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Our moat interesting capture was Pnchnohia cnrnea, of which 

 several specimens were found flying during the day, and one at rest 

 on a trunk. P. Injperhorea was found at rest on trees, and flew 

 during the day, and more freely in the evening, but seeing it and 

 catching it were different matters. A. confliia was abundant on the 

 wing in the evening in several places, but much worn, odd specimens 

 were seen on flowers during the day. Anomogyna Icetabilis flew 

 freely about 9 p.m. in the woods behind Tongen, and was common on 

 the rocks and tree trunks there, only males were seen, and these 

 nearly all worn. Anarta melaleuca was frequently seen on the wing, 

 but we saw no other Anurias, somewhat to our disappointment. 

 Plusia Ilochenioarthi was abundant in many places on the lower 

 grounds, and one specimen of Plusia parilis was taken close to 

 Bossekop. 



Of Geometers we took 21 of the known 50 species. Goremia 

 viunitata was abundant everywhere. Pygmcena fusca abounded in a 

 few marshy spots near the shore. Psodos coracina was widely distri- 

 buted. Gnoplios sordaria was common near Bossekop, the empty 

 pupa cases (we were too late for full ones) were frequent under 

 stones on the raised beach. Emmelesia minutata was common at 

 Bossekop, and swarmed at Hammerfest. Coremia ccesiata was a great 

 pest, as it often is with us. Several C.Jlavicinctnta were taken. Two 

 specimens of G. nobUiaria were taken at Kaafiord, this seems to be 

 an extension of its northern range, as Troms5 appears to have been its 

 previously known limit. G. polata was taken at Bossekop. G. Sabini, 

 var. fn'gidnria, was abundant on rocks on the Tyven at Hammerfest, 

 but not easy to capture. At Kaafiord G. populafa, elutata, and im- 

 pluviata, with swarms of ccesiata, flew in the evening along with 

 montanata ; the latter varied a good deal to pale and colourless forms, 

 but a majority might have been English specimens. An interesting 

 species flying in the early evening at Bossekop was G. abrasaria ; in 

 some spots it was extremely abundant, flying among Betula nana, 

 where that plant grew as a low scrub in boggy places. Eupithecia 

 scori'ita was taken at Kaafiord. 



Of the ])lumes, Leioptllus tepliradacti/Jus was taken at Saeterstoen, 

 and L. ostcodnctijlus at Torghatten. At Bossekop L. scarodactylus and 

 Platyptilia Zetterstedtii were common in suitable localities on the low 

 ground ; P. tesseradactyla was much more rare and localized ; whilst 

 amongst TussiJago farfara at Kaafiord we were rather surprised to find 

 some specimens of P. gonodaciyla. 



Boiys inquinateJJus was the only abundant pyrale, but Gatastia 



