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amount of damage fo the foliage. P. ferrugana has been very 
plentiful; and I have taken a few specimens of P. caledoniana, 
which is not uncommon in Scotland. EHphippiphora argyrana and 
Pecilochroma corticana were to be taken freely by beating oak and 
hawthorn. Among many other species I may merely mention 
Dapsilia rutilana, of which I took a few specimens from off the 
heather. Cerostoma costella on oaks, and C. xylostella on honey- 
suckle, have been very plentiful among the Tineine. With 
Depressaria alstremeriana, Endrosis fenestrella, Argyresthea reti- 
nella, A. brockeella, Laverna atra, Lithocolletis roboris, and L. 
tenella, I will close the list of Tineine. From the ragwort I took 
four specimens of Pterophorus lithodactylus. It was a pretty sight 
to see this species, together with the bright little Choreutes 
vibrana, whose colour contrasted so pleasantly with the yellow 
flowers, flitting restlessly from flower to flower in the bright sun- 
shine. Larve in general have been plentiful, but unfortunately 
were nearly always stung by ichneumons, more especially among 
those of the Geometre. ‘The ichneumons have been rather too 
plentiful, but seemed to be kept in check to a large extent by the 
much-despised wasps, which have appeared throughout the whole 
summer in profusion. ‘These wasps preyed largely on the ich- 
neumons, evidently considering them a special relish. I noticed 
they seized them with their fore legs, and always bit off their 
heads and wings before eating them, beginning at the thorax and 
ending with the abdomen. ‘The larve of Bombyx rubi and 
Saturnia carpint were very abundant among the heather. Noto- 
donta camelina common on birch trees, and Arctia villica and A. 
fuliginosa common on almost every wayside herb. I think, 
judging by my own results, that the Lepidoptera this season, with 
perhaps the exception of the Noctus, have not fallen below the 
average in number in the districts visited. — Wimrrep W. O. 
BeverinGE; 8, Kildon Street, Edinburgh, October, 1883. 
LEPIDOPTERA IN Sxiico.—It may perhaps be worth recording 
that I have taken two specimens of Hmmelesia unifasciata here 
this year. They were in fair condition, and I took them at light. 
I do not know the geographical range of the species, but it is new 
to me here. Common things on the sand-hills, such as Agrotis 
precox, A. cursoria, A. tritici, and A. aquilina, have been abundant. 
A. obelisca has been in less abundance than usual. I have seen 
a few EH. teniata; and Plusia bractea, although never numerous, 
