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Apamea ophiogramma. — Mr. Cottam took a specimen at electric 

 light. 



Mamestra jpersicarioi. — Good specimens at electric light, on 

 June 29th. 



Caradrina ciibiciilaris {= quadripimctata). — Three specimens at 

 electric light, June 4th and loth. 



Agrotis puta. — Two specimens at electric light. 



A. exclamationis. — Swarmed at electric light in June. 



Noctua augur, plecta, C-nigrufu, bella (= rubi), and xantJio- 

 grapha, at electric light, C -nigrum and xanthographa being very 

 plentiful and hella fairly plentiful. 



Amphipyra pyramidea. — A few at light and sugar. 



rachnobia ruhricosa. — Fourteen specimens at electric light on 

 a dark night in April. 



Taniocampa gothica. — Not so common as usual at sallow. 



T. instahilis (= incerta). — At sallow and light. 



T. populeti. ~ A few specimens at sallow and light. 



T. stabilis. — At sallow and light. 



T. gracilis. — A few specimens at sallow, 



T. miniosa. — More plentiful than usual when the sallow-bloom 

 ■was nearly over. 



T. munda. — Very few specimens. 



T. cruda {=puherulenta). — In abundance at sallow and light. 



Orthosia lota and macilenta. — A few at ivy -bloom, Oct. I7th 

 and 21st. 



Anchocelis lunosa. — Abundant at electric light. 



A. litura. — A few specimens at electric light. 



Cerastis vaccinii and spadicea. — At ivy-bloom and light. A few 

 hibernated specimens at sallow in March and April. 



ScopeloHoma sntellitia. — At ivy-bloom, and a few hibernated 

 specimens at sallow. 



Xanthiaflavago. — Two specimens at electric light. 



X. aurago. — One specimen at light in the Hall Road. 



X. gilvago. — Several specimens at electric light. 



Cirrhcedia xerampelina. — On August 31st, a dark night, 

 Mr. Cottam and I each took a specimen at electric light. 



Bianthoecia carpopliaga — The larva; I found last year (1895) 

 pupated, and the perfect imago first appeared on 1 6th May, 1896, 

 and on through the first fortnight of June. 



Hecatera seretia. — One specimen at light, June 22nd. 



Polta flavocincta. — Mr. Cottam found several specimens on the 

 fences here. He gave me a larva which was feeding on the ivy 

 outside his house, and it turned out to be of this species. 



Fhlogophora meticulosa. — Very abundant, principally at electric 

 light. 



Iladena pini. — Some fine specimens at electric light, June 4th. 



CucuUia unihratica. — Several specimens of this moth were netted 

 whilst flying aroUnd honeysuckle, by Mr. Cottam and myself, in 

 Mr. Fry's garden, on June 16th, 23rd, and 24th. Two specimens 

 at electric light. 



