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The Scottish Naturalist. 



{Feb.)— Sesia musciformis in Scotland, by W. R. Scowcroft. 

 {March)— Deilephila Galii in Scotland (in the Glasgow Exhi- 

 bition Buildings), by T. J. Henderson. 



{June)— Notes on some Varieties of Triphasna comes 



Hb. (T. orbona Fb.), by J. A Clark, with a plate illustrating 

 twelve varieties reared from ova, of moths obtained from near 

 Forres. 



{July)— Hypsipetes ruberata in Aberdeen, by L. G. Esson. 

 {Sep.)— Agrotis lucernea in Kincardineshire, by L. G. 

 Esson. Noctua sobrina in Glen Artney, Perth, by J, 



Cosmo Melvill. Crambus furcatellus {Scoparia alpinalis 

 and Emmelesia adcequata) in Sutherlandshire (on Ben Hope), 

 by J. Cosmo Melvill. 



{Oct.)— Sphinx Convolvuli in Aberdeen, by L. G. Esson. 

 Acronycta leporina in Perthshire (larvae near Tummell 



Bridge), by Mrs. Cross. 



{Nov. )— Colias Edusa near Aberdeen (on September 14th, in 



a garden at Denmore), taken by W . Catto. 

 Mr. Tutt in his monthly Contributions, &c, makes mention in vol. 

 xxii. of the following varieties of Nocture from Scotch localities — {Feb.) 

 Xylophasia monoglypha Hum. (= polyodon L.), as intensely black or rich 

 brown varieties, named var. obscura Tutt, var. brunnea Tutt, from Glasgow, 

 and var. infuscata, B. White, from Glasgow and Aberdeen, and var. czthiops 

 Stdgr., also from Glasgow and Aberdeen; {March), Xylophasia rurea s var. 

 ochrea Tutt, generally distributed, as far as Orkney and the Hebrides, var. 

 fiavo-rufa Tutt, from Rannoch and Glasgow, var. nigro-rubida Tutt, from the 

 Hebrides ; {April), Xylophasia Zollikoferi Frey, var. pallida Tutt ; {June), 

 Chareas graminis L. var. gramineics Haw., from Glasgow, var. Iricuspis Esper, 

 from Glasgow, var. rufa Tutt, from Glasgow, var. rufocosta Tutt, from the 

 Hebrides ; {August), Luperina testacea Hb., var. cinerea Tutt, from Aberdeen 

 (ashy-grey with distinct markings), var. nigrcscens Tutt, from Aberdeen 

 (blackish-grey, with indistinct markings) : {September), Mamestra furva Hb., 

 var. ochracca Tutt, from Berwickshire, var. infemalis Ev., from Aberdeen ; 

 {December), Apamea gemina Hb., vars. rufescens Tutt and intermedia Tutt, 

 from Aberdeen and other localities in Scotland ; {January, 1S90), Apavua 

 laicostigma Hb., var. albipuncta Tutt, from Pitcaple in Aberdeenshire. 



Vol. xxiii., 1890 {March)— Notes on the Economy of Retinia 



resinella Linn, (causing resinous exudations on twigs of Finns 

 sylvestris near Forres), by R. Adkin. 

 {April) —Notes on Dipterain 1889, byE. Brunetti, enumerates 

 among others Hderomyza atricornis Mg., Empis lucida Zett., 

 Calliphora vomitoria L. , Scatophaga squalida Mg. , and Heteromyza 

 atricornis Mg., all from Aberdeen, sent by Mr. A. Terras; and 

 Ccelopa frigid a Fall., from "Scotland, Feb. 22nd." 



Phigalia pedaria (pilosaria) in January ; 7 specimens 



taken on January 16th, at Pitcaple, by Mr. Wm. Keid. 

 {May)— Critical Notes on Diptera, by G. H. Verrall, notes as 

 from Scotland Heteromyza atricornis Mg., taken near Lairg in 



