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Scarcity of Diasemia literalis in PemhroJcesUre.—l hare just (August 7th) 

 paid a visit to the literalis ground. I left home by the 10 a.m. train, and returned Lj^j, 

 at 8 p.m. : the day was intensely hot. By extremely hard working I took eight 

 specimens. It is only just coming out, so I must go again. 



On a second journey I worked hard two days, and brought back in all nine B. 

 literalis and twelve JEupoecilia Mussehliana. I got up the second morning at half-ljeii 

 past 5, for the chance of a flight before the sun got hot, and obtained only onejftiirt 

 moth. I went down again for the afternoon flight, and captured one B. literalia 

 and one E. MusseMiana ; so all one day's labour was for three moths. — C. G-. BAB-jhiil,! 

 EETT, Jun., Pembroke : August 2\st, 1884. i iflns 



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Notes on the ToHrices of Rannoch. — An account of the Tortrices I met withj pf 

 at Eannoch during the last half of June, may not be devoid of interest. 



I reached Kinloch on the 14th June, and on the following day I visited the | pen 

 Black Wood. The only species I met with on this occ&sion was Fhoxopteryx myrtil'\ % 

 lana, which was very common among Vaceinium. 



A plantation of young Scotch firs proved to be rich in species. Flying briskly 

 round the tops of the trees from morning until late in the afternoon, Coccyx. cos- 1 ■^', 

 mophorana was not uncommon, and I here also took a fine series of Mixodia rubi 

 ginosana and Retinia pinivorana, also five Betinia duplana of our lists (Scotch form ; ^, 

 of Retinia turionana?), and one Stigmonota coniferana. 



In open places between the fir-trees, Phoxopteryx uncana, Penthina dimidiana. 

 Clepsis rusticana, were all more or less common, and Eupceeilia ciliella absolutely 

 swarmed 



On the 20th June, I took a fine series of Euchromia arhutana, Euchromia 

 mygindana, and Coccyx nemorivagana, on the hills, flying in the afternoon sunshine 

 among their food-plant, Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi. Mixodia Schulziana, and* 

 Phoxopteryx unguicana, occurred commonly among heath; Penthina prcdong ana ^ 

 and PhlcBodes tetraquetrana among birch ; and Orapholitha campoliliana among ; 

 sallow. The last two species differed considerably from the southern form 



On the 24th June, I again visited the Black Wood. Tortrices had now in- 

 creased in numbers, for, in addition to Phoxopteryx myrtillana, which was still on 

 the wing, Mixodia palustrana, Coccyx ustomaculana, Serieoris lacunana, irriguana, 

 and Baleana were all to be met with rather commonly among Vaceinium. Irriguanap 

 is, I believe, considered only a small form of Baleana, and I think it will be proved?^ 

 some day that Baleana is only another form of lacunana. I also took Stigmonotdt* 

 coniferana not uncommonly flying around the branches of the larger fir-trees, and^ft 

 one Coccyx cosmopthorana, ? , the only specimen I met with in the Black Wood. i| 



Although the days were mostly fine, they were not fine enough for " hill work,"! 

 and it was not until the 25th June that a favourable opportunity presented itselfje 

 for visiting the higher slopes. Penthina Staintoniana was then nearly over, for h> 

 orily secured fou" or five fine specimens. They were flying among Vaceinium myrtiU\ 

 lus, upon which the larva is supposed to feed. On the same ground I took threeftt 

 beautiful Amphysa Qerningana. I was surprised to meet with the species at sucbii 

 an elevation, considering that in more sheltered localities on the Loch side it had nofef 

 yet put in an appearance. On the brow of the hill, among " grey moss," Scopariak 

 alpina was common, one or two flying up at every step. 





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