64 THE entomologist's record. 



I have taken some nice Lobophora lobulata during thelast week, but sallows 

 this year have been quite a failure. — S. Walker, York. April 2qth. 



I spent a couple of days at Easter in a wood near here. BrepJw^ 

 partheuias was fairly common, but so extremely difficult to catch I only 

 obtained about half a dozen specimens. I found the best time to catch 

 them was about 4 p.m., as they then appeared to fly lower than at any 

 other time. They first appear about 10 a.m., but then fly high among 

 the tops of the birches, occasionally, however, settling on the partially 

 withered sallow blossoms. — A. E. E[all, Sheffield. May \st. 



Brephos parthenias is plentiful here among birch, but its wild flight 

 and the height at which it flies makes it by no means easy to take. I 

 find it advisable to keep out of sight, for by concealing myself and sally- 

 ing out at such specimens as appeared to be low enough to render their 

 capture possible, I secured some dozen and a half specimens on one 

 occasion. They are more readily obtained by beating the boughs in 

 cloudy weather. — E. A. Atmore, King's Lynn. May ()t/i. 



Mr. Milne and myself have been very successful with the larvse of 

 Retinia resinana. Both of us have filled our bags this afternoon with 

 fir twigs containing the larvae. This species does not appear to be 

 found in the immediate vicinity of Aberdeen, our larvae having been 

 obtained some miles out. — A. Horne, Aberdeen. May 27///, 1890. 



I was on the Phorodcsma smaragdaria ground a few days ago, but 

 found the foodplant {Artemisia maritivia) buried quite 2 feet under the 

 drift left by the late high tides. It is curious how the larvae of this 

 species get through their hybernation, as, during the winter, they must 

 be covered by every high tide. There is no possible escape for them. 

 — J. A. Cooper, Leytonstone. April 2^th, 1890. 



Captain Robertson sent me a long series of living Pancalia Ikuiven- 

 hccckella on May 15th, and another of Micropteryx calthella on May 

 22nd, both very early dates. I bred Plaiyptilia gcmodaclyla to-day (May 

 24th). This is the earliest date I know of. — J. W. Tutt, Westcombe 

 Hill, S.E. 



A day at Chiselhurst on May 24th showed that very few Macro- 

 lepidoptera appeared to be stirring : — 



Lyacjia argiohis, Arctia viendica, Macraria twfafa, Cabera pasaria, 

 Fidonia ato?naria, F. piniaria, Eupithecia satyrata, Panagria petraria 

 being almost the only species seen. Among the Tortrices, however, 

 Phoxopteryx uncana and Phlceodes tetraqiceirana were well out among 

 the birches, and the so-long rare Phoxopteryx jipupana was not un- 

 common around the tops of the oaks and birches, but almost impossible 

 to catch without a long-handled net. With the exception of Gelechia 

 ericetella, I saw scarcely any of the Tineina. The larvae of C. boreata 

 and H. aitrantiaria were very abundant. May 26th was spent with 

 Mr. Hope Alderson in the district about Shoreham in Kent, and the 

 results were rather disapiiointing. The Macros seen were of the very 

 commonest, comprising Euchlik cardaniines, T. tages, L. alexis, Eup. 

 saiyrata, E. S2ibn/id>rata, Cor. propugnafa, C.ferriigata, M. subtrisfala, 

 Asthena candidafa, Eudidia glyphica, and Phytometra ccnea. Tortrices 

 were almost entirely absent, and among the Tineina large numbers of 

 Ghphipteryx fuscoviridella, G.fischeriella and Elachista triatomella alone 

 were noticeable. A few hours on May 27th was spent in the neighbour- 

 hood of Strood, Kent, sufficiently long to show that Corycia laminata, 

 C. tei/icrafa, Cabera pi/saria., C. exa/it/ie/aana, Ephyra omicronaria^ 



