Insects. 1439 



Capture of Lepidopterous Insects in Scotland. — I have taken the following insects 

 during the present summer : — 



Anarta cordigera. On the 11th, 27th, 30th, and 31st of May, some of the speci- 

 mens at rest on the ground amongst moss, which they much resemble, others flying 

 very swiftly in the sunshine. 



Acronycta Euphorbia. On the 27th of May, and on the 1st, 6th, 9th, 13th, and 

 15th of June, at rest on rocks in open moors. 



Xylophasia rectilinea. On the 8th, 9th, 10th, 13th, and 20th of June, at sugar. 



Mamestra splendens. On the 3rd, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 13th of June, at sugar. 



Hadena satura. On the 20th of June, another, a fine female on the 2nd of July, 

 both at sugar. 



Cossus ligniperda. On the 2nd of July, at sugar. 



Agrotis suffusa. At sugar, in plenty. 



Graphiphora renigera. On the 3rd of July I took a female of this species, at rest 

 on a window. 



Harpalyce albo-crenata. Taken on the 1st of June, by beating; in my humble 

 opinion, this is a very distinct species. 



Anarta vidua has been very rare this season, and Psodos trepidaria has not 

 occurred at all. — Richard Weaver ; Kinloch Rannoch, Perthshire, N. Z?., July 

 \2th, 1846. 



Capture of Lepidoptera near Ambleside. — May 30th to June 7th. 



Anchylopera fractifasciana. Common among short heather. 



Lobophora sexalisata. One, hedge, flying. 



Emmelesia trigonata. One, ditto. 



Argyromiges Klemanella. One, beat out of a nut-bush. 



Lophoderus subfascianus. One, beat out of bushes. 



Anacampsis tricolorella. Three, beat out of bushes. 



Eupithecia pusillata. Rather common, among grass. 



Emmelesia albulata. Very common. 



Anania octomaculata. Three, flying among flowers in a wood. 



Heribeia Forsterella. Common, nut-bushes, flying. 



Eupcecilia maculosana. Three, ditto. 



Lampronia concumella. Common, ditto. 



L. Seppella. One, ditto. 



L. Calthella. Rather common. 



Cidaria latentaria. Four, in rocky places. 



Melitoea Euphrosyne. Two, flying by the road-side. 



Aphelosetia rufipennella. Two, nut-bushes, flying. 



Chrysochorys augustipennella. One, ditto. 



Callisto Fyeslella. Plentiful, among rushes. 



Xerene albicillata. Three, flying in a small wood. 



Hepialus Hectus. Twenty, in the same wood. 



Polyphasia silaceata. Two, flying among bushes. 



Cochylis subroseana. Common among grass on the hill-side. 



Argyrolepia Baumanniana. Three, flying among heather. 



And several small things that are new to me ; some of which I hope are entirely 

 new.— H. T. Stainton. 





