50 { August, 
pollen-masses are attached. Though several good entomologists seem 
still uncertain on this point, I suppose that there is little doubt but 
that Hadena assimilis, Doubleday, is identical with Crymodes exulis, 
Lefebure. The common species Mamestra brassice and Apamea oculea 
were only represented by a single specimen of each; J. anceps (very 
dark) and A. gemina being the commonest species of their genera. A 
specimen of Celena Haworthii was found at an elevation of 2000 feet. 
Caradrina blanda, which seems to be a rare insect in Scotland, was 
taken once or twice at sugar. These northern examples are lighter in 
colour and not so strongly marked as English ones. Only three species 
of Agrotis occurred ; segetum, as seems to be the case in many Highland 
districts, being absent. A. agathina was found both in the perfect and 
larval states ; not, however, commonly. 
Of the genus Triphena, pronuba was rare, and orbona very com- 
mon and variable in the coloration of both fore and hind-wings. 
The genus Noctua was represented by thirteen species, the less 
common being glareosa, triangulum (one specimen, very dark), conflua, 
and neglecta (all shades, from light ochreous to darkish redj. Orthosia 
suspecta occurred sparingly, as did Xanthia cerago, and its variety 
JSlavescens. One specimen of the local Euperia fulvago came to light, 
thus adding another to the three Scottish localities that I have recorded 
in this Magazine. One larva of Epunda lutulenta and two specimens of 
E. nigra were all that I saw of that genus. Aplecta tincta appeared 
on June 26th, and lasted till July 26th, but was scarce; rather 
commoner was Aplecta occulta (June 80th), which came both to light and 
sugar. Hadena was represented by nine species, adusta being excessively 
abundant at sugar, and, as usual in the north, very dark in coloration. 
By the way, has the variability in the shape of the orbicular stigma 
in this species been noticed ? It varies in my specimens from perfectly 
orbicular to long-pyriform. The other less common species were 
glauca, contiqua, and rectilinea. The larve of Plusia interrogationis 
were found on heather, and the moths at rest on rocks during the 
day, and flying over heather. 
Stilbia anomala occurred in great abundance on one heathery bank 
and, less commonly, at light. As usual, female examples were very 
scarce, only four or five examples having been found. 
Pyrales, as might be expected, were not abundant. Scopula alpi- 
nalis was, of course, found on the higher hills, and one specimen of 
S. decrepitalis turned up in the last place I would have thought of 
looking for it—a deep ravine ; but perhaps this is its usual habitat. 
Among the Scoparie were muralis, truncicolella, and atomalis. 
