l6o ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, '14 



ture of 90 degrees, close and cloudy, we took many moths, in- 

 cluding half a dozen fine rarer, two splendid viduata, four 

 brand-new habilis, the first lacrymosa, besides the species men- 

 tioned on the i 3th. 



Alone in "Catocala Hollow," on the 28th, Mr. Dulany took 

 two viduata, one lacrymosa and the first each of nebulosa and 

 amatrix. 



With the thermometer at 100 degrees, close and dry, July 

 29th, Mr. Dulany and the Senior Author found the woods 

 alive with Catocala, along the branch and upon the bench and 

 side of the hill, innubens, cara, palaeogama, neogama and 

 retecta, in the hollow, with residua, palaeogama and viduata 

 along the hill slope. The valuable catches were three viduata, 

 one cerogama, and the first vidua, as well as the first angnsi. 



July 3oth yielded Mr. Dulany three nebulosa, one viduata, 

 one splendid carissima and numbers of cara, palaeogama, re- 

 tecta, etc. ; two nebulosa, one vidua and the first lucetta on the 

 3 1 st. 



August 2nd gave us three vidua, two viduata, one lucetta, 

 three lacrymosa and a ragged flebilis, the first of the season. 

 August 4th, one nebulosa, three znduata and one vidua. Cara, 

 innubens, palaeogama, residua, habilis and neogama were es- 

 pecially abundant. The day was close, dry, hot, 92 degrees. 

 On the 5th, took two fine lacrymosa, one splendid paulina, one 

 angusi and many habilis. The day was warm, close, cloudy 

 and threatening- rain. 



The "high-water" mark" of viduata was August /th, when 

 four perfect ones were taken, besides one vidua, one angusi, 

 one lacrymosa and a number of good cara. The first piatrix 

 of the season was taken on this trip. 



Another "red-letter day" was August nth, when the Senior 

 Author, accompanied by Dr. Roy Marsh, took a dozen cara, 

 one amatri.r, one nebulosa, four vidua, four viduata, two angusi, 

 two lacrymosa, neogama, palaeogama, retecta and residua. 

 There were Catocalas on almost every tree, high and low, in a 

 close, hot, moist atmosphere after a slight rain. 



In company with Dr. Marsh again on the I3th, the record 



