Insects. 7675 



Two excellent papers were published in the ' Naturalist,' in 1851 

 and J 852, viz., ' Notes on the Lepidoptera of the West of Scotland 

 and of Fifeshire,' by Mr. J. Gray, and ' The Lepidopterous Insects of 

 Midlothian,' by Messrs. Lowe and Logan. They afford good materials 

 for comparison with the contents of the present paper. Mr. Gray's 

 ground forms almost a band, sweeping from sea to sea, south of the 

 Grampians ; and its species may be laid alongside those here enume- 

 rated, and which occur in a similar band, but north of the same 

 mountain range, from Skye to Aberdeen. Messrs. Lowe and Logan's 

 paper is confined to Midlothian ; and as both are districts on the 

 east coast of the island, its species may be compared with those 

 found within the province of Moray. Hence the following table is 

 constructed, in which " N.G." represents North of Scotland, " W.F." 

 West of Scotland and Fifeshire, " M." province of Moray, "Mid" 

 Midlothian, and " C." common to both. 



282 247 196 230 305 190 



The constant change of nomenclature which this department of 

 natural science so grievously suffers, makes it difficult, in some 

 instances, while comparing different faunas, to ascertain the synonym. 

 The numbers, then, in this table may not be absolutely correct. Mr. 

 Logan has favoured me with the Midlothian additions; but ten years 

 have passed since Mr. Gray's paper here used was published, and the 

 fauna of the district he then reported on has doubtless in the interim 

 been found to contain other species, as every season continues to 

 yield fresh numbers to the already known lepidopterous denizens of 

 the North of Scotland. 



In this paper errors and omissions must exist. It is hoped that 

 the readers of the ' Zoologist' will kindly supply notes of correction, 

 and that such of them as cross the Grampians, armed with net and 

 box, will, through its pages, make known the prizes they have the 

 fortune to secure. 



G. Gordon. 



Biriiie by Elgin. 



