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‘from these that the Scotch specimens in good condition exhibit 
‘“‘no difference from many of the Grauson insects. ‘They pre- 
‘sent the two ordinary forms, the well-scaled form without 
‘‘the pale nervures and pale outer margin, and the form 
‘less well scaled with these parts of the wing pale. I 
“exhibit Scotch specimens of each form. It would appear 
“that Staudinger was unaware of the existence of the 
‘« Ta Grave form, in which the orange mixing is so prevalent, 
‘©and which seems a well defined local race. The form with 
“white markings (feste Staudinger) would appear to belong 
‘‘ principally to the female sex. Var. vanadis would appear 
‘to be a rubbed form of the male, in which the scales have 
‘“been partially removed. The Scotch specimens recently 
‘‘ obtained, prove conclusively that in fine condition they are 
‘as densely scaled as the Swiss specimens, and that most of 
‘the specimens in our cabinets regarded as a subdiaphanous 
‘‘ variety ought to be named var. rubbedaria. It would ap- 
‘‘pear easy to explain the rubbed condition of most of the 
‘‘early-caught specimens. ‘The insect is a regular sun lover, 
‘Cand abounds locally on flowers in hot sunshine. In dull 
‘‘ weather, however, it is not at all easy to find specimens. In 
‘Switzerland, sunshine is very frequent, and the consequence 
“ig a collector gets a number of specimens as soon as they 
‘‘have emerged. In Scotland there is comparatively but 
‘little sun, and our collectors only went for an odd day now 
‘“‘and again, because of the nature of the locality. The 
“‘consequence is that they were very much more likely to 
‘“‘choose an unfavourable than a favourable day (most days 
‘being of the former class), whilst the possibility of hitting 
‘the exact day by an occasional visitor is only remote. Now 
‘that our collectors stay in the locality, we get the specimens 
‘‘as fine as they get them in Switzerland.” 
Mr. P. M. Bright exhibited a series of remarkable varieties 
of Arctia menthastri from N. Scotland, also series of Liparis 
monacha (including dark varieties) and Boarmia roboraria from 
the New Forest; Zygaena exulans from Braemar; Noctua 
glareosa from Montrose and the Shetlands ; Agrotis pyrophila 
from the Isle of Portland, and Pitcaple, N.B.; red varieties 
of Teniocampa gracilis; and a specimen of Sterrha sacraria, 
