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Cleoceris viminalis. — Larva common on sallows. Imago in Sep- 

 tember throughout. 



Miselia oxyacantha, Agriopis aprilina, Fjuplexia lucipara, and Phlo- 

 goplwra meticulosa, all more or less common. 



Aplecta herbida. — Common at sugar, 1898. 



A. occulta. — A few at sugar, July and August, Cavers Woods and 

 Minto Woods. 



Hadena adiista, H. protea, H. glauca, H. dentina, H. oleracea, H. pisi, 

 H. thalassina. All common throughout. 



H. rectillnea. — A few at raspberry blossom annually, near Hawick. 



Calocampa vetusta. — Rare at sugar. 



C. exoleta. — Common at sugar, October, and sallow catkins, April. 



CuGidlia umbratica. — Generally common on palings, and flying over 

 campions. 



Gonoptera Ubatrix. — Local, on sallows. 



Habrostola tripartita. — Common on nettle. 



Plusia chrysitis, common. P. bractea, a few annually ; this species 

 is well distributed. P. festuca, common on Newfield Moss and Mal- 

 colm's Moss, July. P. iota, common everywhere. P. piUchrina, more 

 local, but common where it occurs ; the larva on stinging-nettle 

 {^Urtica urens) in May. P. ffamrna, abundant. P. interrogatioyiis, 

 common in the larval stage on heaths, Ruberslaw, Muirfield, Bellion 

 Moor, &c., in May ; imago in June and July. 



Anarta myrtilli. — Common on moors from May to end of July. 



Chariclea umbra [marginata). — A local species; near Hawick. 



Phytometra vlridaria. — Local on moors. 



Euclidia mi and E. glyphica. — More or less common throughout the 

 county. 



Gatocala fraxini. — I had a specimen brought to me alive. It was 

 taken in the vicinity of Hawick on Aug. 11th, 1898, by John Turn- 

 bull, a mill-worker, Weensland, Hawick. 



Hypena proboscidalis. — Common everywhere, and Hypenodes costa- 

 strigalis, a few annually. These are the only two Deltoides that I 

 have taken so far. 



Epione vespertaria. — Occurs in one locality only — Adderstone-lea 

 Moss, where it is fairly common in good seasons in August. 



E. apiciaria. — Common near Hawick in August and September ; 

 larva on willows in June. 



Riiniia cratmjata. — Abundant everywhere. 



Metrocampa margaritaria. — Common in elm woods. 



Ellopia prosapiaria (fasciaria). — Local in fir woods in July. 



Eurymene dolobraria. — Local and rare in Wells Woods and Cavers 

 Woods in June. 



Selenia illunaria. — Common ; one brood only. S. lunaria more 

 rare and local throughout the county. 



Odontopera bidetttata and Crocallis elinguaria . — Common everywhere. 



FAinomos tiliaria. — Very local in Hagburn and Minto Woods in 

 September. 



Hiynera pennaria. — Another local species ; in Duke's Woods and 

 Minto Woods in October. 



Phigalia pilosaria. — Common on tree-trunks in February and 

 March ; larva found on almost any kind of tree. 



