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Camptogramma bilineata.—The specimens taken are of a pale 
straw-colour, but, like the type, they vary much in the amount 
of black suffused over the fore wings. 
Melanippe fluctuata.—Only one specimen was taken. This 
is almost black, with the usual markings very faintly indicated. 
It will be gathered from these descriptions that many of the 
species are darker and duller than the southern forms, whilst, on 
the contrary, several are lighter; amongst the former may 
be noticed Dianthecia conspersa, Melanippe fluctuata, and 
Eupithecia venosata ; and amongst the latter, Dasypolia templi, 
Aplecta occulta, and Camptogramma bilineata. This appears 
to me a singular and inexplicable fact. 
I think enough has been written to enable all to judge of the 
walue of Mr. Meek’s contribution to a knowledge of the Macro- 
Lepidoptera of the Shetlands; and I do not doubt that he will 
obtain, both amongst British and Continental entomologists, 
the credit he so richly deserves. 
6, Haddo Villas, Blackheath, London, S.E., October, 1880. 
THE MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA OF THE SHETLAND ISLES. 
By HowarpD VAUGHAN. 
Tue Micro-Lepidoptera observed by Mr. Meek’s collector 
during his sojourn in the Shetland Isles numbered only eighteen 
species. We are, however, compensated to some extent for this 
paucity by the addition to our lists of a new Hupecilia, for which 
I have proposed the name HE. Thuleana ; and also by the beautiful 
variation exhibited by some of the other species. All, with the 
exception of Tinea rusticella, were obtained from the “ Mainland,” 
as the largest island is called. T’. rusticella occurred only in the 
Isle of Burra, upon which Catoptria ulicetana was also found. 
The following were the species captured :-— 
PyYRALIDINA. 
Scoparia ambigqualis.—One specimen. 
S. alpina.—The two beautiful varieties are delineated in 
plate 4, figs. 1, 2. 
Crambus pratellus. 
C. eulmellus.—Scarce, and do not present any variation from 
the type. 
