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of the author's first visit was to see, if possible, the well-known 

 " Rannoch Sprawler " {Brachionycha ?uibeailosa) and he was 

 fortunate in procuring a male on the very day of his arrival at 

 Camghouran. Many additional examples were obtained between 

 2nd and 9th April, from which larvcC were reared and about fifty 

 imagos afterwards obtained. Several other species were captured 

 during this and subsequent visits, the most noteworthy being an 

 example of a new British Tortrix, Ancylis tineaiia, Hb., netted on 

 3rd June near the Camghouran burn. A brief description and a 

 figure of this interesting addition to the British list are included 

 in the paper, while among the other species noted may be mentioned 

 Retinia posticana, Acanthopsyche atra, Diplodoma her?Jiiniata, Sesia 

 scoliiformis (male), Bofnbycia viminalis, Feronea }?ieccana and 

 Eriopsela fractifasciatia. 



Anthrocera exulans not in Shetlands. A note by B. S. 

 C.urwen in the Entomologist for January (p. 16) refers to the 

 citation by Rowland-Brown (in the October number) of the north 

 Shetlands as a locality for this species, and points out that the 

 specimens referred to were incorrectly labelled, and that therefore 

 these islands, according to our present knowledge, cannot be 

 included within the range of the species. 



BOARMIA REPANDATA VAR. NIGRICATA AND APLECTA OCCULTA 



AT Rannoch. From a note by W. G. Sheldon in the January 

 issue of the Entomologist (p. 20) we learn that these interesting 

 moths were taken by him during the past summer, the former as a 

 single example and the latter in some numbers. 



Another new British Tortrix. At a meeting of the Entomo- 

 logical Society of London held on 15th October last (see Proc. 

 Ent. Soc, 191 9, p. xliv.) Mr Durrant exhibited two specimens of 

 Allononyma diana, Hb., taken at Fasnakyle (Inverness) in August 

 1 91 9, by C. W. INIackworth Praed, who had presented them to the 

 British Museum. Mr Praed had found the species not uncommon, 

 but had only pinned a few specimens. The life-history of this 

 interesting little moth is not known, but it has a wide distribution 

 on the continent of Europe and occurs also in North America. 



Scottish Melanic Moths. At a meeting of the Entomological 

 Society of London held on 5th November 191 9 (see Proc. Ent. 

 Soc, 191 9, p. Ix,) the following specimens were exhibited on behalf 

 of Mr Robert Y. Horn, Glasgow : 



(i) Anaitis plagiata, with the thorax, abdomen, basal area and 



