254 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Notes rrom Yorx.—I worked hard at Sandburn during the 
last week in July and the first three weeks in August, and have 
been rewarded by taking a few good things. I succeeded in taking 
a very fine series of Scoparia conspicualis, about two hundred 
varieties of Pedisca solandriana, about twenty rich dark brown 
varieties of Ypsipetes elutata, and a specimen of Mixodia rubigino- 
sana. I also took two Aplecta occulta, a good series of Noctua 
neglecta, about fifty Orthosia suspecta, two or three Acidalia 
mornata, and a few Phorodesma bajularia, Geometra papilionaria, 
and Agrotis valligera. I also obtained a long series of Cidaria 
immanata, one or two forms of which are the best I have seen, 
looking like that form of C. suffwmata which has a black central 
band. Also a fine series of Thera jirmata, Epione vespertaria, 
and Lithosia mesomella ; a few of the second brood of Acidalia 
inornata, three Tortrix cinnamomeana, P. occultana, Crambus 
inquinatellus, and Noctua glareosa.—W. Prest; 13, Holgate Road, 
York, September 20, 1883. 
LEPIDOPTERA NEAR MELROSE.—During a residence at Melrose, 
in August and September, I found the Lepidoptera in that district 
very plentiful, especially among the Micros, the Eildon Hills also 
having yielded a fair average of mountain species. ‘The weather 
was all that could be desired, which is unusual for Scotland as far 
as my experience goes. Cold bitter east winds, which we often 
have in July and even August, rather interfere with collecting 
insects, either on wing or at sugar. Notwithstanding this, I feel 
sure it would well repay some of our southern entomologists to 
make a visit to the Border counties; and they seem to me to be 
very little worked, by the tremendous surprise exhibited by the 
natives when they meet you with a net. Their imagination does 
not appear to carry them so far as to suppose you could catch 
anything with it except fish, which abound-in the neighbourhood. 
Among the Diurni I may mention Hrebia medea, which have been 
very plentiful and in good condition. Vanessa urtice, as usual, was 
in abundance, even on the Eildon Hills at a height of 1385 feet 
above the sea-level. V. cardwi, Chrysophanus phleas, and Ceno- 
nympha pamphilus have been common. I also observed one 
slightly worn specimen of Vanessa polychloros, which is very un- 
common in Scotland. The Geometre have been well represented. 
Cidaria russata, C. niata, C. immanata, C. suffwmata, C. fulwata, 
and Larentia pectinitaria were very abundant, more especially in 
