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as well by entomological results as by the rugged grandeur of its scenery. The 

 general type of Lepidoptera appeared less boreal than might have been expected. 

 Truly northern species were generally in small numbers, while many decidedly 

 southern occurred— usually in profusion. — Thos. Blackburn, Southfields, Wanda- 

 worth, S.W. 



Notes on Scottish Lepidoptera, Sfc. -^Macaria notata in Scotland. — This insect, 

 not hitherto, I believe, recorded as a Scottish species, has turned up in this northern 

 district. As far as I am aware, it is not found even in the north of England, per- 

 haps not farther north than Staflfordshire. I should be glad of information on this 

 point. 



Fidonia pinetaria (hrunneata) has, to the best of my knowledge, only been 

 found at Rannoch. This district is a second British locality for this very local 

 species. It is not uncommon in this neighbourhood. 



TricJiius fasciatus also occurs here, and has, I suppose for the jBrst time, been 

 bred. I reared a specimen from a pupa found under the bark of a fallen birch-tree, 

 on the wood of which tree the larva probably feeds. I have also bred Quedius 

 Icevigatus and Pissodes pini from pupae found under bark of pine trees. 



The following additions and corrections are necessary to my note of the 

 Lepidoptera at Rannoch, last year : — 



The larvae of " Acronycta myricce ?" produced only A. menyanthidis. Additional 

 species are, Ceropacha or, bred from pupa found at a poplar. Hadena gla/tica bred. 

 Eupithecia assimilata bred from larvae found on black currant. — F. Buchanan 

 White, M.D., Achilty, Dingwall, Rosshire, July, 1868. 



Deilephila lineata at Torquay. — Yesterday, at dusk, I h ad the good fortune 

 to capture Deilephila lineata, in perfect condition ; it was hovering over the 

 flowers of the common scarlet geranium in my garden. — Charles Grinstead, 

 Torella, Torquay, July 20th, 1868. 



Captu/res of rare Lepidoptera. — The following list of rare and local species, 

 which I have been fortunate enough to meet with in the course of a few spare days 

 devoted to collecting Lepidoptera, seems to me to show that this has been a most 

 unusual season. I only include in this list my captures up to the end of June. 



May 9th, Darenth Wood. Eupcecilia suhroseana ?, Buc. Dema/ryella, Nep. regiella, 

 Rdslerstammia Erxlehella, &c., &c. 



May 15th and 16th, Norfolk. Meliana fiammea, Coccyx distinctana. Con. 

 Smeathmanniana, and specimens of what may turn out to be a new species of 

 EupcBciUa ; it seems to be intermediate between roseana and rufidliana ; &c. 



May 29th and 30th, Norfolk. ExvpcBcilia anthemidana, Phycis ahietella, &c., &c. 



June 6th and 8th, Norfolk. Acidalia ruhricata, Agrophila sulphuraUs, Spilodes 

 sticUcalis, Eup. notulana, Ser. ? herhana, Oel. lathyri, and Qel. pictella, &c., &o. 



June 13th and 15th, Folkestone. T. chrysidiformis, T. Bondii, Eud. ingratella, 

 Ser. euphorhiana, C. micrograrmnana, A. decemguttella, Eup. rupicola, larvae of O. 

 hippophdeella, Ac, &c. 



June 20th, Norfolk. A. suhsei'iceata, Ac, inornata, Ar. cnicana, 0. reliquella 

 1 specimen. 



