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abundance of the larvae this season to the dry and warm 

 vveatlier about the time the eggs were hatching. At present, 

 the little clusters of the small yellow cocoons of the parasite 

 are much more frequently seen than the pupae of Brassicae. 

 Strange to say, there a are few places, even in the midst of the 

 destruction wrought by these caterpillars, which appear to 

 have been untouched by them, — where the kale, &c,, are 

 flourishing, — and present a forcible contrast to the devasta- 

 tion around, — G. B. Co/bin. 



Lepidoptera of Ayrshire. — In sending you this list, 1 wish 

 it to be understood that it is only a very small part of what I 

 have really taken here, as I have omitted nearly all those 

 species which have been reported as common in Scotland. I 

 may also mention that the summer of 1872 has been a very 

 bad one here for entomological pursuits, as many of the most 

 common butterflies and moths were not even visible. Of 

 butterflies I took none worth mentioning ; but observed on 

 September 4th, V. Antiopa, and in August, P. Cardui (one of 

 each), both of which specimens I failed to capture, not having 

 my net at the time. 



Sphinges. 



Stellatarum, July, one. Populi, last week in October, one. 



Geometrce. 



Betularia, one. Crepuscularia, not uncommon. Papilio- 

 naria, two. Trigeminata, a ievr. Clathrata, one. Pulveraria, 

 abundant. Margin ata, a few. Defoliaria, common. Affini- 

 tata, not uncommon. Viretata, one. Simulata, a few. 

 Obeliscata, a few. Albicillata, common. Badiata, common. 

 Dubitata (hybernated), two. Suffumata, common. Pyraliata, 

 a few. Mensuraria, common. Palumbaria, not uncommon. 

 Sparliata, two. 



Ciispidates. 



Bucephala, two (male andjemale). Camelina, June, one. 

 Dodonaea, June, one. 



NoctiKB. 



Batis, June, common. Rurea, abundant. Lithoxylea, not 

 uncommon. lanthina, not uncommon. Fimbria, bred one 

 from larva found on thorn. Gracilis, one. Munda, not 

 uncommon. Cucubali, a few. Chi, one or two occasionally. 



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