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notes are to be of any value, they must be given in some sort of order. I 

 will therefore begin with his favourite group the Noctuae. 



Cymatophora Duplaris. — He has the var. Nuiilata with four bands as 

 well as three, a lovely and striking torm. 



C. Flavicornis. — Six very dark specimens with black bodies are marked 

 var. Scotica? 



C. Ridens. — He has all the forms named by Mr. Tutt, but not one like 

 the figure in Newman. 



Bryophila. — He has grand series of all the species, including all those 

 named by Mr. Tutt, and several others, some even more distinct. He has 

 not named any of these forms as they all run into each other without a break. 



Diphthera Arion. — Those of his series of this species is very fine, there 

 was no specimen sufficiently distinct to be called Runica, nor have I ever 

 seen one to warrant Newman's suggestion of there being two species. 



Acronycta Psi and Tridens. — Mr. Gregson pays great attention to the 

 hind- wings of Noctuse, and professes to distinguish closely allied species by 

 these alone. Psi he points out, has the nervures of the hind- wing much 

 more distinct than Tridens. 



Luperina Guenii. — I cannot believe this to be anything but a pale form 

 of Testaeea. I marked in my catalogue that only three were known. Mr. 

 Gregson possesses six, that seem to be as good as any. I certainly have 

 never taken it so pale here, but our specimens run dark, sometimes very dark. 



Mamestra Brassica. — Two specimens in this collection are the finest I 

 have seen. Large in size, very dark, with the outline of the stigmata and a 

 very broad subterminal line perfectly white. They are grand. 



Apamea Basilinea. — An unusually pale specimen of this not very variable 

 insect is noticeable. 



(To be continued.) 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Lepidoptera in March. — On Saturday afternoon, March 10th, a glorious 

 day, I went to Ecclesall Wood near here, to try and take Hispidaria which 

 used formerly to occur there abundantly, but I never saw a specimen. 1 

 took however, 5 C. flavicornis, 20 P. pilosaria, 3 H. progemmaria, 7 H. leu- 

 copharia, 5 A. ascularia, and 10 micros (as yet undetermined), 50 specimens 

 in all, which I considered to be good work in an hour and a half at this time 



