THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST, 65 



NOTES ON COLLECTING "AT LIGHT." 



BY A. W. HANHAM, WINNIPEG, MAN. 

 ( Continued from page ^6. ) 



Jul}^ 23rd : Lois of things at light, but mostly common species 

 already recorded. A fresh Peridroma occulta was taken, and more 

 Plusia striatella and Deva purpurigera. 



July 24th : This was an evening for the Ichthyura, over a dozen 

 being captured, also some Schizura. Dryopteris rosea was still out, and 

 several fresh Mamestrapurpurissata came in. The absence of Plusias and 

 the abundance of " snout " moths is noted in my diary. The Coleoptera 

 were strongly represented by a large Necrophorus. 



July 25th : A Catocala briseis — the first Catocala of the season — 

 made things lively until it found its way into one of my bottles. Plusias 

 reappeared, and Noctua plecta increased my local list. A large number 

 of nice things in '' Micros" were attracted and secured. 



July 27th : This was the last evening that I record any abundance 

 of tilings at light, and the following deserve mention : Pheosia dimidiata 

 (i), Crambidia pallida (sev.), Orgyia leucostigma (sev.), Parorgyia 

 plagiata (sev.),- Ichthyura vau (6), Arctia Saundersii (3), Acronycta 

 impressa (sev.), Noctua collaris (sev.), Carneades flavicoUis (sev.), 

 Rhynchagrotis alternata (sev.), Homohadena badistriga (i; two or three 

 of this striking-looking species were taken earlier in the month), Mamestra 

 nimbosa (2), Plusia eereoides and bimaculata were still showing them- 

 selves, and Hadena niveivenosa and Mamestra meditata were common. 

 Tricholita semiaperta, of which I -secured several, added a handsome 

 species to my collection, and a fresh lot of Phasiane mellistrigata were 

 taken, apparently a second brood. 



August 4th : A pair of Catocala briseis and a fine Plusia balluca 

 showed up among the things captured this evening ; a second specimen 

 of the latter visited me, but after a flying inspection of my quarters, wan- 

 dered outside and was no more seen. 



August 31st : After an absence from the city of three weeks I once 

 more started my light trap. My catch included a dozen or so •' Micros " 

 (some desirable), a new Geometer (carpet), and the following species of 

 Noctuidae : Rhynchagrotis placida, Agrotis saucia and ypsilon, Noctua 

 fennica (very worn), Feltia venerabilis (sev.), Carneades tessellata, xAnytus 

 sculptus (a beauty), Hadena mactata, Hillia algens (several nice ex- 

 amples), Nephelodes minians (worn), Hydrsecia nictitans, Caradrina ex- 

 timia, Nonagria sp. (i, not yet named), Cosmia infumata (sev.), Orthosis 



