240 [November, 



Argynnis Euphrosyne, not uncommon. Erehia Cassiope, locally common on 



the hills ; Blaiidina, at Pitlochrie, just coming out. Chortobius Davus, more general 



than Cassiope; Pamphilus, comraon along ronda. Li/ccena ^^exis, common along 



roads. 



HepialUs hectus ; velleda, not common. 



Metrocampa margaritaria, swarming. Ellopia fasciaria. Boarmia 



repandata : no vara, occurred. Dasydia obfuscata, comes to light. Acidalia 



fumata. Fidonia atomaria ; piniaria ; pinetaria, the $ flies very little. 



Larentia didymata, the dark form ; ccesiata, abundant at all levels ; salicata, two 

 only, both over 2000 ft. up ; pectinitaria, a pest on the hill sides ; olivata, Pitlochrie. 



Emmelesia qffinitata ; albulata ; tceniata, Pitlochrie ; ericetata, on the hill 



sides J hlandiata. Eupithecia satyrata, var. callunaria ; castigata ; trisignata? 



and vigaureata 1 these specimens being much worn, their nomenclature is not so 



Certain as might be desired 5 nanata. Thera firmata. Hysipetes elutata, 



one only ! Melanthia ocellata, a pest on the hills. Melanippe tristata ; 



subtristata ; montanata, a pest high up the mountains. Coremia munitata. 



Phibalapteryx lignata, meadows at Kinloch. Cidaria corylata, a beautiful var., 



milk-white with dark border ; russata, several dark vars. but none very striking ; 



populata, abundant, a few nearly black. EuboUa palumharia ; lineolata. 



Anaitis plagiata, high up on the hills. 



Notodonta camelina, very dark. 



Cymatophora duplaris, dark, but not mUch more so than the Norfolk yew type. 



Acronycta menyanthidis and myricce, just over. Leucania impura, the 



ordinary type. Xylophasia rurea ; lithoxylea j polyodon, abundant, dark speci- 

 mens not uncommon, but very few black. Charaas graminis. Miana arcuosa. 



Celcena HavJorthi. Caradrina cubicularis. Rusina tenebrosa, very 



dark. Agrotis porphyrea. Tryphana orbona and pronuba, not common ! 



Noctua augur, slightly dark, but less so than theye» type ; plecta, slightly dark ; 



hrunnea ; f estiva, very abundant toward the end of July (out of a large number 

 brought home, a fair sprinkling occurs of the so-called species, conflua, with every 

 conceivable intermediate form: they all run a little smaller than southern specimens); 

 baja ; sobrina, we found this species generally from 700 to 900 ft. elevation, but not 

 higher ; and, as far as we could judge from the two or three nights of our stay 

 during which it was out, it came pretty freely to sugar ; both these facts seem 

 contrary to the alleged experience of former collectors ; veglecta, a single specimen 

 at the end of our time, a very curious form, red, but much larger and paler than the 

 red specimens in my cabinet, and with a pale blotch at the base of the front wings ; 



xanthographa, just appearing. JPachnobia alpina, this insect accurs sparingly 



over the tops of the highest hills : we obtained one or two at rest on the rocks by 

 day, and others by netting at night. Sugar wo only tried once, and found it totally 

 unprofitable, though probably a longer trial might have altered the ease. It is very 

 wild and strong on the wing, and from this fact, joined to the almost constant wind- 

 storms, soon becomes worn and damaged, ao that only two or three of those we took 

 are really perfect. I believe the number taken in Scotland to have been very far 

 below Mr. Birchall's estimate, but there can be no doubt that (in common with 

 almost all our rarities) it only wanted working for. When a species can be referred 

 to a definite locality, those who carefully and persistently work that locality, with 



