2402 Insects. 



Pseudotomia aurana, P. simpliciana and Tortrix viburnana. Rather abundant on 

 Umbelliferae on the banks of the Don, near its mouth, along with Zelea Curtisella, 

 Lozopera badiana and Eudorea lineola ; Aberdeen, July, 1848. 



Adela Panzerella. Very common in a wood on the banks of the Esk, a little above 

 Musselburgh, May, 1847. 



Cheimatobia rupicapraria and Hibernia prosapiaria. Plentiful on the banks of the 

 Esk, above Musselburgh, February, 1848. 



Lampropteryx badiata. Abundant near Musselburgh, May, 1848. This insect 

 showed a decided preference to flying by moonlight, which is something unusual in 

 nocturnal Lepidoptera. 



Pterophorus migadactylus. Banks of the Esk, May, 1848. 



Pterophorus trigonodactylus. Plentiful in a sand-stone quarry between Mussel- 

 burgh and Preston Pans, May, 1847. 



Lampropteryx suffumata, Margaritia fuscalis, Biston betularius and Orthotcenia 

 comitana. Marshy ground near Kinglassie, Fife, June, 1847. 



Phragmatobia fuliginosa. Abundant on Gullane Links ; the caterpillars very nu- 

 merous in September ; the moth appearing in May. 



Acronycta Rumicis. Ormiston, 1847. 



Nomophila hybridalis. Musselburgh Links, June, 1847. 



Sericoris micana, Guenee {Orthotcenia Haworthana, Steph.) Borthwick Castle, 

 very abundant in marshy ground, in July, 1848. 



Anticlea nigromaculana. A single specimen on a thistle at Borthwick, July, 1848. 



Polia chi. Ormiston, September, 1848. 



Microsetia aurella. Very abundant on whitethorn hedges in the neighbourhood 

 of Ormiston, in September, 1848. 



Graphiphora Dahlii. Fountainhall Woods, near Ormiston, September, 1848. 



Cnephasia S-maculana. Ormiston, September, 1848. 



Pseudotomia senectana. Musselburgh and Aberdeen, 1847. 



Cochylis subroseana. Marshy ground near Kinglassie, Fifeshire, June, 1847. 



Depressaria Alstrcemeriana. Banks of the Esk, above Musselburgh, June, 1847. 



Mythimna conigera. Rather abundant on rush blossom at night, July, 1848. 



Spilonota PJiugiana. Aberdeen, Gullane Links, &c, June and July, 1847. — Jas. 

 C. Howden; Musselburgh, February, 1849. 



Captures of Lepidoptera at Brighton in 1848. — The following is a list of my chief 

 captures during the past season in this neighbourhood. 



Dipthera Orion. One, June 14, at sugar. 



Acronycta Alni. Two, May 22 and June 2, at sugar. 



Acronycta Ligustri. Six, June, at sugar. 



Gastropacha quercifolia. Two bred ; larvae taken May 11, emerged June 28. 



Liparis monacha. Five bred ; larvae taken May 20 to June 2. 



Limacodes testudo. One, June 26, beaten from an oak. 



Lithosia miniata. Four, June 17 to July 21. Three beaten from mixed hedges 

 and one taken at sugar. 



Lithosia aureola. Four, May 13 to June 11. Three on the wing and one beaten 

 from a pine. 



Lupcrnia cespitis. One, August 2, on the wing, evidently attracted by my lamp. 



Agrotis corticea. Two, June 22, at sugar. 



