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being in consonance with the general action of our climate in 

 toning down bright colours. To Mr. Vine belongs the honour of 

 this discovery, and in conclusion I can but acknowledge his 

 kindness in furnisliing me last year with specimens and this year 

 with larvse. My best thanks are due also to Mr, Machin for his 

 assistance with saturatella ; also to Mr. Stainton, Herr Aug. 

 Hoffmann, and others. 



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LEPIDOPTERA IN ARGYLLSHIRE. 

 By Howard Vaughan, F.E.S. 



In last June I spent a few weeks near Kilmartin, Western 

 Argyllshire. I was unable to devote as much time as I could 

 have wished to exploring the Lepidoptera of the district, and my 

 operations were to some extent impeded by unfavourable weather. 

 The season was also a late one, and many species known to occur 

 were not to be found. 



Having been furnished by Mr. C. A. Briggs with a locality in 

 the hills of North Knapdale for Melitea au7'ina (artemis), I went 

 there several times. Though unsuccessful on my first journey, 

 on subsequent occasions I met with the species, but always 

 sparingly. The specimens obtained were very brightly coloured; 

 some resembled the variety hibernica taken by Mrs. Battersby, 

 and there were also some nice aberrations, or, as we used to call 

 them, varieties. 



In this same elevated locality Pie7'is napi, Coenonympha 

 'pampMlus, and Thecla ruhi were not uncommon, and one Lyccena 

 icarus, a very ordinary one, made its appearance. Lasiocampa 

 ruhi, very dark and well-marked, differing much from southern 

 specimens, was common, but difficult to capture. L. quercus 

 larvae, which will doubtless develop the variety callunce of Palmer, 

 occurred. Spilosoma fuliginosa, the usual dark Scotch form, 

 completes the list of Bombyces. 



Anarta myrtilli, Eiiclidia mi, and Phytometra viridaria {cenea), 

 all fairly common, represented the Noctuse. The Geometr^e 

 were Eupithecia satyrata, common, but difficult to obtain in fine 

 condition. The specimens were less spotted than some I have 

 from Edinburgh, which I believe Mr. Stainton has named 



