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towards the tip, aud this adds to the effect. C. pamphilus 

 usually rests with the wiugs closed, and almost always sits 

 sideways to and leans away from the sun, thus allowing the 

 rays to strike the wings at right angles. 



" Another visit was paid to the same locality on August 4th, 

 when Lycaena corydon and Hesperia comma were out in their 

 usual abundance. I was again successful in taking a few 

 Hesperia thaumas (lineaj, but so far as I can find it is extremely 

 local, being confined to a few square yards only. Hyponomeuta 

 cagnagelhis was also taken on this occasion. 



" During the season I bred a number of Angerona prunaria, 

 having reared the species from a female taken at Bricket Wood 

 on 27th June, 1905. The moths emerged between June 17th 

 and July 4tli, there being about equal numbers of the type form 

 and var. corylaria." 



I am glad to receive from Mr. J. E. Perrott, of 10, Essex 

 Road, Watford, some notes on his entomological work during 

 the past season, when he and his bi'other spent a good deal 

 of time collecting in the neighbourhood of his home. A fair 

 number of Plusia moneta were taken in the garden, and he also 

 bred this moth from larvae taken on Delphinmm in the spring. 

 Mr. Perrott confirms the statement made in previous reports 

 that this insect is becoming rather plentiful. His brother also 

 captured two specimens of Apamea ojjhiogramma, in the case of 

 which striped ril^bon-grass appears to have been the attraction. 

 In 1905 two specimens were taken and in 1906 three others. 

 At Hagden Lane two specimens of Ligdia adustata and one of 

 Melanthia albiciUata were captvu-ed ; at Bricket Wood, Epione 

 apiciaria, a good series mostly females, one male of Angeronia 

 prunaria, aud one of Neuronia popularis both in 1905 and 1906. 

 The humming-bird hawk-moth (Macroglossa stellatarum) was 

 found at Tring. 



Mr. V. P. Kitchin, of The Priory, Watford, again took ChUo 

 mucronellus (a fine dark variety), C. forficellus, which is only 

 recorded previously from the Sandridge district, and two 

 specimens of Geometra papiUonaria. All these insects were 

 taken at light at or close to The Priory. 



Mr. A. T. Goodson, of 18, Park Eoad, Tring, does not this 

 year contribute any species new to our list, though several are 

 not previously recorded from the Tring district. Eurymene 

 dolabraria was taken in Ashridge Park. Plusia inoneta was not 

 rare and is evidently faii-ly established in the neighbourhood. 

 Pyralis glaucinalis was tolerably common on clematis bloom, 

 where Eapithecia coronata was also foixnd, both near Tring 

 town. Brepana falcataria was taken at Ashridge both as larva 

 and imago, biit it cannot be described as a plentiful species. 

 Noctua glareosa was scarce, but Mr. Groodson repoi'ts the larvae 

 of Charxas spartiata as common on broom. One of this 

 recorder's most interesting notes refers to the capture of 

 Heliothis peltigera, which flew in at the Museiun window and 



