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have only noticed them in their own districts; and, if possible, to reduce to 

 a more equitable level that undue importance so often attached to English 

 localities, to which we have just alluded. 



Our original intention was to have illustrated, in this paper, the geographical 

 distribution of Scottish liopidoptera, and we had already got together considerable 

 materials for that purpose; but finding that several of the highland and northern 

 counties could hardly be represented at all, we perceived that such an attempt 

 could not fail to prove very unsatisfactory; and as we have since learned that 

 Mr. Logan, of Duddingstone, is at pi-esent engaged on a list of the species of 

 some of the eastern counties of Scotland, we have thought it better for the 

 present, without abandoning the hope of embi'acing some future opportunity of 

 following out our original design, to confine our remarks to the species of the 

 before-mentioned districts, trusting that they may be found useful in forming 

 a more complete catalogue of Northern Lepidoptera, than might otherAvise 

 have been obtained. 



We have to express our obligations to the kindness of various collectors, 

 for several notices of interesting captures; particularly to our friend, Mr. R. Gray, 

 late of Dunbar, from whom we have received every assistance. 



With one or two exceptions, the Diurna of this district are all comparatively 

 common and well-known species. Without further noticing the everywhere 

 common species of Pontia, we may observe that the pale variety of P. rapoe, 

 called by Stephens, P. metra, occurs not uncommonly in Lanarkshire, in the 

 beginning of May. 



The lovely Orange-tip, Aniliochans cardamines , occurs in considerable abun- 

 dance in glens and woody places, throughout the Avhole district, during the 

 same month. 



Argynnis aglaia and Euphrosyne appear to be generally distributed during 

 the summer months, in heathy places near Glasgow, on both sides of the 

 Frith of Clyde, and in Fife. A. selene also occurs, biit much more sparingly. 



3felitoea artemis occurs a few miles from Glasgow; it appears to be very 

 local, as we have not heard of its .occurrence elsewhere in this district. This 

 species is one of the most interesting, having been noticed^ we believe, for the 

 first time in Scotland, in this locality, many years ago. 



3Iel'd(jea cinxia, the Glanville Fritillary: this is another very interesting 

 Scottish Butterfly, apparently rare, as the only locality with which we are 

 acquainted, in which it occm-s, is in the vicinity of P"'alkland, Fifeshire. It 

 is somewhat irregular in its appearance, occurring in some seasons, sparingly, 

 and in others, it is never met with. 



Vanessa cardui and Atalanta are not uncommon in many places in Ayr, 

 Dumbarton, Argyle, and Fife; the latter sometimes appearing near Lanark, 

 as early as the end of June, or beginning of July. 



Hipparchia semele, Megoera, Janira, Hyperanthus, Davus, and Pamphilus, 

 are common in many localities: H. blandina has not been observed in any 

 other spot in this district, out of its well-known locality in the island of Arran^ 



