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at Stevenson Farm. The moth was identified for me by Mr Black, 

 Nether Croft, Peebles. He informs me it is not at all common 

 in this district. William T. Blackwood, Peebles. 



Cerigo matura, Hufn., and Luperina cespitis, Fb., in the 

 Forth Area. In Scotland these two moths seem sufficiently rare 

 to warrant the following records from this the Forth district. 

 Of the first, I received a female which was captured at the Isle 

 of May Lighthouse in July last, and in August I took a male 

 of the second near Tyninghame, East Lothian. An old specimen 

 of C. matura in my collection is believed to have been taken near 

 Dunbar many years ago. Two examples of C. cespitis were, it may 

 be added, received from Killantringan Lighthouse, Wigtownshire, 

 in August. William Evans, Edinburgh. 



Diptera in a Forfarshire Garden. The interesting Editorial 

 comment in the Scottish Naturalist for September on the observa- 

 tions to be made in one's own garden, induces me to write this 

 note on some Diptera I have taken in my garden here during the 

 past summer. They are only the more interesting species taken 

 amongst a great many more common forms. Some were new to 

 my collection, and the three marked with an asterisk are new 

 records for Scotland, (i) Anthrax paniscus, Rossi., a fine $, 

 on Sth July; (2) Psilopus wiedemanni, Fin., quite a number in 

 June and July ; (3) Melanostoma ambiguum,* Fin., a $ in April. 

 This is an early spring species, and thus is perhaps overlooked; 

 (4) Merodon equestris, F., half a dozen in June. Some very fine 

 specimens of the forms equestris, narcissi, and validus. The garden 

 being well stocked with Dutch bulbs accounts for the presence 

 of this handsome fly; (5) Melanophora rora/is,* L., $ , 28th 

 June. (I had previously taken this species at Musselburgh) ; 

 (6) Stevenia maculata, Fin., two in June. Aberlady, I think, is 

 the only previous Scottish record ; (7) Pegomyia setaria* Mgn., 

 <$ , 17th May. Although recorded by Meade, this species was 

 not included in VerralPs List of 190 1. It has been recorded from 

 North Kent by H. W. Andrews (cf. Ent Mo. Mag., 190S, p. 187), 

 and I have a . from Blairgowrie. My specimens agree with the 

 descriptions in Stein's monograph (1906); (8) Leria modesta, Mgn., 

 a $ , on 4th June. This appears to be a scarce species, though 

 widely distributed. A. E. J. Carter, Monifieth. 



Ridgway's Color Standards. In our notice of this work 

 on p. 96 we regret that the price is erroneously given as 1, 10s. 

 It should be jQi, 15s. Eds. 



