32 A. E. GIBBS — NOTES ON LEPIDOPTEEA. 



chamomillai) in my own garden, this being the first record for 

 St. Albans and the third for the county ; and the finding at 

 rest on a tree in Luton Hoo Park, on the occasion of our field 

 meeting there in June, of Diantlmcia nana, Mr. Arthur Lewis 

 being the fortunate captor, but this was not in our county, being 

 a Bedfordshire record. 



Geometrje. — The only recoi'd which Mr. Bowyer, of Haileybury, 

 is able to send me this year is that of the capture of Cidaris silaceata 

 at Haileybury. Mr. Spencer has sent to me the following list of 

 Geometers captured in the neighbourhood of Watford : — 



Epione apiciaria. — One specimen at electric light, August 16. 



Eugonia alniaria. — Two specimens at electric light. 



E. fuscantaria. — Twenty specimens at electric light and many others 



seen, August 14 to September 9. 

 Simera pemiaria. — On oak trunks in Aldenham "Wood and at electric 



light. 

 Tephrosia luridata. — One specimen at dusk in Aldenham "Wood. 

 Geoinetra papilionaria. — One specimen at electric light, July 10. 

 Phorodesma pustulata. — One specimen in Aldenham Wood, June 20. 

 Bupalus piniaria. — Very plentiful around the tops of the Scotch 



firs on Chipperfield Common ; five specimens caught. One 



damaged specimen taken at dusk in Aldenham Wood. 

 E^ipitliecia succenturiata. — One specimen at electric light, July 10. 

 Tripliosa dulitata. — One specimen at electric light. 

 Eiibolia phimbaria. — Very plentiful on Chipperfield Common among 



the gorse, juniper, and bracken, June 22. 



In conclusion, I again tender my thanks to those ladies and 

 gentlemen who have favoured me with specimens and notes, and 

 1 wish to ask them and other observers to communicate to me any 

 observations which they may make dui'ing the present year. 



