Insects. 1883 



Anarta melanopa, Thunb., vidua, Hub. Flying over club-moss in the sunshine, 

 at an elevation of 3000 feet on rocky mountains. Rannoch. 



Psodos trepidaria. July 2, on Scheallion, nearly at the top on the north side, fly- 

 ing in the sunshine. 



Speranza sylvaria. July 14, flying among fern in the Black Forest, Rannoch, 

 during sunshine. 



Charissa obfuscaria. Isle of Arran, July 20, at rest upon stones. 



Plusia interrogationis. Isle of Arran, flying in the sun among burnt heath : they 

 invariably rest upon the burnt twigs of the heath with the head downwards : they are 

 difficult to capture, from the rapidity of their flight. 



Polyphasia russana, var. concinnata P Steph. This appears to be a permanent va- 

 riety in Arran. 



Emmelesia Uandiata. June 10 to 30, among bushes, Rannoch. 



Emmelesia ericetata. July 26, on stone walls and heath, near Carlisle. 



Cosmia fulvago. August 9, Barron Wood, near Carlisle. 



Orthosia neglecta. August 9. 



Sarrothripus undulanus. Beaten out of an oak, Barron Wood. 



Orthosia congener. Barron Wood. 



Stilbia anomalata. Three by beating, one at sugar. 



Cleora teneraria. July 26 to August 24, by beating the oaks. 



Graphiphora depuncta. August 9, Barron Wood." 



Graphiphora Dahlii. Barron Wood. 



Ceropacha diluta. August 14. 



Triphama fimbria. August 14. 



Simaethis pariana. By sweeping the heath. 



Apatela Leporina. On sugar, Carlisle. 



Thyatira batis. August 14. 



Venusia cambrica. Barron Wood, July 25. 



Erastria uncana. Orton Moss, near Carlisle. 



Polia Herbida and nebulosa. At sugar. 



Harpalyce subtristata. Variety. 



Scopula alpinalis. July 2, on Scheallion ; July 15, on Ben Lawers. 



Crambus radiellus, Curt. July 15. 



Aplocera casiata, var. Black Forest, Rannoch. 



Acidalia fumata. Black Forest. 



Hadena glauca, H. adusta, H. contigua and Mamestra Pisi, var. On sugar, at 

 Rannoch, in June. 



Agrotis valligera, cursoria and Tritici. Banks of Solway Frith. 



Cerigo texta. Carlisle. 



Ellopia fasciaria. Black Forest and Newby Cross, Carlisle. 



Macaria lituraria. Black Forest. 



Tethea subtusa. August, poplars. — James B. Hodgkinson ; Harraby, Carlisle, 

 September, 1847. 



Capture of Lepidoptera neiv to Britain. 

 Eupisteria picearia. This species, which is new to Britain, was taken by Mr, 

 Hodgkinson in Perthshire. It is the Geometra picearia of Hubner, but is probably 

 the G. carbonaria of Linne, described in the ' Fauna Suecica,' and figured by Clerck. 



