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Pamplusia monticolana. — This beautiful little Tortrix was very common on the 

 high moors. 



Dichrorampha herbosana* — ^This species occurred. D. consortana* was not 

 uncommon by beating the overhanging sand banks where the millefoil grew. 



Catoptria ulicetana. — One specimen of this was taken near Burrafirth. 



Xylopoda Fabriciana* was not uncommon on nettles. 



Aphelia pratana. — The varieties taken of this were almost endless, some pale 

 ochreons without markings, others with markings, some rich chestnut-brown through 

 various tints of brown to almost black. 



Ochsenheimeria bisontella* was taken at the side of Loch of Cliff. 



Tinea rusticella was very common. T. lapella* — One specimen of this species 

 was taken. 



Pltttella cruciferarum was plentiful during the whole period of our sojourn ; we 

 captured numbers, but could not get any odd forms. P. Dalella was very common 

 on the window panes, being attracted by the light, also on the banks near Burrafirth. 



Depressaria badiella.* — A specimen of this occurred. 



Gelechia ericetella was not uncommon on the moors near Balta Sound. G. 

 terrella* occurred everywhere, and ranged in colour from pale ochreous to deep 

 black-brown. G. tenebrella* was taken at Haroldswick. G. plantagittella.—A. 

 small form of what is declared by Mr. E. R. Bankes to be this species, was to be 

 obtained on sandy banks, covered with vegetation, near the sea, flying during hot 

 sunshine ; as the sunshine was scarce, the specimens were not plentiful ; however, 

 by working hard we all obtained a few. 



(Ecophora pseudospretella was common everywhere, but nothing approaching a 

 variety could be seen. 



Endrosis fenestrella. — Same as last species. 



Glyphipteryx Thrasonella was to be observed in myriads in damp meadows. 



Gracilaria tringipennella was not uncommon on yarrow-covered banks. G. 

 syringeUa — Common, by beating the bushes in Mr. Edminston's wood. 



Chrysoclista Schranlcella* was not uncommon in a damp meadow near 

 Haroldswick. 



Elachista rhynchosporella* and eleochariella* were very common on the grassy 

 slopes of Saxaford. 



Glasgow: November, \S2h. 



NOTES ON LEPIDOPTERA AT HUDDERSFIELD IN 1895. 

 BY GEO. T. POREITT, P.L.S. 



As bearing on Mr. Barrett's recent paper on " Melanism " (Ent. 

 Mo. Mag., August and September, 1895), it may be worthy of record 

 that the unicolorous dark olive form of Phigalia pilosaria was taken 

 more freely here this year than ever before. The black form of 

 Boarmia repandata I believe was common again, judging from the 

 proportion I saw just as the species was coming out, but having to 

 leave home for some time immediately after, 1 had no chaucc ut 



