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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



April 



Plesiopsis, Anc. [H. Lomhardeaui, Montr.) — a New Caledonia group — 

 in form, and Pitys in having parallel lamella within its aperture. 



The genus is, as far as known, restricted to New Zealand ; the 

 present species is separable at a glance from its congener^ — in being 

 more depressed, more widely umbilicated, and the number of lamellae. 



Insecta. 



LIST OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF 

 ABERDEENSHIRE AND KINCARDINESHIRE. 



BY WM. REID, PITCAPLE. 



In compiling the follow^ing list of Lepidoptera of Aberdeenshire 

 and Kincardineshire, I have had the assistance of Messrs. Horne and 

 Milne, of Aberdeen, and many other local entomologists have done 

 their utmost to make the list as complete as possible. I have also 

 taken advantage of the notes contained in the " Zoologist," " Ento- 

 mologists' Monthly Magazine," " Entomologist," "Young Naturalist," 

 "Scottish Naturalist," Prof. Trail's " Lepidoptera of Dee " (Trans- 

 actions of Aberdeen Natural History Society), and various other 

 magazines, &c. In quoting the above magazines, I have used the 

 usual abbreviations. 



When no localities are given it is to be understood that the species 

 have been taken over all the district. 



The arrangement and nomenclature is according to the Doubleday 

 list. 



DIURNI. 



Pieris Brassicse.— Common everywhere, and in some years 

 abundant. 



Pieris Rapae. — Common everywhere, and very variable. 



Pieiis Napi. — Common. Specimens approaching the Continental 

 var. Bryonies used to be common on Ben-na-chie (larvae feeding on 

 watercress) ; but I have not seen any for several years. 



Anthocaris Cardamines. — Locally common near Kintore, 

 Fintray, Inverurie, Burnharvie, Fyvie, Dess, &c. This species has 

 been gradually becoming scarcer lately, and has quite disappeared 

 from many localities where it used to be common — Logie, Elphinstone, 

 Balbithan, &c. 



