. 192 [August, 1897. 



Suffolk, and even jS^orfolk, in the " List of Fenland Lepidoptera,''' 

 compiled by the late Mr. James Baldiniij, and published in the work 

 of Mr. S. B. J. Skertchly, entitled, " The Fenland, past and present." 

 This list, which extends through the Tineidce, contains 1300 species, 

 with copious notes of localities and other information, and is tolerably 

 complete and very reliable, containing the results of the working of 

 many excellent entomologists. With it is a valuable introduction 

 treating of the more rare and local species, and also drawing attention 

 to those which are perplexingly absent. 



The Rev. W. Bree's interesting list of 45 species of butterflies 

 then to be found about Polebrook, Northamptonshire, published in the 

 "Zoologist," 1852, must not be overlooked, giving as it does much in- 

 formation about species no longer found there. 



Strange to say there appears to be no collected list for Essex, the 

 county in which Epping Forest is situated, and in which Mr. H. 

 Doubleday resided and worked during a long life ; though in the 

 " Magazine of Natural History," 1837, is a Catalogue by Mr. Edward 

 H. Burnell of 200 species found by him in the neigbourhood of 

 Witham, which is the more interesting from its noting the presence of 

 species which have since disappeared from the east of England. 'A list 

 of the butterflies of the county, with abundant localities and general 

 information, by Mr. E. A. Fitch, was published in the "Essex Natu- 

 ralist " in 1891 ; and the author, who is admirably qualified for the 

 task, promised me details of further groups ; but for the performance 

 I am still waiting ! 



A list of 300 species collected on the borders of this county and 

 Suffolk by Mr. W. Gaze (an excellent and most diligent entomologist 

 fifty years ago) was published in the "Entomologist," 1842, but it is 

 only a list of names. 



Suft'olk. In the " Naturalist," 1857 — 8, is an admirable list of 

 the Butterflies, Sjyhinrjes, Bombyces, and a small portion of the NoctucE 

 of Suffolk, by the Rev. J. Gi'eene, assisted by the Rev. H. H. Crewe 

 and Mr. C. R. Bree. Unfortunately it came to an untimely end in 

 company with the Magazine in which it appeared. From the abund- 

 ance of information respecting larvae and pupa> furnished, the remainder 

 of the MS., if it could be found, would be well worthy of publication, 

 even after the lapse of forty years. 



A far more complete list is the " Lepidoptera of Suffolk," by the 

 Rev. E. N. Bloomfield, M.A , published in 1890. It extends to the 

 end of the Tineidce, and comprises between 1100 and 1200 species. 

 The author has taken the utmost possible pains to secure accuracy, 

 and has furnished much information as to localities and habits. 



