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its exposure to east winds I do not consider it a 

 very favourable collecting-ground, although near it 

 I took two species which I did not get elsewhere. 



Loch Insh — a widening out of the River Spey 

 rather than a "loch ' as generally understood — was- 

 one of my favourite collecting-grounds. It is well 

 wooded on one side, and sheltered nooks can always, 

 be found where insects are in plenty. 



Baden Dubh, a fir wood between the Feshie and 

 the Spey, produced many of the pine-loving species 

 of Trichoptera and Neuroptera-Planipennia ; among 

 the latter I may mention the large Hemerohiu^ 

 conciiinus, and H. incojispicuus. The fir woods above 

 Balnaspich were also similarly productive. 



One peculiar feature of the district was the abun- 

 dance of the common juniper, from which many 

 very interesting Psocldce were taken by beating. I 

 have never been in a locality where juniper abounded 

 to such an extent. Besides giving shelter to my 

 favourites, the junipers unfortunately afforded an 

 ambush to myriads of small "midges" which emerged 

 in thousands as soon as the sun had set, thereby 

 rendering the entomologist's life a misery instead 

 of a round of enjoyments such as few persons can 

 dream of! 



As a result of my labours, I may mention that I 

 obtained about a half of the British Neuropteray. 

 with the exception of the Dragon-flies of which I 

 only took about an eighth, and the May-flies of which 

 I captured over a third. 



PSEUDO-NEUROPTERA. 

 PSOCID^. 

 Clothilla 



PULSATORIA, L. — Common in houses. 

 Psocus 



FASCIATUS, F. — This pretty species was common in fir woods 



near Insh, Loch-an-Eilan, and in Glen 



Feshie. 



SEXPUNCTATUS, L. — Not uncommoii in the larval state ; a 



few imagos were taken towards the 



end of August. 



