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also ; it is therefore the more cheering to be able to announce that the beautiful 

 swift moth, Ilepialiis si/lvinus, has been found about this and the adjoining gardens, 

 and that, as in Mr. Stainton's time, CEgoconia quadripuncta has shown itself indoors. 

 — Chas. G. Barrett, 39, Linden Grove, Nunhead, S.E. : September 12th, 1897. 



Local Lists of British Lepidoptera. — Several additional lists have been brought 

 under my notice since the commencement of my paper on the subject, all of which 

 I hope duly to record ; but should like to make the catalogue as complete as possible, 

 and shall be thankful for further help, or hints. Several friends have also made 

 suggestions, and I hope before leaving the subject to make a few remarks respecting 

 future work in this direction. — Id. 



Sjihinx convolvuli at Nunhead. — A few days ago a female of this grand moth 

 was found in the Cemetery here by one of the workmen, and sent by the hands of 

 his children to me. Its condition is by no means improved by the process, and it is 

 hardly a cabinet specimen, but the occurrence of such a visitant in the outskirts of 

 London seems well worth recording. — Id. 



Drawings of Eggs of Lepidoptera. — Some drawings of extreme beauty, of eggs 

 of Lepidoptera, have recently been executed by Mr. E. Wheeler, 71, Queen's Road, 

 Clifton, Bristol. He is anxious to extend his series, and asks us to state that he will 

 be greatly obliged to any one who will furnish him with two or three eggs of any 

 species, more especially among the Heterocera. — Eds. 



Lepidoptera at Poyntzpass, Armagh, in 1897. — The early part of this year was 

 of a most unfavourable nature for Lepidoptera. The spring was late and wet and 

 cold. Sallows proved a blank, but I obtained a single Xylocampa lithorhiza on my 

 bedroom window. Butterflies were late in making their appearance. Vanessa iirticcB 

 did not occur till April 18th, and Pieris napi not till the 26th of the same month. 

 A spell of fine weather in May brought out Euchloe cardamines and Pararge Mgeria 

 in abundance ; the latter is remarkably plentiful here. At the end of June and 

 during the early part of July sugar proved fairly successful ; among my captures 

 were : — Leucania lithargyria, L. comma, Gonophora derasa, Thyatira batis (I only 

 took a single specimen of this pretty moth, and this was the only one I saw), Axylia 

 putris (also decidedly scarce), Euplexia lucipara, Noctua festiva, N. plecta, N. 

 c-nigrum (common), N. triangulum (a single specimen), N. rubi, Rusina tenebrosa 

 (quite in numbers), Hadena oleracea, H. pisi, H. thalassina , H. dentina, Eurois 

 adusta (a fine series, many of them very dark), Grammesia trilinea, Phlogophora 

 meticulosa (a solitary specimen on July 5th), Acronycta psi, A. rumicis (nice speci- 

 mens, in good order; A. psi also occurred on wall of house), Habrostola triplasia (a 

 single specimen on July 17th). In August sugar was a complete failure, night after 

 night the only visitants were X. polyodon and T. pronuba. While driving between 

 this and Tanderagee I took a nice specimen of EuboJia palumharia. On July 29th 

 I captured CrocaUis elinguaria here, and on the 30th I took a couple of Hydrocampa 

 nymphealis in marshy ground at Loughgilly. " Whites " were plentiful, and the 

 larva of P. hrassiccB was very abundant on cabbages and Brussells sprouts, and gave 



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