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THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



A. Ut/ustrL — Of more rare occurrence, some seasons fairly common 

 at sugar in June. Larvae on ash in August. 



A. rumicis. — Generally common. 



A. menyanthidis. — A local species, occurring on Muirfield and 

 Snnlaw Moss in June. Larv® on heath in August. 



Diloba ccendeocephala, — Have not seen this species since 1899, when 

 it was common. 



Leucania conigera, L. lithargyria, L. comma, L. impura, L. pollens 

 (with the red form). — Generally common. 



Tapinostola fulva. — Common on all the moors and bogs in August. 



Calamia lutosa. — The only locality known to me is Semiston Moss, 

 near Kelso. 



Kydrcecia nictitans. — Common on thistles in August and September, 

 the var. erythrosti<itna well represented. 



H. micacea. — A few specimens annually, on ragwort, in August. 

 Rare in general. 



Xylophasia rurea. — Common ; also the variety alopecurus. 



X. lithoxylea. — Less common than the preceding species. 



X. monoylypha. — Common every year. Varies in colour from light 

 grey to black. 



A", hepatica. — Appears to be a local species in this county. 



Neuroma popularis.— One specimen at Deanbrae in August, 1899. 



CharcBas yranmiis. — Common everywhere in August. 



Cerigo matura. — A few specimens annually in July. 



Luperina testacea. — Local ; in the Hawick district only. 



Mauiestra furva — Generally common throughout the county, July 

 and August. 



M. brassicce. — Of more rare occurrence in gardens. 



Apamea basilinea. — Common everywhere. 



A. getnina. — More local than the preceding, but common where it 

 occurs. 



A. didyma. — Common and variable. 



Mlana strigilis, M, fasciancula, M. literosa, and Petilampa {M.) 

 arcKosa, are all more or less common. 



CelcRtia haworthU. — Found on all the mosses where the cotton-grass 

 grows. 



Stilhia anomala. — From one locality only, Ettrick-head, July and 

 August. 



Caradrina morpheus. — I only took this species last July, when col- 

 lecting at white campion, near Hawick. 



C taraxnci. — A few specimens of this widely distributed species 

 are taken each year in July. 



C. cubicularis. — Common in barns and outhouses, &c,, from April 

 to September. 



Rusina tenebrosa. — Common everywhere. 



Agrotis sujfusa. — Common near Kelso in August. 



A. saiicia. — One example at sugar in Duke's Woods, near Hawick, 

 September, 1899. 



A. segetum. — Common in 1897, but has not been seen since, at least 

 by me. 



A. exclamationis. — Common annually everywhere. 



A. nigricans. — A few specimens only in 1899, on ragwort. 



