152 Lepidoptera in Roxburghshire, By Adam Elliot. 



tuidsB we have Triphoena lanthina, and Fimbria. We also have 

 Suhequa, the best species of the genus, and of which Mr 0. G. 

 Barrett, the well known Lepidopterist, says: "the Eoxburgh- 

 shire specimens have very much darker fore-wings than any I 

 have before seen. They contrast handsomely with Suffolk speci- 

 mens." We have also Noctua Glareosa, Triangulum, and Oonflua^ 

 and in the Orthosidee, Orthopia Suspecta, Upsilon, Loto and Maci- 

 lenta; Anchochelis Litura and Orrhodia Vaccinii and Spadicea. 

 Tethea Sultusa is the best and only species of the Cosmidse I can 

 record. In the Hadenidse, which is pretty fully represented, we 

 have JEpunda Lutulenta, and Viminalis, and a very beautiful var. of 

 the former species, of which Mr Barrett says he has hitherto seen 

 similar specimens from Aberdeenshire only. Apleeta occulta is 

 very uncertain in appearance, but was moderately common, both 

 in the lower and moorland localities in July and August of 1880, 

 and the same year I was fortunate in taking a fine specimen of 

 Hadena Rectilinea. In the Heliothidse, Anarta Myrtilli is moder- 

 ately common on nearly every moorland in the district, and there 

 revelling in the hottest sunshine of June and July. In the 

 PlusidsB, the two fine species of Plusia Festucce and Bractea occur, 

 both, however, rare in this locality. 



In the next group of the Heterocera, the Geometrina, a large 

 number of species are present, and several that I have taken in 

 the eastern district, have not hitherto I think been recorded for 

 Eoxburghshire. In the family of Ennomidae, Elhpia Fasciaria 

 may be found in some of the woods of old Scotch firs in July ; 

 Fnnomos Tiliana and Himera Penna/ria in the lower and more 

 sheltered localities. In the Amphidasidse, AmpMdasis Betularia 

 is of occasional occurrence. We have several species of Boar- 

 midse, Chora Lichenaria, Bommia Repandata and Bhomloidaria, 

 being all moderately common. Venusia Camlrica, one of the best 

 species of the Acidalidse, I have taken ra some of the fir woods 

 where Pyrus Aucuparia grows. The specimens are generally 

 squatted on the trunks of fir, and sometimes keep very close to 

 the bark, and are easily secured. Acidalia aversata is common 

 enough, but shows considerable variation in the specimens. I 

 have reared its larvae from the egg upon Veronica officinalis. Sco- 

 diona Belgiaria occurs on moorland, and Aspilates Strigillaria in 

 one locality only so far as I know, and is there not too plentiful. 

 Sylernia Awantiaria is rather more frequent than Befoliaria, and 

 the former has not, I think, hitherto been recorded so far north. 



