THE SEASON OF 1914 NEAR POLLOKSHIELDS, ETC 



The Season 1914 near Pollokshields, etc. 



By ANDREW ADIE DALGLISH, F.E.S. 



Though we had exceptionally long spells of fine weather 

 past season, and the year as a whole might be considered a very 

 one, it was, however, spoiled to a great extent for collecting purposes 

 by the prevalence of cold biting -winds which would spring up in the 

 evenings, even after a long fine day of brilliant sunshine. 



The Saturday afternoons fared little better, as on many occasions 

 the wind was blowing half a gale. Under these conditions one was 

 forced to seek the most sheltered corners in the deepest glens, or some 

 secluded spot in the thickest woods, but even there the searching winds 

 had found its way, and little or nothing could be beaten from foliage, 

 or found at rest on the rocks or tree trunks. 



The spring was very cold and early insects scarce. I'hii/alia /wdaria 

 was out on February 28rd, when I took a cj and $ at Johnstone, and 

 and on tbe same date found hibernated specimens of Depresmria 

 heradeana and Cerostoiiia radiatdla, both under loDse bark. Hybernia 

 iiian/iuaria occurred at the same place on March 7th, and Foli/jilaca 

 /iariciirnis on the 21st. On the 28th a couple of MaleinjLlris iindti- 

 stritjaiia were taken at rest near Milngavie. 



I spent three days at Arrochar, from April 11th to 13th, but the 

 weather was very stormy with cold sleety showers. Insects were 

 difficult to obtain. Four fine specimens of Tephroda hUtortata were 

 taken from the larch, but owing to the high wind blowing, these were 

 obtained from crevices low down on the trunks and exposed roots. A 

 couple of Lubophnra carpinata were found in the same manner, and a 

 single Depreanaria areneLla was netted. I tried sugaring one evening, 

 but with little success, a very few Taenincninpa pidceridenta, T. (jothica, 

 T. inct'ita, T. stahilis, and Pachnobia rnbricosa, being the total to visit 

 the patches. Kriocrania iiniiiiacidella and Fj. sendpufpnrella were 

 common at Milngavie on the 18th ; and a few E. parpurella and 

 Antidea badiata at Johnstone on the 26th. 



May 9th. Eriocrania sitbptirpiirella was taken from oaks at 

 Johnstone where LithocoUetis qiwrcifuliella was abundant. On the 16th 

 an afternoon on the Gourock Hills, did not produce much, a single 2 

 Satiirnia pavonia was found at rest on the heather, Ematurga atonuiria 

 was abundant, but Enpithecia sntijrata was only beginning to emerge. 

 Plutdla cniciferantm, and Elachista rtifocinerea were fairly common. 

 The 19th being a holiday, I travelled to Luss, Loch Lomond, and 

 found insects becoming more plentiful, Callophrys riibi was in fair 

 numbers and in fine condition, but difficult to capture owing to the 

 rough nature of the ground. The other species taken were, Cidaria 

 corylata, Euntioina dlaceata, Laiiipropteryx snjf'umata, Lozot/raiinna 

 petraria, Coreniia ferrityata, Xantlinr/ioe trhtata, X. nociata, Lithnadletia 

 ciauicrella, L. abtifoUella, Micrnptery.r aruncdla, and (Telcchia tripardla, 

 while single specimens of Eiididia mi, and Frotliymnia viridaria turned 

 up. On the 26th I was again on the Gourock Hills, but it was blowing 

 a gale, and all the insects I obtained were taken by creeping along the 

 lea side of a wall. I however managed to gather in, by boxing them 

 from the wall, several Malenydris salicata, and a fair number of 

 Eupitlu'cia satyrata. GelecJiia erketella was common, and several nice 



March Ioth, 1915. 



