132 THE entomologist's record. 



sororculana. Other species of the genus Penthina taken near here this 

 year were P. corticana, several specimens of which on July 2nd- — along 

 with Tinea oehlwanmella — were readily disturbed by the beating stick 

 from some small birch bushes growing on a sunny hillside amongst 

 heather and whortleberry ; P. bettdaetana which on August 10th was 

 beaten from small birch trees edging a boggy heath at Kincraig, 

 Invergordon, P. pntniana which was a common insect amongst the 

 blackthorn hedges in early June, and P. diwidiana, a specimen of 

 which was reared on June 13th from larvae feeding the previous 

 autumn on shoots of Myrica gale. 



Whilst collecting amongst the varied herbage of roadside and 

 railway-bank in this neighbourhood during the few bright days of an 

 exceptionally gloomy summer, I was rewarded with Elachi»ta apici- 

 jninctella on May 28th, Glyiihipteryx fischeriella on June 3rd, Coleophora 

 alhicoata on June 26th, Cemiostoma spartifoliella on July 5th, Lampronia 

 rnhiella on June 24th, and L. quadripunctella on July 4th. 



July 10th I spent collecting in a plantation of Scots fir on a 

 neighbouring hill, and captured Paedisca rubiyinosana and Coccyx 

 cosiiinphnrana, the former beaten from the branch of a fir to resettle 

 immediately on the ground, and the latter flying actively around the 

 smaller trees in the sunshine. On the grassy slopes free from trees, 

 I took Acidalia fuwata and Micropteryx seppella. On the same day 

 I beat several specimens of Aryyresthia ephippella from a cherry tree in 

 a garden near Swordale, where again some specimens were taken on 

 August 26th. Of the other Argyresthiids observed around Swordale 

 this year, A. nitidella was exceedingly common amongst hawthorn 

 trees from July 22nd to October 1st, when a few worn specimens were 

 still on the wing (this species was also taken at Aberfeldy on July 26th), 

 A. se»iitestacella was beaten from beech on August 23rd, A. albistria 

 abounded amongst blackthorn bushes from July 21st to October 1st 

 (also noticed at Lochearnhead on August 2nd), A. conju'iella frequented 

 the mountain-ash during July, A. retinella was beaten from birch on 

 July 13th, A. cHTvella was beaten from an apple-tree on August 17th, 

 A. goedartella and A. hrockeella were abundant amongst birch-trees in 

 July, A. arceutliina was beaten from juniper on July 4th, and Cedeatis 

 farinatella was taken on August 17th (also at Aviemore on August 6th), 

 Arf/yrestJna snrbiella was beaten from mountain-ash near Kingussie on 

 July 25th with Onii.v scoticella ; in the same locality on July 24th 

 I took a specimen of Paedisca bihmana, and the next day's collecting, 

 also near Kingussie, produced Hedya la) iciana, Coccyx distinctana, and 

 Gracilaria alc/iiiniella, while Tanayra atrata seemed locally abundant 

 amongst the long grass in waste places. I noticed this species again 

 at Lochearnhead a little later, where also I took, on July 31st, 

 SciapJnla octomacidana, Depressaria litiirella, and Aryyrotoza co)urayana 

 (the latter was also taken at Swordale on July 15th). 



While staying at Lochearnhead, I was tempted to make an expedi- 

 tion up Ben Voirlich, and July 30th being the only day available, 

 I started at an early hour to make the ascent, although the hills were 

 veiled in mist. Nothing of interest was taken until the long grassy 

 slopes of the mountain were reached — still considerably below the 

 summit — and here Scopida alpinalis and, in lesser numbers, Aphdia 

 oaseana abounded, rising every here and there from the short rushes 

 and grass at one's feet, flying for a short distance, and then resettling 



