1875, * n various parts of 

 Scotland, chiefly near Edinburgh. : — Erebia viedea, common in the Pass of 

 Killiecrankie, August 2. Erebia epiphron — common on the slopes of Cam- 

 Craig, one of the hills near Ben Lawers, on the north side of Loch Tay, at 

 an elevation of from 1500 to 2,500 feet, July 16, though then rather worn. 

 I subsequently met with the some species on Ben Nevis, at about 1800 

 feet up, on August 4, but then in extremely bad condition. Fidonia pinetaria 

 — a single female of this species, at rest amongst bilbery, at Braemar, July 

 27. Emmelesia alchemillata — two specimens on the Pentlands, beginning 

 of July. E. albalata — very common in wet places near Edinburgh, where 

 Rhinanthus grows, middle of June, in company with Botys fuscalis. E. 

 ei'icetata — Glen Callater, Braemar, July 28. Eupithecia succenturiala — one 

 specimen near Pettycur, Fife, in 1874 (omitted in my list of captures — Sc. 

 Nat. iii. 64 ; in the same list E. helveticata is introduced by mistake). E. 

 satyrata and nana ta — on the Pentlands, near Redford, June 17. E. sub- 

 fulvata — near Granton, July 24. Ypsipetes elutata — two specimens of a 

 beautiful red and white variety, beaten from fir trunks with the ordinary 

 form, near Braemar, July 30. Coremia viunitata — common on Camcraig 

 and Ben Lawers, July 15 and 16; also in Skye. Cidaria populata — several 

 very dark varieties with the forewings unicolorous red-brown, near Brae- 

 mar. Thyatira Balis — two specimens at sugar on Corstorphine Hills, June 

 9. Mamestra furva — two specimens bred from pupae found on Arthur's 

 Seat. I sent what I took to be the larva of this species — as it corresponded 

 very closely with one that in the preceding year produced furva — to Mr. 

 Buckler to describe and figure, the larva of furva being one of his deside- 

 rata. Unfortunately as it grew older, it became clear that it was only 

 Xylophasia polyodon, and this was proved for certainty when the imago 

 appeared ; the resemblance of the larvae of these two species has been already 

 noted by M. Guenee. Plusia interrogationis — Glen Callater, Braemar, 

 July 28. Scapula alpiualis — common on Ben Lawers and Camcraig : on 

 the former at an elevation of about 3300 ft. Also on Ben Nevis, and in 

 Glen Tilt. In this species the 5 is larger than the ?, and duller in colour, 

 contrary to the general rule in Lepidoptera. Scoparia murana — on stone 

 walls about Killin, Loch Tay, July 15. Cram bus margaritdlus — common 

 on Ben Lawers and Camcraig ; also at the foot of Ben Nevis in wet places 

 amongst rushes. Ephcstia Jicella — one specimen in my rooms at Edinburgh, 

 July 10. Tortrix icterana — common on grassy banks at the side of the roads 

 near Morningside, July. Sericoris irriguana — a specimen on Ben Lawers, July 

 16. Mixodia palustrana — a specimen in the same place as the preceding. 

 Argyrolepia cnicana — a specimen amongst rushes and thistles on the Pent- 

 lands, July 4. Plutella Dalella — I took a specimen of this near West 

 Linton in 1874. Gelechia politella — Arthur's Seat and Morningside, begin- 



