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entomologists principally, but his now long experience should render the work ne- 

 cessary and useful to a larger circle. The prospectus says that " all technical 

 descriptive matter is printed in small type, so that these portions may be easily 

 passed over by those " who desire to do so. This is rather a novel reason for the 

 practice of using small typo in such cases. We were under the impression that the 

 usual object was to economize space. — Eds. 



Occurrence of Cramhus perlellus, var. rostellus, in Rons-shire. — On some coast 

 sandhills near Q-airloch, Ross-shire, early in September, I met with several exainples 

 of a Crambus which I cannot distinguish from specimens of rostellus taken in the 

 Engadine. The form known as rostellus differs from typical perlellus by its smaller 

 size, unicolorous, very glossy, yellowish-grey fore-wings, and darker hind-wings ; it 

 appears to be locally constant where it occurs, and is often regarded as a good species, 

 though I prefer at present to look upon it as a vrell marked local form. On the 

 continent it is an alpine form, and its occurrence in Scotland on the sea-level, fre- 

 quenting Elymus in such a way that it must be supposed to have fed upon it, is 

 certainly curious. The climate of the Scotch locality is far from cold, but the 

 rainfall is very heavy. — E. Meteick, Elmswood, Marlborough : Sept. 30th, 1897. 



Epione vespertaria ("parallelariaj in Moxhiirghshire, 1897. — I believe I am correct 

 in stating that Epione vespertaria (parallelariaj has not previously been recorded 

 as having occurred in Scotland. The followings facts relative to the capture of this 

 species in Roxburgshire this season will therefore be of great interest. My friend 

 Mr. W. Renton, of Hawick, having informed me that he had taken E. vespertaria 

 near that town, I asked him to be good enough to furnish me with full particulars 

 as to time, place and date of capture, and also a specimen for identification, as I 

 thought it just possible that he might have mistaken E. apiciaria for E. vespertaria, 

 having occasionally seen specimens of the former doing duty for the latter in col- 

 lections. Mr. Renton very kindly at once forwarded me an undoubted female E. 

 vespertaria, t\\o\xgh somewhat smaller than those from this locality ; three specimens 

 were captured, one male flying and two females at rest on the grass ; date of capture, 

 August 26th, 1897 ; time, 7 to 7.30 p.m. — William Hewett, York : September, 1897. 



Larva of Eugonia autumnaria at TFalmer. — I find in the Magazines scattered 

 references to the capture of Eugonia autumnaria {alniaria) on the Kent coast, but 

 have not^come across any record of the larva being taken. I think, therefore, that 

 it may be of interest to state that I found a larva of that species on a wall in the 

 Dover Road, Walmer, on August 14th last, and reared from it a ? specimen on the 

 21st inst. — GrEO. C. Griffiths, 43, Caledonia Place, Clifton, Bristol: September 

 2nh, 1897, 



Lepidoptera in South-East Dorset. — During the month of September in south- 

 east Dorset I tramped a great number of miles in pursuit of the partridges which 

 , were exceptionally plentiful on most estates, and made the following observations on 

 Lepidoptera. Pyrameis Atalanta was decidedly common and P. cardui was oc- 

 casionally met with, but Colias Edusa was not noticed at all, nor have I seen a 

 single specimen of it this year. Chrysophanus Phlceas was well to the fore, but the 



