286 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



Eupitliecia assimilata, Gn. 

 Isle of May: one on or about 12th June 191 1. 



Thera variata, Schiff. 



Isle of May: two ( $ ), night of nth September 1911; one, 

 24th June 1912 ; one ( $ ), 26th September 1913. 



St Abb's Head : one ( $ ), night of 27th September 191 3. 

 Fidra : two (S 9), in summer of 191 1. 



Hypsipetes sordidata, Fb. (elutata, Hb.). 



Isle of May: one ( ? ), 10th August 191 1, at window. 



St Abb's Head : one ($ ) at lantern, night of 29th August 1913. 



Melanthia ocellata, Linn. 

 Isle of May: one (<$), night of 12th July 19 14. 



Melanippe montanata, Bork. 



St Abb's Head: two, night of 12th July 1913; one ( ), night 

 of 12th July 1914. 



Fidra : one in summer of 1912. 



Melanippe fluctuata, L. (Garden Carpet). 



Isle of May : much the commonest Geometer at the lantern, 

 occurring from end of April to end of September : One ( $ ), 9th 

 September 1910: in 191 1, it was noted on 20th July (1^), 28th 

 (seven, both sexes); 14th August (two), 17th (four), 24th (nine); 

 10th September (one), and 23rd (1 ?): in 1912, on 29th April 

 (r S); beginning of May ( 1 $ ), 27th (2 ^,1 ?); 24th June (one) ; 

 12th July (four) ; 9th September (one), and last week of September 

 (two): in 1913, on nth August (two), 15th (one), 26th (two); 3rd 

 September (one): in 1914, on 6th June (1 ^), 19th July (1 $ ), 

 beginning of August (2 $ , 1 ? ). 



St Abb's Head: two on night of 12th July 1913, six on 29th 

 August, and four on 9th September; two on 4th June 1914, and 

 one on 1st August. 



Barnsness: one, third week of August 191 1. 



Bass Rock: three, 17th August 1909; one, middle of July 

 1913; one, beginning of August 1914. 



Fidra: one in summer of 1910, and one in 1913. 



Inchkeith : one in August 191 1 ; one in summer of 1912; two 

 in end of July, and one in end of August 1913; one in June 1914. 



(To be continued.) 



