1 62 The Scottish Naturalist. 



2. Clyde. — The part drained by the Clyde and other rivers 

 between Culzean Castle and Loch Awe : includes Arran 

 and I slay. 



3. Argyle.- -The part drained by rivers between Lochs Awe 



and Aylort : includes Mull, Tiree, and adjacent islands. 



4. West Ross. — The part drained by rivers between Loch 

 Aylort and Cape Wrath : includes Skye. 



k. Hebrides. 



THE LEPIDOPTERA OF SCOTLAND. 



EDITED BY F. BUCHANAN WHITE, M.D. 



PEEVIOUS LITERATURE. 



The only list of the Scottish Lepidoptera hitherto published 

 is in Mr. H. Jenner Fust's paper " On the Distribution of Lepi- 

 doptera in Great Britain and Ireland," read before the Entomo- 

 logical Society, in 1867. In this paper, which should be in the 

 library of every British Lepidopterologist, the author has adopted 

 the artificial mode of division of the country into " provinces" 

 and " sub-provinces," and has indicated, as far as was then 

 known, the range of all the species ascertained to inhabit Scot- 

 land. During the three years that have elapsed since the pub- 

 lication of this work, our knowledge of the Scottish Lepidop- 

 tera has been considerably increased. 



In addition to this list, several excellent local lists exist. 

 Among these may be mentioned the Rev. Dr. Gordon's " List 

 of Lepidoptera of the Province of Moray," published in the Zo- 

 ologist, Aug., 1861 ; Dr. Lowe and Mr. Logan's "Lepidopterous 

 Insects of Midlothian," published in the "Naturalist" 1852 ; 

 and the " Fauna Perthensis," Part I., published by the Perth- 

 shire Society of Natural Science, 187 1. There are, besides, 

 notes (of more or less value) of the Lepidoptera of several Scot- 

 tish localities, in the various magazines, and in the publications 

 of various societies. 



SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE WITH 

 THE PRESENT LIST. 



Besides consulting the lists and notices cited above, I have 

 applied for information to all entomologists, who I had reason 



