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applies to specimens from Argyll, Dumbarton, and Stirling. 

 I must note, however, that I captured a fine yellow specimen 

 {ah.flava, Kane) at Forres, exactly the same as the yellow Irish 

 specimens. In Ireland I have taken the species in Derry, 

 Tyrone, and Antrim ; the most noteworthy came from Mount 

 Slemish in the latter county and were characterised by a distinct 

 yellowish tinge (not so pronounced as in flava), coupled with a 

 tendency to the coalescence of the spots on the fore wings of the 

 female. In all the above localities careful examination revealed 

 the presence of examples with spots on the lower wings. 



Ca'nonymfha tiplion, Rott. I have taken this insect near 

 Lough Fea in co. Derry and on the mountain slopes below in 

 Tyrone. In Northumberland I have seen it on Whitfield Fell 

 far away from the "stock " localities of the various books. It is 

 not on record for Durham,* but I know of one spot where it occurs 

 in that area ; I haven't the slightest intention of mentioning 

 where that locality is ! 



Smerinthus ocellatns, L. This " hawk " is sufficiently rare in 

 Ireland to warrant the recording of larvae on sallow in one of the 

 bogs near Cookstown, Tyrone. 



Sesia formicrformu, Esp. I do not know a single suitable 

 habitat in Durham and S. Northumberland, where this " clear- 

 wing " fails to occur. In many cases it feeds singly in young 

 sallow {Salix cinerea preferred) twigs, but in other instances it feeds 

 pseudo-gregariously in stems of Salix caprea, S. viminaUs, etc. 



Drymonia trimacula, Esp. I beat a single female, from which 

 I reared a large brood, out of oak in a wood near Great Ayton, 

 N. Yorks. 



Pygcera ingra, Hufn. Obtained as larvse in enormous numbers 

 on the shores of Lough Fea, Derry, and also near Cookstown, 

 Tyrone. 



Nonagria arundinis, F. Pupae plentiful in Typha stems near 

 Birtley, Durham, also near Forres in Elgin but more sparingly; 

 in neither case was there any previous local record. 



Celcsna hatvortliii, Curt. Quite common, sitting on flowers in 

 the daytime — Ballycastle, Antrim ; Cookstown, Tyrone ; West 

 Allendale, Northumberland. 



Phothedcs captiuncula, Tr. I took this species not uncom- 

 monly in a field on the basalt between Kinghoru and Burntis- 

 land, Fifeshire, in Scotland. The insect is, of course, not on 

 record for Scotland, but the specimens varied little from those I 

 had taken a few days before at the Black Hall Piocks, co. 

 Durham. 



Agrotis simulans, Hufn. Taken sparingly on sugar on the 

 sandhills near Kinghorn, Fifeshire. 



* Professor Heslop Harrison will find at least one Durham locality cited in 

 my paper on "The Distribution and Variation of Ccenonympha tiphon in the 

 United Kingdom," ' Lepid. Comparee,' fasc. vii, Rennes., 1913. — H. E.-B. 



