1892.] 



THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



female. In Platystethus areiiavius the middle of the front of the head 

 in the male is furnished with a small tooth, and the margin of the 

 head is also toothed in Micropeplus margavitis and staphylinoides. Many 

 species of Cis (holeti, villosulus, niicans, nitidiis, &c.) have the front of 

 the clypeus deeply notched in the male, and furnished with a blunt 

 tooth at each side of the notch, while in the male Cis bidentatus the 

 front of the clypeus bears two tubercles in the male ; and in C. 

 biLaniellatiis this portion of the head bears an upright plate in the 

 male. The male of Eiineavthron fronticovne bears two short horns on 

 the clypeus, that of E. affiiie two minute horns, while that of E. 

 covmituiii has the front of the head furnished with two sharp teeth. 

 The male Clytliva tridentata has the front margin of the clypeus 

 furnished with three shiny teeth, while in the female the clypeus is 

 simply notched ; the males of all the species in tliis genus have the 

 mandibles elongate. In Gnathoceriis cornutus the male has two short 

 horns on the clypeus, and the mandibles are elongate and curved at the 

 extremity, so as to project upwards like horns in front of the head. 



(To be continued). 



LIST OF LEPIDOPTERA OF 

 ABERDEENSHIRE AND KINCARDINESHIRE 



BY WM. REID, PITCAPLE. 

 (Continued from page 119.) 



Euplexia lucipara. — A few years ago I used to take this 

 species abundantly, now it is very rare. 



Aplecta herbida. — Very rare, Fyvie, Haslehead, 



Aplecta occulta —Widely distributed and not uncommon. 



Aplecta tincta. — Abundant near Braemar, scarce at Banchory. 



Hadena satura. — I have turned up several larvae on Bennachie, 

 from which I have as yet only bred one insect. Mr. Common, of 

 Braco, captured a beautiful specimen at treacle several years ago, 

 which has been referred by many eminent entomologists to this 

 species or the next, it differed from my bred specimen, and I am now 

 inclined to think it was a local variety of exulis. 



Hadena assimilis ^exulis). — See H. satuva. 



Hadena adusta.— Abundant everywhere. 



Hadena protea. — Once at Inverurie, and once at Pitcaple, a 

 large and \'ery dark form. 



Hadena glauca. — Widely distributed, generally rather scarce. 

 Hadena dentina. - Common everywhere. 



