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and discoidal spot ; the line on hind wings more dentated and 

 better defined than that on primaries. Antennae brown, filiform. 



The female was described by Lefebvre under the name of 

 gelata {l. c, 393, fig. 3) : — Fore wings grey-brown, with a paler 

 space in the middle, and transverse blackish brown dentated 

 lines, one near the base and the other two towards outer margin, 

 the outermost (submarginal) slightly bordered internally with 

 yellowish ; the stigmata are outlined with white and filled up with 

 grey ; between them is a blackish brown spot, which extends 

 beyond the orbicular. Fringes grey chequered with yellowish, 

 and preceded by a series of small black lunules. Hind wings 

 reddish grey, with brownish marginal band and yellowish fringe. 

 Under side of all the wings uniform reddish grey or yellowish, 

 with a brown curved line and discoidal spot ; the line of hind 

 wing more sinuate. Antennae yellowish grey. 



Groenlandica, Duponchel, iii. pi. 21, figs. 3 a, h. — The figure 

 of the male represents an insect with greenish grey fore wings ; 

 the median space between the first and second pale black-edged 

 dentated lines, and the outer margin is darker ; the stigmata are 

 filled up with the pale ground colour, and seem to extend to the 

 costa. Hind wings grey-brown, paler towards base. Fringes of 

 fore wing of the pale ground colour chequered with darker ; of 

 the hind wing pale grey-brown, preceded by a blackish line. 

 The figure of the female has the fore wings warm reddish brown ; 

 Ist and 2nd transverse line curved, broad, and yellowish ; sub- 

 marginal line wavy. 



NocTUA FESTivA vciv. THULES.— In some examples the reni- 

 form and orbicular stigmata are filled up with pale ochreous. 

 In others the claviform stigma is represented by a pale dash, 

 outlined in blackish, extending from inner line to central trans- 

 verse shade. 



NocTUA GLAREOSA. — I Understand from Mr. McArthur that 

 two forms of this species occur in Unst. One of these, which is 

 grey and but little darker than the type, is found on the heath- 

 covered banks at Burrafrith ; whilst the other, a dark chocolate- 

 coloured form, frequents the low-lying wet moors near Balta- 

 sound. 



Dasypolia templi. — From larvae obtained a long and in- 

 teresting series was bred, among which are some unusually pale 

 specimens. 



Anarta melanopa. — There is a good deal of variation within 

 certain limits, but none of the specimens approach the dark 

 alpine form known as v. rwpestralis, Hiibn., examples of which 

 I am informed have been captured in Scotland. 



Emmelesia albulata. — Scarce and less variable than usual. 

 No example of var. thides, Weir (Entom. xiii. 290), was obtained. 



EupiTHECiA venosata. — Among the usual leaden grey suffused 

 specimens are some examples with a reddish grey tinge which I 



