3952 Insects. 



Scicenidce. 



Maigre, Scicena Aquila. One captured in Zetland in 1819, and 

 another in Orkney by Dr. Duguid, in 1852. 



Triglidce. 



Gray Gurnard, Trigla Gurnardus. Not unfrequent. 

 Red Gurnard, Trigla Cuculus. Two caught in Orkney in the win- 

 ter of 1850-51. 



Scorp&nida. 



Norway Haddock, Sebastes Norvegicus. Occurs in Zetland. 



Trachinidm . 



Lesser Weever, Trachinus Vipera. Two specimens have lately 

 been obtained in Orkney, one in Kirkwall Bay. 



CottidcB. 



Short-spined Cottus, Cottus Scorpius. Very common. 

 Long-spined Cottus, Cottus bubalis. Common, but not so much 

 so as the last species. 



Pogge, Aspidophorus Europceus. Not common. 



Wm. Balfour Baikie. 

 Haslar Hospital, May 18, 1853. 



(To be continued). 



An Introduction to the Study of the Nepticula. 

 By H. T. Stainton, Esq. 



1. What is a Nepticula ? In the good old times when Nepticulae 

 were Microsetiae, and Lithocolletides were Argyromiges, a very simi- 

 lar question was put by an incipient entomologist to the most indefa- 

 tigable collector (in those days) of these pygmy tribes. " But, ray 

 dear Sir, how am I to know a Microsetia ? What is it like ? " " It 

 is something like an Argyromiges, but more robust" And however 

 much one may be inclined to smile at the idea of a Nepticula being a 

 robust insect, this description does at once convey an idea of the short 

 thick-set figure of these insects. They do not approximate closely to 

 any of the other genera of Micro-Lepidoptera. 



