212 THE entomologist's record. 



in the costal part. Underside : The hindwings are darker than normal, the large 

 crescent is conspicuously marked. 



The parts of the facies not mentioned are normal. 



I suggest for this progressive form of V. itrticae the name of ab. 

 lima, from the large blue crescent enhanced by an otherwise almost 

 wholly black ixiarginal band. It is, perhaps, of interest to note the 

 development of the blue lunules in this specimen in comparison with 

 other aberrations in which, reversely, the costal (apical) markings are 

 favoured at the cost of the anal lunules ( = ocelliformity, see antea 

 pt. 4, pi. vii.). 



On August 8th, I bred an aberration of Vanessa in from wild 

 Hertfordshire larv«, in which the ocellus of the hindwings is dis- 

 integrated into three distinct blue lunules. On the right hindwing a 

 fourth blue spot is marked (this spot appears also in otherwise normal 

 specimens), and the place for a fifth is indicated. Thus a chain of 

 blue spots is suggested as in T'. iirticae. On the forewings the ocellus 

 is suffused in its whole breadth by bright metallic blue-violet, the 

 yellow parts are very narrow, and more grey in colour. The under- 

 side of the hindwings is suffused with yellow scales in the region of 

 the discal cell in the manner often seen in many aberrations of 1'. 

 iirticae. The larva had pupated on July 19th. 



List of Lepidoptera captured recently in Rossshire. 



By DOROTHY J. JACKSON. 

 [Concluded from p. 181). 

 Lobnphora halterata, Swordale, fairly common, imago reared May 

 20th, 1908. L. riretata, one specimen taken at Loch Awe in the 

 beginning of June, 1908, by Evelyn V. Baxter. L. carpiiwta, Swordale, 

 common, larva, July 9th, 1908. Thera juniper ata, Swordale, common, 

 imago taken at light, October 20th, 1908. T. varinta, Swordale, com- 

 mon, imago, June 28th, 1908. T. jinn ata, Swordale, common, July 

 17th, 1908. Hj/psipetes niberata, Swordale, fairly common, larva 

 feeding on sallow, September 19th, 1906 ; Stirkoke, Wick, larva 

 September 11th, 1908. H. trifamata, Swordale, abundant, imago, 

 May 29th, 1908 ; Dornoch, larva, September 27th, 1906 ; Wick, 

 Stirkoke, larva, September 7th, 1908. H. snrdidata, Swordale, 

 abundant, larvae feeding on whortleberry. May 7th, 1908, imago 

 emerged, July 28rd, 1908 ; Balmacara, larva, June 16th, 1907 ; 

 Camsterburn, Wick, imago, September 7th, 1908. Melanthia bicolorata, 

 SAVordale, common, imago, August 30th, 1908. M. ocellata, Swordale, 

 common, imago, June 25th, 1908. Melanippe hastata, four moths Hying 

 amongst bog-myrtle, growing on a small island in Loch Maree, June 

 2nd, I9O8. ]\L sociata, S^vordaie, common, imago, June 15th, 1908. 

 M. montanata, Swordale, abundant, krva. May 5th, 1908, imago, June 

 14th, 1908. M. jiiictuata, Swordale, fairly common, especially 

 frequenting low ground near the sea, imago, August 7th, 1908. 

 Antidea badiata, Swordale, common, imago taken at light, April 80th, 

 1908. A. nirirnfasciaria, Swordale, common, imago taken at light. 

 May 11th, 1906. Coremia wimitata, Swordale, common, imago, 

 July 17th, 1908. C. desir/nata, Swordale, imago, July 24th, 1907. 

 C. ferruijata, Swordale, fairly common, imago, June 14th, 1908 ; 

 Kyle of Loch Alsh, imago, June 14th, 1907. Cawptogramma 



