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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



[May 



and thorax of the male are dull, and, the head especially clothed with 

 short pubescence, and the elytra are only slightly shining, while in the 

 female the whole surface is destitute of pubescence and much more 

 shining. The same remarks apply to the sexes of Dorcus except that 

 in neither is there any clothing of hair. 



The males of several Aphodii (A. contaminatus, e.g.) and of Trichius 

 are usually clothed with longer pubescence than is the case in the 

 other sex. 



In the males of two rare longicorn beetles, Monochammus sutor and 

 sartor the elytra are black without marking, while in the female the 

 wing covers are sprinkled with whitish pubescence arranged in small 

 spots. 



(To be cojitiniied) . 



LIST OF LEPIDOPTERA OF 

 ABERDEENSHIRE AND KINCARDINESHIRE 



BY WM. REID, PITCAPLE. 



(Continued from page 81.) 



Cidaria corylata. — Not rare, but rather local, 

 var. albo-crenata. — Very rare. 



Cidaria russata. — Generally rather scarce, but widely distrib- 

 uted, and very variable. 



Cidaria immanata. — Abundant, exceeding variable. 



Cidaria suffumata. — Common. 



var. piceata. — Not rare. 



Cidaria silaceata. -I have only taken a very few, and am 

 inclined to think it is local and scarce. 



Cidaria prunata. — Abundant in many places, absent from 

 others, rare at Pitcaple. 



Cidaria testata. — Generally common, very dark varieties are 

 sometimes taken. 



Cidaria populata. - Always common on the moors and in 

 woods among bilberry, exceedingly variable. 



Cidaria pyraliata. — Sometimes very common. 



Cidaria fulvata. — Sometimes common. 



Eubolia mensuraria. — Abundant in many places 



Eubolia palumbaria. — Often common on the moors. 



Carsia imbutata. — Local, common about Braemar. 



Anaitis plagiata. — Common almost everywhere. 



Chesias spartiata. — Abundant among broom. 



