106 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
The Pieride are represented by Pieris brassice, P. rape, and 
P. napi, all of the most ordinary form. Argynnis selene and A. 
euphrosyne, a long series of the latter, show no material divergence 
from southern specimens, but have a somewhat brighter general 
appearance. Vanessa urtice is also similarly affected, the 
brightening being in this case attributable chiefly to the richer 
tone of the brownish coloration, and to the intensification of the 
blue submarginal crescents, and, in this respect, identical with 
specimens from the Isle of Man. 
Erebia epiphron was taken in considerable numbers; the 
whole of the specimens are large in size as compared with those 
from the Lake district of England and are referable to the var. 
cassiope, there being no trace of a white centre to the black spots 
in any of them; but in the number and size of these spots and 
the intensity of the fulvous patches on which they are placed they 
show a wide range of variation; in some individuals the patches 
are but faintly indicated and the spots absent, in others the 
patches form a broad band intersected by the wing rays, and the 
spots are strongly produced, while a number of intermediate forms 
connect these two extremes. J. ethiops is also well represented, 
and varies greatly in the tone of ground colour, some examples 
being exceedingly rich and velvety in appearance; as well as in 
the intensity of the reddish patch and the number and size of the 
ocelli that it contains. 
Cenonympha typhon, including both pale and dark examples, 
with various phases of the apical ocellus, extending from a well- 
defined pale spot with black centre, to an almost imperceptible 
pale dot ; indeed in one specimen this mark is altogether wanting. 
C. pamphilus, Thecla rubi, and Lycena icarus, are each repre- 
sented, but call for no special remark. 
One of the great prizes to be sought for at Rannoch is Sesia 
scoliiformis. The late Nicholas Cook used to take it there, but 
Mr. Carrington tells us that he never got nearer than an empty 
pupa case. ‘The larva feeds in the stems of the large birch trees, 
and is therefore difficult to take, and is, moreover, exceedingly 
prone to the attacks of parasites. It was thought that by “‘sleev- 
ing” the stem of some of the infested trees the imago might be 
entrapped on emergence, for it has the reputation of leaving the 
pupa at sunrise; but this method proved an utter failure, the 
“ sleeves” requiring an immense amount of attention to protect 
them from the cattle that are wont to wander among the trees, 
seeking what they may devour, and the few that escaped their 
attentions produced nothing better than ichneumons. A frequent 
search of the other infested trees at daybreak was equally unpro- 
ductive, and the only two imagines secured were bred from larve 
that had been cut out when nearly full fed. These specimens are 
somewhat smaller than the Welsh examples, a fact that I believe 
has been previously noted, 
