OBSERVED IN HBRTFOEDSHIRE IN 1905. 7 



macularia, very plentiful in a lane near Oaklands; Eugonia 

 erosaria, bred from lava found in Leasey Bridge garden ; 

 Amphidasys strataria, on pavement in St. Michael's, April 9tli, 

 smashed ; also Hemerophila dbruptaria, Acidalia aversata, 

 Timcmdra amataria, Anticlea nigrofasciaria (derivata), on beech, 

 Triphosa dubitata, and Pelurga comitata. 



Mr. G. G. L. ElHs, of Girvan, Battlefield Eoad, St. Albans, 

 took Neuria reticulata (saponarias) in his garden in July. 



In addition to increasing the county list by the capture of 

 a species new to Hertfordshire, Mr. A. T. Goodson has taken 

 Scoparia pallida, an insect which previously had only been 

 recorded for Sandridge. Mr. Goodson's locality for this moth is 

 Dundale, near Tring. 



Mr. A. H. Foster, of 13 Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, again 

 supplies me with some valuable notes. He reports the capture 

 of three specimens of Geometra papilionaria at light, two being 

 foiind on street lamps and the third in Mr. Grellet's house. 

 This is the first season he has observed this insect at Hitchin, 

 and it is noticeable because of the scarcity of its usual food- 

 plant, birch, in the neighbovirhood, though I believe the larva 

 has been found on hazel and beech. One of the pug-moths, 

 Eupithecia scahiosata (subumbrata) , of which the only other 

 county record is from Tring, was excessively abundant on 

 Pegsdon Hills, where Mr. Foster took quite a hundred specimens 

 in two or three outings, and could have taken many more. The 

 same observer records the capture for the first time at Hitchin 

 of Melanthia albicillata in Mr. Grellet's garden. Anticlea 

 cucullata (simiata), which was introduced into the county list 

 last year, again occurred, both Mr. Foster and Mr. Grellet 

 capturing single insects. Our informant says he was hoping to 

 take this species in some numbers by beating the hedges on 

 Pegsdon Hills, but could only find the one specimen. In July 

 Mr. Foster captured five examples of Coreniia quadrifasciata on 

 palings, bu.t four of them were too bad to be worth keeping. 

 Mr. Grellet also took one worn specimen. Our correspondent 

 says that he has never seen this insect at Hitchin before, and it 

 seems to him remarkable to be able to suddenly account for six 

 specimens in one season. It is, however, in Mr. Durrant's list 

 for the Hitchin district, and appears to be pretty-well distributed 

 throughout the county, being recorded for Hitchin, Haileybiuy, 

 Hertford, Sandridge, St. Albans, Watford, and Tring. Cymato- 

 phora octogesima, which was added to our list in 1901, and has 

 since been recorded from several stations, appears to be getting 

 more abundant. Mr. Grellet took six in his garden at sugar 

 between June 20th and Jidy 28th. Remarking upon this fact 

 Mr. Foster expresses the opinion that this is the most important 

 capture of the season. Notodonta dictsea was rather abundant 

 on the street lamps at Hitchin, and Apamea unanimis was 

 seciu-ed at light by Mr. Grellet. This last-named insect also 

 occurred at St. Albans, one specimen emerging in my breeding- 



