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Xanthia circellaris, Hufn. (fcmigiuea, Esp.). 



Isle of May: one on night of 26th September 1909 ; one ( ? ), 

 7 P.M., on 25th September 1910; one ( ? ), 23rd September 1911; 

 one (?) in end of September 1912, two {$ ?) on 17th October, 

 and one ( <$ ) on 6th November. 



St Abb's Head : one ( S ) on night of 29th October 191 1 ; seven 

 (20", 5 ?) on 25th, and four (2^, 1 ? ) on 27th September 1913. 



Barnsness : two on morning of 2nd October 1908. 



Fidra: one ( ) in September 1912. 



Calymnia trapezma, Linn. 



Isle of May : one (?) taken at lantern in third week of 

 September 1912. 



Diantkcecia nana, Rott. = conspersa, Esp. (The Coronet). 



Isle of May : two (6 9), June 1909 ; two ( $ ), end June and 

 27th July 191 1 : in 191 2, the captures were, three (2 <$ , 1 ? ) on 27th 

 May, four ( ) on night of 22nd June, and one on 3rd July: in 

 1913, three (2 <, 1 ?) in beginning of June, 12 <$ and 1 ? on 

 night of 18th, and one on 20th; 5 and 1 ? on or about 8th 

 July, and 3 6 on 26th: in 1914, 2 on night of 17th May, and two 

 (6 ?) towards the end of month; 28 <$ and 13 ? on 6th June; 

 twenty-three on nights of 21st June and 7th July. 



St Abb's Head: one (6), night of 25th May, and one (?) 

 27th July 191 1 ; one (<$), 12th July 1913.; 6 6 an d 2 $, 4th 

 June 1 9 14. 



Bass Rock : one in summer of 1907. 



Polio, c/ri, Linn. 

 Isle of May : one ( 6 ) taken at lantern in third week of 

 September 191 2. 



St Abb's Head : one ( $ ), var. olivacea, night of 27th July 191 1. 

 Bass Rock : one ( $ ), var. olivacea, August 19 14. 



Dasypolia tenipli, Thnb. (Brindled Ochre). 



Isle of May : one ( $ ), night of 1 7th September 1885 (W. Evans, 

 loc. at.) ; one ( <? ), October 1909 ; five (4^1 ? ) on night of nth 

 October 191 1 (mostly after midnight), two (?) on morning of the 8th, 

 and one ( $ ) on morning of the 21st ; in 191 2, two ( ? ) were taken 

 on or about 20th April, one ( S ) on 29th September, three (1 <$ , 

 2 ? ) on 1 ith October, one ( J ) on 4th November, and another ( <$ ) 

 on the 7th; 1913 was remarkable for the large number of this 

 species taken at the lantern, namely, one ( ? ) in the spring, eighty 



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