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Notes on Lepidoptera observed hi Surrey, c^'c, in 1911. — Among the captures 

 and observations made during the past year by my brother and myself, the 

 undermentioned may be of interest to Lejiidopterists. For the sake of con- 

 venience, two records made previous to 1911 are included, but unless stated 

 otherwise, all dates refer to 1911. 



Khopaloceka : Colias hyale, seen flying near the E. Wcy, at Eipley, Aug. 7th. 



BoMBYCES: Stauroinis J'agi, one on a beech trunk, Haslemere, June 10th. Nola 

 confusalis, same locality and date as last, and taken in the same way. 

 Spilosoina urticss* taken at Kipley on Juno 5th, 1909. This species seems 

 to be spreading in the south of England. 



NocTDJE : Dcmas coryli, two larviE found crawling up beech triinks on the 

 Albiiry Downs, Guildford, evidently having been blown down by the 

 wind ; now in the pupal state. Dasycannxi ruhiginoa, ? , taken at sallow, 

 April 21st; ova were laid by this specimen on May 2nd and later, from 

 which a fair nimiber of specimens were subseqviently reared. Xylina 

 setnihrunnea, iour at sugar, Horsell ; in view of the comparative scarcity 

 of ash, this is, perhaps, a little unexpected. Hypenodes alhistrigalis, flying 

 in company with H. cost sest rig alls and Tholomigcs turfosalis, on damp 

 heaths, Horsell, July 23rd. 



Geometry : Selenia lunaria, at light, Guildford. Nemoria viridata* several 

 ' Avalked up ' out of heather at Chobham. Further specimens were reared 

 from ova obtained from these as recorded elsewhere [Entom., December, 

 1911, p. 405]. Hyria muricata*, one fine specimen taken on the wing, 

 having been distiu'bcd from amongst the bracken at the edge of a mixed 

 Avood near Brook wood, July 1st. Acidalia straminata, several examples 

 flying over the heath, in the evening, June 21st, and later. Lohophora 

 viretatn, sti-eet lamps, Guildford, May 24th. 



Ptralides : Odontia denlalis, not rare from September 3rd onwards, at 

 Shoreham, Sussex. Ehulca stachydalis* not uncommon, early in July, 

 in one very restricted locality near Woking. A number of imagines wei'e 

 netted along a ditch full of luxuriant vegetation, including much Stachys 

 palustris. The larvae were found by searching the food-plant in August 

 and September. Botys asinalis, singly, near Cowes, I. W., at ragwort 

 blossom, August 8th, 1910. 



Pterophori : Oxyptilns tettcrii, locally abundant near Guildford. 0. parvi- 

 dachjlus, in company with large niunbers of Ennychia nigrita and Ilifhyia 

 semiruhella, at Horsley, July 15th. 



Crambi : Crambus dumetcllus, on heatlis, witli swarms of C. uliginoscllus, 

 June 21st, "Woking. C. warringtonellus* with ten other species of the 

 genus (the absence of C. perlellus amongst which is to be noted), occui-red in 

 the same district early in August ; C. hamelluSy C. pinellus, and C. latistrius 

 were usually obtainable by dislodging them from the pine boughs on which 

 they rest. Alispa angustella,* larvie frequent in fruits of Euonymus, at 



