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space on the preceding groups. Gnuphos ohscurala was common at Muclialls, to 

 which locality it seems to be confined ; Dasydia obfttacata, scarce, but extending 

 from Muclialls to Braemar ; Psodos trepidaria, very common on nearly all the hills 

 in Braemar, over 2000 feet ; Ephyra pendularia, in .Braemar ; Acidalia fumata, 

 very common in Braemar ; Larentia salicata, common in Braemar ; L. olhmta, 

 common ; Emmelesia ericetata, common in Braemar and near Aberdeen ; Eupithecia 

 pumilata, common, at Inverury ; Thera juniperata, larvse, in Braemar ; Coremia 

 munitata, common, occurred at 2600 feet, in Braemar ; Cidaria psifiacata, rather 

 scarce ; C. m lata, common ; C. pyraliata, rather scarce, at Muchalls, Aberdeen, &c. ; 

 Chesias ooliquaria, common on the links. Old Aberdeen ; Tanagra chcerophyllata, 

 local, and rather scarce, at Muchalls. 



All those from Braemar were taken during the month of July, fi'om the 10th 

 to the 25th ; in addition to those mentioned in this list as from that locality, is 

 ZygcBna exulans, which has been already well discussed by Entomologists, and of 

 which I need say no more. 



Many of the most interesting of our native Eepidoptet'a have been omitted by 

 me from this list, not having been taken by me last summer. Among the SphingidcB 

 alone there have been taken here, Smerinthus ocellatus (once) ; *S^. populi, A. Atropos, 

 S. coiivoliiuli (every year almost) ; D. galii (rare) ; C. Celerio (twice) ; C. Elpenor 

 (once) ; C. porcellus, Macroglossa stellatarum, M. hombyliformis, S. philanthifonnis, 

 and S. culiciformis, at Braemar. — James W. H. Teaill, King's College, Old Aber- 

 deen : 3Iay, 1872. 



Sare Lepidopiera taken in the Isle of Man. — Judging from what I saw in my 

 friend Mr. C. S. Gregson's collection, the Isle of Man seems to produce an unusual 

 number of rare Lepidoptera. I will mention only the following : — a Clostera 

 different from any of our known species, Acontia solans, Cramhus alpinellus, Agrotis 

 spinifera (much finer and larger than the continental specimens), Leucania Loreyi, 

 Caradrina exigua, Micra parva, Abraxas pantaria, Heliothis armigera (5), Sterrha 

 sacraria (9), and Chaerocampa Celerio, bred from a larva he found there. 



Mr. Grregson has a series of Incurvaria canariella, Stainton (Ent. Ann., 1872), 

 under the name of Incurvaria spinosella, a name they have borne in his cabinet for 

 many years ; he had the specimens from the late Mr. Hague of Staleybridge, who 

 took them in 1856. Mr. Grregson tells me he sent a specimen to Lewisham, under 

 the name of Incurvaria spinosella, in 1870. — J. B. HocaKiNSOX, 15, Spring Bank, 

 Preston : April 2Qth, 1872. 



[Dr. Staudinger now suggests that the Incurvaria may be the Jlavifrontella of 

 Heinemann. Yon Heinemann thought he recognised in his Jlavifrontella, the Jlavi- 

 frontella of the Wiener Vei-zeichniss, published in 1776. — Eds.]. 



Note 0)1 Eidophasia Messing iella and Catoptria aspidiscana. — I went to look 

 for this species ten days ago, though I knew beforehand that I must be too late, and 

 instead of finding any, I got wet through. I believe it has rained here incessantly 

 for six months. I have been twice after Catoptria aspidiscana, but only took two 

 specimens in six days. I collected a good many larvae of Rhodophma marmorella, 

 but thev are vcrv bad to get, and very local. — Id. 



