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tioned, included such nice things as Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides, 

 Charadra deridens (i), Diphthera fallax (i), Raphia frater, in plenty, sev- 

 eral species of Acronycta, Microcoelia, Rhynchagrotis, and a fair propor- 

 tion of common things; the Geometridse were also well represented, such 

 hitherto rare species (with me) as Metanema inatomaria and Phasiane 

 mellistrigata being among the commonest, while several large, handsome 

 species put in an appearance ; these are new to my local list and still 

 await identification. The " Micros " were almost without number, and 

 selection was a difficult matter. My diary records that the evening was 

 warm and moist, and that it was 3:30 a. m. before I sought my couch. 



June 28th was another good evening, while it lasted, but I retired at 

 a much earlier hour. 



June 30th : I have called this a beetle evening in my diary, nothing 

 else coming in until quite late. Agonoderus pallipes was a nuisance, as 

 were also several species of small water beetles; among the good things 

 were some species of Lebia, a new " Longhorn," weevils, etc. 



July I St was another capital evening, my notes say ; three species of 

 Sphingidce new to the district — one of these was Sphinx albescens ; more 

 new Bombycidae, including Phyllodesma americana, etc. 



July 2nd : On this evening the Sphingidae stayed at home, or at any 

 rate remained outside, but their place was well filled by more Plusia stria- 

 tella (5) and ampla (2); also another insolita; Putnami and aereoides were 

 plentiful ; Abrostola urentis and Deva purpurigera also made their first 

 call ; Metathorasa monetifera was more timid, only one putting in an ap- 

 pearance, and this species did not occur again. Two species of Carad- 

 rina were taken, mirandaandpunctivena — the latter being quite abundant 

 — also Noctua Treatii (3); Pyrrhia exprimens, Leucania commoides and 

 CucuUia florea were well represented. Carneades divergens and Mamestra 

 lorea came in in such numbers as to be almost a nuisance. The Bomby- 

 cidae included a single Halisidota maculata and Argryrophyes cilicoides ; 

 the latter species I understand is quite a rarity. 



July 3rd : Arctia virgo and Dryopteris rosea came in first on this 

 date. On the 5th my diary records the running out of pins and the mak- 

 ing of new setting-boards, as one result of the quantity of " stuff" taken. 



July 6th : A Dryopteris irrorata gladdened my eyes on this even- 

 ing. (The second one of these caught came in on the 8th.) 



July 7th : Pallachira bivittata, a handsome and very rare " snout " 

 moth, appeared on the scene. I got two ; during the next few evenings 

 I took more of them ; in all, six being secured. 



