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unusually dark, G.C.G. Ap. May 5th, C.B. ; April 11th, an unusually 

 early date, E,.M.P. 



25, 26, 27, 28, and 29. Genus Tmniocampa. — Abundant from 6th 

 April till 20th, G.C.G. Seen on April 1st, H.M .P., C.B. 



30. Brephos parthenias (Orange Underwing Moth). — Ap. March 

 30th, Leigh Woods, rather abundant, G.C.G.; March 31st, Leigh, 

 C.B. ; March 25th. E.M.P. ; abundant from 31st March, E.M.P. 



31. Diurnea fagella.—Ap. April 4th, E.M.P. ; April 10th, G.C.G. ; 

 abundant and variable until April 30th, G.C.G. and E.M.P. 



The season of 1891, from a Lepidopterist's point of view, 

 vraSj though in some respects disappointing, a busy one, on 

 the whole, in this neighbourhood. An excursion of the 

 Entomological section of the Bristol IlTaturalists' Society to 

 Dursley on the 9th of June was quite a success ; over forty 

 species of Macro-lepidoptera being recorded, several of 

 which are not met with in the immediate neighbourhood of 

 Bristol. 



My own most interesting capture was a specimen of 



Lithosia quadra, at a gas-lamp, on the 9th August, a species 



of which only one specimen has been previously recorded 



from this locality. 



R. M. Prideaux. 



The spring of 1891, regarded from an Entomological 

 point of view, was decidedly a late one, many species being 

 quite a fortnight or three weeks after the dates recorded in 

 1890. The season began well in spite of this, as insects 

 were in far greater abundance than in the previous year, 

 and sugaring in many places was sugcessful, though of this 

 I had but little personal experience. As the summer pro- 

 gressed, however, the almost continuous wet weather had 

 its effect : sugar became an utter failure, except on very 

 rare occasions, and larva-beating was very unproductive. 

 In this last respect the month of September showed an 

 improvement, the larvae of several species being in almost 



