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of in this locality this season; 19th, H. protea, C. diluta, C. vetusta (1), on sugar ; 
23rd to October 7th, P. empyrea, on sugar and ivy bloom; 28rd, A. saucia, on | 
sugar; 30th, A. rufina. October 12th, A. rhizolitha, one,on sugar; 14th, A. saucia, | 
on sugar ; 28th, 8. satellitia, C. spadicea, &c., abundant.—J. H. A. JENNER, Lewes, | 
December 3rd, 1870. 
Captures of Lepidoptera near Battle during 1870, arranged chronologically.— | 
February 26th, H. rostralis, G. libatria, hybernating ; 28th, G. rhamni, H. rupica- 
praria. March 2nd, V. Jo and urtice; 22nd, T. miniosa, one bred from pupa dug. | 
April 3rd, T. gothica, one, on sallow bloom, by day, T. hyemana; 8th, T. munda, on | 
sallows; 9th, 7. miniosa, one, on a hedge; 15th, H. croceago, one, on sallows; | 
16th and 18th, B. notha, three 2 specimens flew up from damp ground; 16th, — 
X. petrificata, one, flying; 14th, T. leucographa, one, on sallows. May 15th, A. 
Baummanniana, V. polychloros, several hybernated specimens flying over elms ; 
23rd, T. Tages, Eup. coronata. June 4th, C. duplaris, H. thalassina, on sugar, P. 
falcula, flying, C. silaceata, one, A. leporina, one, B. consortaria, one, at rest on fir | 
trunks; 6th, C. plantaginis ; 11th, C. fluctuosa, flying over birch bushes, A. sylvata,- 
common, T. Batis, T. extersaria, B. consortaria, B. lancealis, P. lacertula, flying, | 
G. trilinea var. bilinea, A. tincta and E. lucipara on sugar; 13th, Z. trifolir, ' 
common; 18th, M. notata, EH. heparata, P.. falcula, H. prasinana, C. fluctuosa, 
C. duplaris and A. porphyrea, flying; 19th, B. consortaria, one, Eup. lMinariata, | 
one, on fir trunks; 25th, Cr. pinetellus, M. notata, P. lacertula, CO. fluctuosa, | 
B. mesomella, flying ; 26th, pupe and larve of V. polychloros on and near elms; _ 
27th, A. villica, A. prunaria, C. corylata, C. mesomella, N. dodonea, one, on palings. | 
July 2nd, M. miniata, B. repandata var. conversaria, two specimens, C. picata, M. | 
albicillata, flying, A. tincta, ab sugar; 9th, L. testudo, one, flying at dusk, H. deri- — 
valis, two, G. papilionaria, one, C. miniata, L. complana, CO. obliquaria, one, P. 
syringaria, A. emarginata, at dusk, one of the C. miniata a very fine yellow variety ; 
7th, C. mesomella, T. derasa, P. bajularia, C. ligniperda, X. polyodon, one black 
variety ; 16th, Nola strigula, two, on sugar, H, derivalis, on sugar, P. stramentalis, — 
one, L. complana; 17th, A. Iris, damaged specimen brought me. August 6th, 
C. nupta, at sugar, N. baja, N. Dahli, on heath and other bloom; 13th, T. retusa, 
one, flying, H. pendularia, one, P. interrogationis, flying, surely a very southern 
locality ? 24th, CO. diluta. October 8th, A. macilenta, 8. satellitia, &e., on ivy 
bloom.—Ib. 
Review. 
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE “ PERTHSHIRE SocrETy oF NatTuRAL SCIENCE” FOR 
Srsston 1869-70. 
The example shewn by this Northern Society is worthy of emulation by other 
and longer instituted local associations. Although only three years old, it contrives 
to issue a creditable little volume of ‘“‘ Proceedings,” embodying much local infor- 
mation and some that will interest Naturalists as a body. Under the auspices of 
its President, our well-known contributor, Dr. Buchanan White, entomology takes } 
a@ very prominent position, which it should do, considering that the far-famed 
Rannoch district comes within its area. A paper by Dr. White on the Butterflies 
of Perthshire is of great interest : from it we learn that 29 out of the 35 Scotch 
