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ever came to the lamps, which in '87 yielded Orgyia piidibunda, Odon- 

 iopera bidentata, Smerinihus popul i, ?ind many other common things, 

 and 3 Notodonia dodoncea ; also Cuaillia ufubratiai at rest on tent pegs 

 in morning, being attracted apparently by the aforesaid lamps, which 

 ran along the bottom of our camp. I tried beating for larvce on two or 

 three occasions, but only got i N. didcta off poplar on July 18th, 

 which emerged on August 12th, and unfortunately turned out a cripple. 

 I also got a few larvre of Eiipithccia pulcliellata in foxglove. On the 

 whole I think I did very badly, and hope to do better there next year, 

 especially as I now have some idea of the various localities where 

 things are to be found. — R.B.RoBERTSON,Fleet, Hants. 6'^//£';-'//^^/',i89o. 



Perthshire. — From July 26th to August 9th, I was staying at the 

 Pitlochrie Hydropathic, Perthshire, and found insects fairly plentiful. 

 By far the commonest butterfly was Erebia blandi?ia, which did not put 

 in an appearance till August ist, but then literally swarmed in several 

 localities, more especially in a copse at the back of the Hydropathic, 

 where it was a common occurrence to get four or five specimens in the 

 net at one stroke. They were also common in the pass of Killiecrankie, 

 Glen Tilt and on the Dunkeld Road, but the males everywhere pre- 

 dominated, only three females being seen. Lycccna icarus was also 

 very common everywhere, the females being very large and brilliant ; 

 but L. artaxerxes was rather scarce, only a dozen specimens being 

 taken, and these restricted to two very small localities. On Ben 

 Vrackie (about three miles from Pitlochrie) CxnonympJia davus was 

 very plentiful, but only in one place, at an elevation of about 1,000 

 feet. Here also were Argyniiis selene and A. aglaia in abundance, 

 both in lovely condition, the females of the latter all being very large 

 and dark. On the heath here, also, were to be found in sheltered 

 positions Sa/urnia carpini and Bombyx ruin (very small), the former 

 being much smaller than those found at Brockenhurst a fortnight 

 earlier. Among the moths taken on Ben Vrackie were Eidwlia vunsur- 

 aria {vety dark), Larentia acsiata (some almost black), Enunelesia 

 ericetata, Coremia munitata and Pliisia iutcrrogationis. L. casiata was 

 occasionally kicked up from the heath, but was usually found at rest on 

 small pieces of rock. On one such piece, about a couple of feet square, 

 I counted 14 specimens. Among some pines just beyond the village 

 of Moulvie were found Cidaria riissafa, C. immauata and Thera 

 obeliscata, all very common. The only other insects worth mentioning 

 were Larentia olivata (common) and Geoinetra papilionaria (one 

 specimen at light). I was prevented from doing any night work, or 

 else, probably, the list would have been larger. — R. E. James, Chester- 

 ville, Hornsey Lane, N. August \%th, 1890. 



Hampstead. — Referring to the capture of Apamea ophiogranima at 

 Hampstead {Record, 159), I may add that a second specimen of this 

 species was taken in the same place by my friend Mr. E. H. Evans, the 

 captor of the specimen already recorded. The insects were taken on 

 the 23rd of June and the 12th of August respectively. — -Henry A. 

 Hill, 132 Haverstock Hill, N.W. September, 1890. 



Folkestone. — On August 30th, I ran down to Folkestone (accompanied 

 by my friend Mr. Lovvrey) for a CoUas hunt. The weather was every- 

 thing that could be desired, and we immediately turned in the direction 



