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Forres and Rannoch, being lighter than the former, darker than the 
latter. During the first three weeks in August the forest swarmed 
with Larentia didymata. The males are much darker than those I 
have taken in Devonshire, and the females much lighter ; on dark 
surfaces they look almost white. However, their very conspicuousness 
becomes a species of protective resemblance, for I have frequently 
mistaken the small light spots of lichen on the fences and tree trunks 
for a female at rest, “and vice versa. L. cesiata was taken freely by 
Mr. King in July; it was going over when J arrived, and so I obtained 
few specimens, and none of the dark banded forms which my friend 
had. JZ. ofivata, a single worn specimen, was noted at Loch-an-Eilien. 
Cidaria populata was plentiful in the open parts of the wood among 
Vacctntum. 1 did not work for this so early as I might have done, 
and I only took one of the dark variety. ‘The type appears to me 
darker and more suffused with smoky brown than my southern cap- 
tures. The males were on the wing from about 6 till 8; the females 
being taken later on the heather bloom, with wings closed over the 
back, the paler under-sides being conspicuous by lantern light. They 
were mostly in cop. about 9.30. C. fudvata,a single female specimen 
was seen. C. gmmanaza, along and varied series was obtained, but not 
without laborious work, chiefly beating the fir and birch trunks with 
a heavy stick. The first appearance was August 7th, and then 
onwards until September roth. C. /es¢a¢a was first taken August 11th, 
and then continuously on the lower parts of the moors, being kicked 
up as one walked along, especially in the small glens or hollows in 
which were birch or sallow. No females were taken until the end of 
the month, and only then by searching with a lantern. They were in 
good condition, mostly in cop. with worn males ; I never saw one flying. 
All the males were of smoky purple, with a dash of ochreous chiefly 
along the coast. 
Of Carsia paludata (tmbutata) I took only two, although had I 
visited the locality of this species earlier in August I should have 
obtained more. When one is working a new district, in which there 
are species whose habitats are restricted and widely separated, it 
becomes impossible on a first visit to work all, especially when 
handicapped by continued climatic disturbances. 
I took all the species in the genus Zhera. ZT. variata was almost 
passé ; the few I obtained, however, were typical. They are lighter and 
more ferruginous than those I have taken in Surrey. Z. simuéata, 
Mr. King took the first brood in June. The second appeared on the 
t1th August, and, although not abundant, was met with continuously 
until I left. 7° fvmata was first noted on 25th of August, an odd 
specimen or so turning up occasionally until September 8th, 
when we had just one whole day of glorious weather, and the full 
brood appeared. It was rather laborious work under a blazing sun, 
as many of them had to be dislodged from the higher branches of 
the firs by throwing stones, sticks, or other handy missiles. Many of 
course were found sitting on the fir trunks, and were very skittish, 
