200 A. E. GIBBS LEPIDOPTEKA 



orange-tip (Euchloe cardamines) appeared on April 27tli, but 

 very few were seen afterwards. She visited Bricket Wood on 

 May 29th and June 8th, but no fritillaries were out, vegetation 

 in general being very backward. 



While searching round hedges at night with a lantern she 

 netted Hepialus velleda, Axylia putris, Xylophasia hepatica, 

 Mamestra sordida, Miana arcuosa, Rusina tenebrosa, Noctua 

 /estiva, Dianthecia cucubali (on bladder-campion bloom), and 

 Aplecta advena. 



At sugar Miss Dickinson captured Neuria reticulata, Hecatera 

 Serena, Hadena adusta, and one Agriojns aprilina in October. 



The following G-eometrae were also netted round the fields 

 in the evening : — Acidalia dihitaria, A. aversata, Timandra 

 amataria, Bapta temerata, B. himaculata, Panagra petraria, 

 Ligdia adtistata, Emmelesia decolorata, Eupithecia succenturiata, 

 E. vulgata, Melanippe montanata, Cidaria corylata, C. suffumata, 

 and C.fulvata. 



Abraxas ulmata turned up again in its old locality, Batch 

 AVood, Miss Dickinson's brother bringing her on Jvme 10th the 

 first specimen, which proved to be a pretty light variety. Five 

 more good specimens were subsequently secured. 



On July 6th Mr. Arthur Dickinson found a male and female 

 Zeuzera pyrina on a telegraph post in the Sandridge Road. 



Mr. P. J. Barraud, as usual, presents an interesting report. 

 He says ; — " The season on the whole, I think, quite came up to 

 the average. Light and sugar were fairly atti'active. Very 

 little sallowing was done in the county, and no ivy-bloom was 

 worked owing to the wet weather experienced at the time. 



" The best captures at light at Bushey Heath are named below. 

 One species, viz. Gelechia diffinis, is new to the Hertfordshire 

 list, and those marked with an asterisk are new to my ' light ' 

 list. The total uvuuber of species captured in this way at this 

 locality during the last eight or nine years now amounts to 307. 



" Drepana binaria, Dipterygia scabriiiscula, Calymina pyralina, 

 Hadena thalassina, Selenia lunaria, Tephrosia crepuscidaria,* 

 Eupithecia pulchellata, E. exiguata, Saoparia dubitalis,* Hedya 

 dealbana,* Depressaria assimilella* (taken in 1904 and since 

 named), Gelechia diffinis,* and Plutella maculipennis (cruci- 

 ferarum,).* 



" Other captures at light were : — Spilosoma lubricipeda (dark 

 variety), Lophopteryx camelina, Leucania comma, Axylia putris 

 (dark ioi'vci), Mamestra per sicarise, Grammesiatrilinea, Caradrina 

 morpheus, G. alsines, Noctua augur, N. plecta, Tmniocampa 

 gothica, T. instabilis, Euplexia lucipara, Xylocampa lithoriza, 

 Uropteryx sambucaria, Phigalia pilosaria (pedaria), Hemerophila 

 abruptaria, Eupithecia centatireata, Anticlea nigrqfasciaria, Cidaria 

 russata, Pelurga comitata, Herminia tarsipennalis, and Penthina 

 variegana. 



" A specimen of Phigalia pilosaria was captm'ed so early as 

 January 26th. 



