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his prey. Now not only must the sense of touch be employed, but that sense must 

 be extremely delicate, seeing that you cannot deceive him and bring him forth by ar- 

 tifice. I have often tried (being desirous of receiving the embrace of one of " the 

 ugly little creatures," in order to observe more minutely its organs of destruction), 

 but could never succeed even in persuading one to come and see what was the mat- 

 ter : if he was visible he would withdraw from sight further back, even when by no 

 possibility was a view of the " disturbing power" to be obtained. Not even a dead 

 fly would induce one to come forth, though when the wind agitated the wings 

 sight at least might have been deceived. That the Arachnida do make use — and 

 good use — of their eyes, every-day experience and indeed the fact of their large size 

 and useful form demonstrate. — /. &. Webb; Newhouse, Huddersfield, December 4, 

 1848. 



Capture of Lepidoptera in Scotland. — The natural, and perhaps most of all the 

 entomological, productions of Scotland are as yet in a chaos of confusion ; and be- 

 lieving as I do that the meanest efforts to reclaim them may still be of some use, I 

 have ventured to draw up for the ' Zoologist' a few notes of my entomological cap- 

 tures, principally in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, trusting that it may elicit fur- 

 ther communications on the subject. To Mr. Logan of Duddingstone, and Mr. 

 Hardy of Penmanshiel, I am much indebted, as — owing to the deficiency of our 

 public libraries and want of a public collection — I never could have hoped even to 

 have named my insects without their assistance. 



Chcerocampa Celerio. A specimen of this fine insect was sent me alive, last Sep- 

 tember, which had been taken at Hoptown House, West Lothian. This, I believe, is 

 the second instance of its occurrence in Scotland ; the other having been captured at 

 West barns, near Dunbar, East Lothian, by Charles Nelson, M.D., now of Lytham, 

 Lancashire. 



Anisopteryx leucophearia. A single specimen on the trunk of an oak, in Dud- 

 dingstone Park, February 19th, 1848. 



Lampronia luzella. I captured a specimen of this insect in a small damp wood, 

 near the village of Ormiston, East Lothian, about the middle of June, 1848. 



Anchylopera cuspidana. One specimen, along with the preceding. Mr. Hardy 

 has also taken this insect in Berwickshire. 



Euclidia mi. Widely distributed, and generally abundant where it does occur, 

 though local: Gullane Links, East Lothian, May, 1847-8; Arniston Woods, Edin- 

 burgh, May, 1848; marshy ground near Kinglassie, Fifeshire, June, 1847; Aberdeen, 

 July, 1847. 



Emmelesia albulata. Links to the north of Aberdeen, abundant, July, 1847; Or- 

 miston, June, 1848, abundant. 



Eupithecia subfuscata. Musselburgh, June, 1847-8, occurring sparingly in gar- 

 dens ; Fife, June, 1847; Links, Aberdeen, July, 1848, but nowhere plentiful. 



Hepialus velleda and Phibalapteryx lignata. Both plentiful on the Links at Aber- 

 deen, along with Cidaria munitata, Carpocapsa cana, Lozopera straminea, Sericoris 

 cespitana, and S. micana of Stephens, which occurred sparingly in July, 1847. 



