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sufficiently uncommon to make me anxious to examine it in as many and 

 as unrelated species as possible, in order to supplement the not altogether 

 uninteresting results that I have already obtained from green Lepidoptera. 

 The species desired are ; — L. pectinitaria, C. psitticata, C. miata, D. orion, 

 A. prcecox, A. aprilina, A. herbida, also B. parthenias or B. notha, 

 P. chrysitis (or any allied metallic-marked species), T. fimbria, P. hamula, 

 F. conspicuata, T. amataria, C. ferrugata, C. munitata, N. russula, 

 L. arion, and — were it not asking too great a rarity — H. auroraria and 

 A. rubricata. — F. H. Perry Coste. 



Gas-lamp Entomology. — As the question whether the Sphingidse are 

 attracted by the light from gas-lamps is still being discussed in the 

 4 Entomologist,' it may be of interest to mention that I have on more than 

 one occasion taken Smerinthus populi at gas-lamps in this neighbourhood. 

 It may also be worth mentioning that in August, 1887, I took a specimen 

 of Macroglossa stellatarum on the window of a public-house on the road 

 from Broadstairs to St. Peters, in the Isle of Thanet. The insect had 

 evidently been attracted by the gas in the public-house, and had got caught 

 between the glass of the window and a sliding piece of glass running 

 parallel to it about half an inch away, and extending about two feet up the 

 window, on which the name of the establishment, or some other notice, was 

 engraved.— Henry A. Hill; 182, Haverstock Hill, N.W., April 9, 1890. 



With regard to taking Sphingidae at light, I may mention that the 

 electric-light at Davos Platz is often visited by Sphinx convolvuli and 

 Deilephila euphorbia, but owing to the height of the lamps it is very hard 

 to work them successfully. Last year a friend showed me a great many 

 Sphingidse taken at light in the Engadine, chiefly D. euphorbia. — Leonard 

 S. Sellon; Thusis, Grisons. 



Notes on Lepidoptera from Aberdeen and Kincardineshire. — 

 During the last three seasons I have collected in the above two shires of 

 Scotland, and have done my best to become acquainted with all the species 

 to be obtained in those counties. With the help of some of my fellow- 

 collectors, I have managed to compile a very respectable list, as follows : — 

 Pieris brassicm, P. rapes, P. napi, all common. Argynnis selene, A. aglaia, 

 common in marshy places. Vanessa polychloros, occasionally ; V. urticce, 

 common in spring and autumn ; V. atalania, V. cardui, occasionally 

 common. Erebia epiphron, scarce ; I have not taken this species myself. 

 Satyrus semele, common on the coast. Epinephele ianira, common every- 

 where. Ccenonympha typhon, common, but local ; C. pamphilus, common. 

 Thecla rubi, common, but local. Polyommatus phlceas, common in spring 

 and autumn. Lyccena astrarche, var. artaxerxes, common, but local ; 

 L. icarus, common ; L. minima, common along the coast. Acherontia 

 atropos, one taken by a fisherman last year; I have heard of others being 

 taken before I collected. Sphinx convolvuli, five taken ; two of these I 

 have. Deilephila galii, four taken ; three by other collectors, and one by 

 myself. Chcerocampa celerio, one taken by myself in a clothier's shop in 

 George Street, Aberdeen, during my first year ; I have not heard of any 

 other specimen being taken ; C. porcellus, occasionally common along the 

 coast. Smerinthus populi, larvse, very common. Zygoma exulans, not 

 uncommon; I have not taken it myself; Z. filipendula, common along 

 the coast* Hylophila prasinana, occasionally. Nudaria mundana, common 

 along the coast of Kincardineshire. Lithosia lurideola, occasionally. 



