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Cerigo matura. — One specimen at electric light, and one at sugar. 



Luperina cexpitifi. — One specimen at electric light. 



Apamea ophiogramma. — Two specimens at electric light. 



Miana arctiosa. — One specimen at electric light, July 10. 



Caradrina quadrijnmctata. — One specimen at electric light. 



Agrotis tritici. — Oue specimen at electric light. 



A. ohscura. — One specimen at electric light. 



Triphccna ianthina. — One specimen at electric light. 



Amplupyra pyramidea. — Several at sugar and electric light. 



A. tragopogonis. — Fairly plentiful at electric light. 



Taniocampa populeti. — Five specimens at sallow in Bricket Wood, 

 April 10, 11, 12. 



T. gracilis. — Five ditto. 



T. miniosa. — Two ditto. 



T. immda. — Two ditto. 



Orthosia upsilon. — One specimen at sugar near Scott's "Wood, Eick- 

 mans worth, July 27. 



Afichocelis pistacina. — Fairly plentiful at electric light. 



A. lunosa. — Abundant at electric light. 



A. litura. — Eight specimens at electric light. 



Xanthia flavago. — One specimen at electric light. 



X. gilvago. — Seventeen specimens at electric light. 



Teihea suhtusa. — One specimen at electric light, August 12. 



Cahjmnia diffinis. — One specimen at electric light. 



Dianthcccia capsincola. — One at electric light. 



D. cncuhali. — One at dusk, two at electric light. 



D. carphophaga. — Found forty larvae of this moth on the bladder- 

 campion (Silene inflata) in a field near Chandler's Cross, 

 "Watford, on the 29th of June. Each larva was feeding 

 inside the calyx on the matured ovary of withered flowers. 

 The whole forty pupated, and one perfect imago appeared on 

 the 19th of August. The others are still in the pupa state. 



Secatera serena. — One specimen at sugar in Eouse Earn Lane. 

 Three at electric light, July 10. 



Folia flavicincta. — Several specimens at electric light. 



Iliselia oxyacanthce. — Several specimens at electric light. 



Phlogophora meticidosa. — Abundant at electric light. 



Aplecta nehdosa. — Two specimens bred from larvae taken at sallow 

 catkins, Erickct Wood. 



"Kyloeampa areola. — Two specimens from the trunks of oak-trees, 

 Bricket "Wood. 



Pliisia iota. — Many damaged specimens at electric light. 



P. gamma. — Abundant at electric light, in fine condition. 



Euclidia gJypkica. — Fairly plentiful on railway-bank near Bricket 

 Wood, June 3. 



Brephos parthenias. — Saw a few flying around tall sallows at 

 Bricket Wood, April 13. 



The only additions which I have to make to Mr. Spencer's list 

 of Noctuse are the capture of the chamomile shark-moth [CucuUia 



