82 THE Entomologist's record. 



T/icra variata, Enpithecia indigata, E. vuh/ata, Cahera imsaria, PJiycis 

 curhonaridla, Fh(Kwpterijx nnguicana, Gclechia conjinis, and a aingle 

 specimen of Anarta mijrtllU. During July, I spent the week ends, and 

 a few extra days at the fair time, at Glen Mallan, Loch Long. The 

 butterflies observed there were C. pawpJiiliis, in abundance ; the three 

 common whites occasionally, Brenthis selcne and Pohjommatus icarus were 

 also in evidence. A couple of C. davus fell to the net, and a fine specimen 

 of Ari/i/nnis a[/laia did not. H. velleda, H. hectus and H. sylvinus could 

 be taken freely. Lasiocampa quercus var. callunac and L. rubi were 

 often seen, and a few of the latter were obtained drying their wings 

 suspended from their cocoons, having just emerged; while several 

 large ? s of the former were picked up at rest on the heather. Single 

 specimens of D . falcataria and Lophuptenjx camelinawere dislodged from 

 birches, and two or three Cymatophora duplaris in the same manner. 

 IViaena jm was taken at rest on a tree-trunk. Noctua f estiva, Apamca 

 (jemina and Xylophasia rurea came to sugar. Lycophotia strvjida 

 occurred commonly flying over the heather in the evening. Cliortodes 

 arcuoaa di^ndi Lcucania impura amongst rushes; and Eudidia mi and 

 riiijtometra viridaria still lingered on the hillside. I spent a whole 

 forenoon making several suicidal attempts to procure Plusia inter roija- 

 tionis in its wild flight over the broken ground, and was rewarded 

 after much exertion in taking some seven or eight nice specimens. 

 Two or three P. inddirina were taken at rest during the daytime ; 

 a single P. iota, which had wandered into the house, was discovered 

 reposing on a curtain, and consigned to a pill-box. Of the Geometrids 

 I took a long list, though nothing startling. Some very pretty reddish 

 forms of Melanippe montanata occurred at a high elevation. Cahera 

 pumria, Metrocampa marqaritata, Boarraia repandata, MelantJiia ucellata, 

 Camptoyramma bilineata Sind Cidaria ])ijraliata-weve prolific by the road- 

 side. Larentia caesiata, L, salicata, Coremia iinuiitata, Cidaria rmsata, 

 C .immanata and Anaitis playiata, could all be taken from the rocks on 

 the hills. Acidaliafumata and Emmelesia blandiata were very local, being 

 taken at a spot far up the glen. Larentia pectinitaria, Eupithecia nanata 

 and Ui/psipetes elutata, on the heathery slopes. Melanthia hicolurata 

 [ruhiijinata) and a few of the ab. jjlunibata, wherever there were 

 alders. Halia wavaria, Cidaria p>runata, Enpithecia assimilata 

 and Cidaria fidvata, in the garden. Acidalia aversata, Coremia 

 demjnata and Larentia olivata turned up occasionally ; and 

 Venusia camhricaria, Cidaria nilaceata and Eupithecia piddiellatet,, 

 singly. The Pyralids were represented by Scoparia ambvjualis, >S. dubi- 

 talis, Botys fuscalis, all common ; Scapula ulivalia and Pyrausta 

 purpuralis in lesser numbers. Of the Crambites — Gramhus pascudlus, 

 C. 2)ratelluH, C. culmdlm and C. Iwrtuellua occurred numerously, and 

 C. pinetellus singly. Collecting round Glasgow during the month, 

 principally at Crookston, resulted in H. velleda being taken in quantity, 

 with a few of the ab. carnm. There seems to be a decided falling off 

 of this aberration in the district the last year or two. Leucania 

 coniyera and Plusiafestucae occurred rather commonly one evening, and 

 a few Orthutaenia antiquana and Ephippiphura inopiana. The afternoon 

 of the 31st, at Gourock, produced a nice lot of L. olivata, Dasydia oh/us- 

 cata (a couple), about a dozen Carsia imbutata, and several C. immanata, 

 L. caeaiata, Tortrix viburniana and Pamplusia iiwnticolana. My 

 holidays were spent with my brother at Ballantrae, South Ayrshire. 

 The weather was anything but congenial, and especially so for col- 



