8 A. 11. GIBBS — LEPIDOPTEBA 



cage. The larvae were abundant in the previous autumn on the 

 striped ri]»1)on-grass and Phalaris arundinacea growing at the 

 edge of my fish-pond, l)ut I was unsuccessful in getting them 

 through the winter, the caterpillar from which my specimen was 

 reared being captured after hybernation in the early spring. 

 Of Agrotls ravida Mr. Grellet took nine specimens at sugar in 

 his garden, while Cirrhoedia xerampellna was comparatively 

 common on street lamps late at night. Other insects new to the 

 district reported by Mr. Foster are Hesperia comma, Asteroscopus 

 sp)hi)ix, Zonosoma annidata, Asthena candidata, Bapta temerata, 

 Eminelesia albulata and var. thules, Eupitliecia venosata, and 

 Mela nippe una ugulata. 



Mr. Pliilip J. Barraud reports from Bushey Heath as follows : — 

 " The season on the whole has been a good one for Lepidoptera. 

 About the usual numl)er came to light at my window, five 

 species being new to my list, viz. Dianthecia cticubali, Eupitliecia 

 pumilata, Scoparia amhigualis, Yponomeuta, padelhis, and 

 Harpipteryx xylosteUa, making three himdred and six species 

 taken at light at this one locality. Other species taken in the 

 same way were Drepana binaria, Pterostoma palpina, Lvperina 

 cespitis, Caradrina morplieus, Noctua triangtdum, Triphxna 

 janthina, Calymnia pyralina, Selinia lunaria, Eugonia altiiaria, 

 Geometra papilionaria, Eupitliecia exiguata, Melanthia ocellata, 

 ZancJognatha grisealis, Pyrausta piirjmralis, Xanthoseta zoegana, 

 and Scoparia mercurella. Sugaring, which had been of very 

 little use during thQ previous few years, was attractive in August 

 and September. Occasional visits were made to Bricket Wood, 

 and the following were taken or seen : — Cymatophora or, 

 Asphalia dilida, Agrotis suffusa, Noctua baja, Triphama janthina, 

 T. orbona, Ampliipyra pyramidea, Mania viatira, Xanthia fulvago, 

 Calymnia trapezina, Dianthecia cucubali, Gonoptera libatrix, and 

 other commoner species. I also sugared in the garden during 

 the same months and took most of the above, and in addition, 

 Caradrina cubicularis, Noctua plecta, N. c-nigrum, N. /estiva, 

 N. rubi, Ampliipyra tragoponis, Anchocelis lunosa, Xantliia 

 ferruginea, Meselia oxyacanthse, Hadena protea, Catocala mipta, 

 Eupitliecia absynthiata, Coremia designata, Cidaria truncata, 

 Hypasna rostralis, and Teras contaminana. On Jvme 16th I went 

 dusking at Bricket Wood, and netted among other insects 

 Caradrina cubicularis, Timandra amataria, Acidalia candidata, 

 a very dark Cidaria truncata, and Zanclognatha. grisealis. On 

 the 27th of the same month I went again and got a lot of 

 common insects, including Hepialns liumnli, and a female 

 Angeronia prunaria. The latter laid about 400 eggs, the larvae 

 from which I sleeved on plum and they are now liybernating. 

 Dusking in June in the garden produced Xylophasia rurea, 

 Apamea basilinea, Eupitliecia absinthiata, Eurrhypara iirticata, 

 and Pardia tripunctana. A single specimen of Hepialns liectus 

 was found on a window in the house on August 23rd, and one 

 of Platipilia gonodactyla in the same situation on June 17th." 



