178 THE entomologist's record. 



racrinii, Swordale, fairly common, Fortrose, imago, September 25th, 

 1908. Scnpelosonia satdlitia, Swordale, common, larva, June 6th, 

 1908 ; Fortrose, imago taken at sugar, September 25th, 1908. Xanthia 

 fulra(fn, Swordale, common, imago reared, August 16th, 1907 ; 

 Xanthia rlavago, Swordale, fairly common, imago beaten from a birch 

 bush amongst a shower of autumn leaves with which its colour har- 

 monized very beautifully, August 31st, 1908 ; Stirkoke, Wick, imago 

 taken at heather bloom, September 13th, 1908. Mellinia cirreliaris, 

 Swordale, common, imago, September 18th, 1908; Fortrose, September 

 24th, 1908. M. ijilvaiin is fairly common. ('ali/uniia trapezina, 

 Swordale, common, larva. June 6th, 1908, imagines beaten from beech 

 and oak, September 1st, 1908 ; taken at sugar, Nigg, September 17th, 

 1908 ; larva beaten from oak, Balmacara, June 17th, 1907. Polia eld, 

 Swordale, common, larva, June 18th, 1908, imago, August 28th, 1908 ; 

 Fortrose, taken at sugar, September 26th, 1908 ; Balmacara, larva, 

 June 15th, 1907. ]>as!/pnlia teiupli, Noss Head, Wick, thirty-six 

 specimens taken at light in October, 1908 ; several more taken at 

 Tarbat Ness lighthouse, October, 1908. Piant/uu'cia cncabali, Swordale, 

 common, larva feeding on scabious leaves, August 23rd, 1906; feeding 

 in the seed-vessels of ragged robin (very young), August 21st, 1907. 

 Epunda httnlenta, two specimens taken at light, Tarbat Ness light- 

 house, during summer, 1908 ; Swordale, imago taken on ragwort by 

 day, September 14th, 1908. Epnmla iiii/ra, Swordale, common, 

 imago taken at sugar, September 19th, 1908 ; Fortrose, September 

 26th, 1908; Nigg, September 17th, 1908; taken at light, Noss Head, 

 Wick, September, 1908. Cieoceria viminalis, Swordale, fairly common, 

 larva, June 25th, 1908. Miselia oxi/acanthae, Swordale, common, larva, 

 May 17th, 1908, imago taken at sugar, September 21st, 1908; Fortrose, 

 September 24th, 1908. Ai/riopis apHlina, Swordale, common, larva, 

 June 6th, 1908, imago taken at sugar, September 28th. 1908 ; 

 Balmacara, West Ross, larva beaten from oak, June 17th, 1907. 

 Euple.rla Incipara, Swordale, larva beaten from sallow, August 20th, 

 1906. PIdofiophora iiu'ticidosa, imago taken at light, Tarbat Ness 

 lighthouse, September, 1908. Aplecta pramia, Swordale, larva, April 

 9th, 1907, imago reared (forced), June 9th, 1907. A. tincta, larvfe swept 

 up from dwarf birches, Falls of Coaon, Strathpeffer, October 3rd, 1908. 

 Hadena ailiista, Swordale, common, larva, September 80th, 1908. H. 

 protea, Swordale, common, larva, June 9th, 1908, imago reared 

 August 2nd, 1908. H. (jlanca, Swordale, common, larva, August 

 24th, 1906. H. olernrea, Swordale, common, imago reared, June 27th, 

 1908 ; Nigg, larva, September 16th, 1908. H. pisi, Dornoch, two 

 larvfB stretched out at full length and sunning themselves in a very 

 conspicuous manner on the heather, September 26th, 1906. //. tha- 

 lasftina, Swordale, imago taken at light, June 9th, 1908. Hyppa 

 rectilinea, Swordale, June, 1907. (Jalocanipa vetiisfa, Swordale, com- 

 mon, September 18th, 1908; Fortrose, September 25th, 1908: Kyle 

 of Loch Alsh, larva, June 14th, 1907 ; Noss Head, W'ick, taken at 

 light, autumn, 1908. C. exsoleta, Swordale, common, imago, Sep- 

 tember 29th, 1908; taken at sugar, Fortrose, September 28th, 1908. 

 Gonnptera lihatrix, Swordale, fairly common, larvae beaten from willow, 

 July 17th, 1907. Hahrostola tripartita, Swordale, common, imago 

 beaten from an oak-tree to fly wildly before settling on the ground, 

 June 27th. 1908. Plitsia chnjsitis, Swordale, common, larviB feeding 



