70 



THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



[April 



Hepialus Velleda. —Abundant everywhere, and very variable. 



Hepialus Velleda, var. Carnus. — Sometimes not rare. 



Hepialus Humuli. — Common. A beautiful pink variety of the 

 2 has occasionally been taken. The c? is very constant, but the 

 2 "s are excessively variable. I have sometimes seen great numbers 

 of the Black-headed Gull hawking for this species at dusk. 



Zygaena Exulans. — Local, but abundant in several localities 

 about 2500 feet above sea level near Braemar E.r\I.]\I.,"" \'ol.\"III. ; 

 also " Ento.," \'ol. XIX., 1S86). The only British habitat. 



Zygaena Trifolii. — One said to have been taken near Stonehaven 

 Lep. of Dee " , probably only a variety of the next. 



Zygaena Filipendulae. — Locally common. Loch Shangi, Kintore, 

 IMuchalls, dec. The two outer spots in our specimens are are almost 

 always confluant. the sixth spot has always a tinge of yellow, and the 

 ground colour is bluish instead of green. 



Nudaria Mundana. — Common at Muchalls. 



Setina Irrorella.— One at Muchalls last year (i8go) Mr. Esson. 



Lithosia Complanula. — Along the the coast south of Aberdeen, 

 I have taken it at Muchalls. 



Lithosia Rubricollis. — Has been taken at Fyvie. 



Euthemonia Russula. — Scarce and local, Banchovy, Parlu, 

 Inverurie, Monymusk, Sec. (Trail). 



(To he continued.) 



THE GENITAL ARMATURE OF THE GENUS 



ML\NA. 



BY F. X. PIERCE, HOX. SEC. LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE 

 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



It is again my privilege to bring before the notice of your readers 

 the most interesting structure of the genital armature of the Lepi- 

 doptera, and I have chosen the genus Miaiia on account of the 

 discussion that is now taking place as to whether specimens at 

 present called strigilis and fasciuuciila arc really distinct, or only 

 varieties of one species. It may be argued by our veterans tlmt the 



