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although I have taken the greatest care with them. I am handicapped 

 in getting fresh food, the nearest heather is quite four miles from 

 Warrington — J. Collins. June 20th, 1S90. 



Perth. — I took about twenty larvae of Nodua sobrina by sweeping, 

 about four miles from Perth. Many I am afraid are stung. These took 

 three nights to obtain. — J. VVylie, Bridgend, Perth. June iTih, 1890. 

 Worksop. — I never remember seeing Eupithecia lariciata commoner 

 than on June 7th, in a larch plantation near Worksop, They were out 

 in hundreds, but rather worn. I may mention that AspJialia fluctuosa 

 has been very scarce, but Mr. Batty has obtained ova from a captured 

 female.- A. E. Hall, Sheffield. June 2ph, 1890. 



Horrabridge. — Although the weather has been so wet, I have done 

 better in collecting than last year. Campions at dusk have been pro- 

 ductive. Hovering over these I took several Chxrocampa porcellus, 

 besides Pliisia iota, Euplexia hicipara, Habrostola urticce, Arctia fuli- 

 ginosa, Apainea rurea, DiaiithcEcia aicubali, D. carpophaga, Miafia 

 strigilis, Agrotis porphyrea, Nodua pleda., Axylia putris, and Agrotis 

 segetuiu. Among the Geometers, Emvielesia affinitata, alchemillata, 

 albulata, decolorata, and Melanippe rivata. For the last two years I 

 have never seen F. iota, this year it appears moderately common, while 

 P. gamma is scarcer than usual. — J. N. SiiLL. July \/^t/i, 1890. 



Deal. — The sandhills have been practically ruined entomologically. 

 On that part nearest the town a holiday camp for boys has been formed ; 

 the ochrata locahty has been converted into a golf ground, and it has 

 been levelled almost like a lawn ; while the central part of the sandhills 

 is overrun with hundreds of cattle. I never saw the sandhills so per- 

 fectly desolate entomologically as they were last Saturday and Sunday 

 when I was there with my friend Mr. Page. We got practically nothing, 

 even the Gelediias were almost absent. Among the few things we 

 captured were two Addalia odirata (all we saw), two Nydegretes adiati- 

 jie/la, Gelediia deserte/la, distindella, marmorea, Chrosis tcsserana, 

 Sphaleroptera idericana, Eubolia lineolata, and one Ccenobia rufa. At 

 sugar, Agrotis corticea, Xylophasia sublustris, X. lithoxy/ea, X. polyodon, 

 Mamestra albicolon, Leucania comma, L. impura, Caradrina blanda, C. 

 alsines, Miana strigilis, M.fasciuncula, with a large number of Triphcena 

 pronuba, and Agrotis exdamationis put in an appearance. On a piece 

 of rough ground near Deal Castle, Ho/iucosoma sinuella was in abundance 

 and in good condition, whilst a hawthorn hedge produced a fine lot of 

 Sdaphila tiubilana, for the females of which I was very thankful. 

 Larvae, pup?e, and imagines of Liparis salids were found, but this 

 species is comparatively rare now ; whilst from the same poplars small 

 larvae of Dicranura vinula and imagines of Spilonota neglcdana were 

 obtained. I would again note how excessively abundant is Hypono- 

 meuta paddlus, many of the hawthorn hedges in the district being quite 

 defoliated. ThQ padellus seem to be accompanied by large numbers of 

 Nola cucullatella and Argyresthia nitidella. 



Mr. Page, who stayed two or three days longer, turned up in addition 

 odd specimens oi Addalia e.mutaria and Lithosia pyginceola^ with three 

 specimens oi Mdia anella. — J. W. Tutt. July iph, 1890. 



Portland. — I have been working industriously, but without much 

 success, until the last week. Eupitlwda coronata has been plentiful all 

 this month, and Coremia fer-ugata since the loth inst. Melanippe 



