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I only brought one or two specimens home, although the species was 

 common. Of the specimen submitted to Lord Walsingham, he 

 writes : — " On the strength of a single specimen, I cannot separate 

 this from some of the forms of jii/ropdla, and believe it to be that 

 species." OecnpJiora stipella. — One very pale specimen only, named 

 by Mr. Durrant. I have a large number of this species from Glasgow, 

 and, speaking from memory, believe I was told that it had some con- 

 nection with sycamore. I only mention this as, either my informa- 

 tion must have been all wrong, or the probability of there being two 

 species mixed under this name must be very great. Gelechia spurcella. 

 — A single specimen, named by Lord Walsingham. Gelechia 

 .sawadensis. — Another single specimen, named by Lord Walsingham, 

 probably the best capture made. The specimen is in good condition, 

 and is now in Lord Walsingham's collection. 



Phycitides. — Pempelia urnatella. — A large form, with the fore- 

 wings of a greenish-ochreous hue, and presenting some little variation 

 in the shape of the white transverse line of the fore-wings, was not 

 uncommon. Disturbed from the herbage by day. Fempelia fmca. — A 

 single specimen, which must, I think, be this species. Catastia 

 marii'inea ab. auriciliella. — A single specimen only, taken when flying 

 in the sunshine. 



Crambides. — Crcnnbus radiellut. — Generally distributed on the 

 highest grassy pastures. The nearness of this species to C. furcatellus 

 leads me to suggest that our British collectors should be on the look 

 out for specimens with the streak rather broader, more continuous, 

 and with the fringes of the fore-wings chequered strongly, opposite 

 the streak, with pale. Cramhns conchelhis. — A few, the ground-colour 

 of the fore-wings rather pale. Crawbus cuhiiellus. — Exceedingly 

 abundant. On the wing in the early morning in amazing numbers, 

 flying even in the rain. L'm))tbm pascHellns. — Only an odd specimen 

 or two observed. Probably more abundant than this statement would 

 appear to warrant. 



Pyralides. — Botyti aiistriacalis. — Exceedingly abundant. The 

 females much smaller than the males, and usually in better condition. 

 Boti/s aerealis var. opacalis. — Abundant, the males of a much paler 

 ground-colour than the females, the latter also with a well-marked 

 conspicuous yellowish transverse band, parallel to the hind margin of 

 the fore-wings. Like the last species, the female much smaller. 

 Butijs alpmalis var. rdiginosalis. — In Staudinger's Catalogue, p. 208, 

 these are treated as two distinct species, of which the former is given 

 as inhabiting " the Alps and Altai," the latter " the Alps, Hungarian 

 Mountains, Scotland and Galicia." The specimens at Lautaret are 

 identical Avith those from Scotland. Heryna phryiiialis. — This dingy 

 black-grey species was only observed sparingly. Henjna alpestralia. — 

 Not at all common. Stenopteryx nocUiella (hybridalis). — Fairly 

 abundant. All the specimens of a dull-coloured and ill-marked form. 

 Scoparia sudetica. — Settled on the rocks. Fairly common. 



OBTECTiE-MACROS.— Geometrides.— Trt»ft^/ra atrata {chaero- 

 phyllata). — Large, in fine condition, and in great abundance. Flies 

 somewhat feebly, just above the herbage, in the morning sunshine. 

 Both sexes were on the move between 9 and 11 a.m. Psodos coracina. 

 — Widely distributed, but not abundant. The specimens I captured 

 are small, intensely black, and in perfect condition. They are quite 



