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flying from trunks o( Pinus sylvestris. L. ol in ata, singly. L. viridaria, 



common. Emmeleda amnitata, singly. Tkera vaiiatn, abundant, 



flying from trunks of Plum sylvestris. Yp^ipetes sordvlata, singly. 



Anti elect nic/rnfaxciaria (denvata), single specimen in newly emerged 



condition, June 9Dh. 1906. Coremia miuutata, singly. Camptoc^ramma 



bilineata, Cidaria corylata, sparingly. C. ^r»,uca<a, fairly common ; very 



variable specimens. C. imnianata, fairly common. C. siliceata. singly. 



C. testata, fairly common. C. fidvata, abundant. Euholia limitata, 



(mensurarin), sparingly on ragwort; much darker and richer colouring 



in fore wings than southern specimens. Chesins spartiata, single 



specimen to light. Platypteiyx falrataria, sparingly ; larvffi common. 



Acronycta psi. common ; larvae frequent on pear. Leuatnia conigera, 



L. comma, L. iinpnra, L. pallens, all common, on ragwort. Hydrcecia 



micacea, common on ragwort; very variable colours m fore wings. 



Xylophasia nirea, common, on ragwort. X. vvmorjiypha, very common 



on ragwort. Charceas yraminis, sparingly on heaths and ragwort ; all 



specmiens larger and darker than English and Welsh. Apnuiea 



unaniinis, smgly, ou ragwort. A. didyma {ociilea), Miana striyiiis, M. 



liierusa, common, on ragwort. Gramniesia tnyrdimiiica (trilinea), singly, 



on ragwort. Caradrina worpheus, C. quadripunctata, sparingly, on rag- 



"vort. Ayrotis corticea, singly, on ragwort. A. niyiicans, abundant, 



on ragwort. A. tritici, Tnphcena vmthina, sparingly, on ragwort. 



T. comes [orbona], common, on ragwort ; fore wings very variable 



shades of rich red to brown. T. pronuba, common, on ragwort. 



Noctiia conflua, common on ragwort ; very variable. xV. xanihographa, 



abundant, on ragwort. Cosmia tmpfzina, sparingly, on ragwort. 



Celmia hawoithii, commonly during one week in August, not seen 



before or after. Ayrutis striyula {jjorphyrea), singly, on heather. A. 



siiaidans, Noctua ylareosa, N. plecta, singly. .V. baja, sparingly. 



Anchoceiis helvola (^riiji)i(i), Xanthia fltivayo {silaao), singly. Dianthcecia 



capsincola, common in larva stage ; sparingly in imago. Folia chi, 



common, on stoue walls ; dark specimens. Epnnda niyra, Hadeiia 



adusta, sparingly. H. ylauca, singly. Plusia clirysnis, sparingly. P. 



bractea, singly, on phlox in evening. P. festaccE, specimen seen, not 



captured ; bright sunshine. P. yamm,a, abundant. P. interroyutionis, 



sparingly ; m rapid flight over heather, with sudden drops (mto 



heather). Ampldpyra traynpoyonis, sparingly. 



Lakv^. — Notodo7ita drumedartus, common, birch and alder. N.ziczac, 

 common, alder. .V. camelina, common, alder and birch. Dicranura 

 vinida, singly, birch. PUitypteryx lacertinaria, abundant, birch. — 

 M. A. RoLLASON ; Drummuie, Golspie. 



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Entomological Society of London. — Wednesday, January 2Zrd, 

 1907. — At the Annual Meeting of this Society it was announced that 

 the following ofiicers and other members of the Council had been 

 elected for the session 1907-8 : — President, Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse ; 

 Treasurer, Mr. A. H. Jones ; Secretaries, Mr. H. Rowland-Brown, 

 M.A., and Commander J. J. Walker, R.N., M.A. ; Librarian, Mr. 



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