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sprinkling of Corycia temerata, lodis lactearia, Asthena candidata, A. 

 luieata, Acidalia trigeminata, etc. — A. Battley. June i()th, 1890. 



Wiltshire. — I have been working for the last three weeks in the 

 Marlborough district, and thanks to the aid of a local collector, have 

 done very well. Sugar is just now most productive, and after the 

 continued blanks last year, it is most refreshing to meet with fair sport. 

 Near Marlborough I took Leucania tiirca, Aplecta lierbida, Acronycta 

 {Cuspidia) leporiiia, Hadena pisi, H. thalassina^ H. dentina, Eiiplexia 

 lucipara and Neuria saponariie, besides any number of the commoner 

 NocTU^. I netted a good series of the clematis-feeding Eiipiihecicz 

 — E. isogravimaria} and a few E. coronatci. These two species need a 

 good deal of working for, simply beating the clematis avails nothing. 

 The only method is to thrust in the stick and regularly churn the 

 clematis ; then wait for a few minutes and beat in the ordinary way. 

 The only other Geometers worthy of mention that fell to my lot were 

 Acidalia subsericeata, Eupithecia valeria?iata and E7nmelesia hlandiata. 

 Among the stems of hemp agrimony, I found a good number of 

 Eupcccilia rupicola, and one specimen of Pterophoriis microdactyliis, 

 whilst on tree trunks in Savenake Forest I found several specimens of 

 Tinea fiilvimitrella^ and I took one Anesychia decein-gutiella at light. 

 My moth trap which has been put out for me while I have been away 

 has added a nice number of insects to my store. — (Miss) M. Kimber, 

 Newbury, Berks. July isf, 1890. 



Aberdeenshire. — As far as my experience goes, I do not think this is an 

 abnormally good year for insects, Micros even being decidedly scarce. 

 A trip to Ben-na-chie only produced about a dozen Tortrices, a few 

 Cccnonympha davus, Eupithecia nanata, E. pumilata and E. satyrata. 

 Pitcurrie Moss has given me a few fine Melitxa artemis. "Treacle" 

 has attracted Cyinatophora diiplaris (2), Acronycta {Viminia) myriae, 

 Leucania lithargyria, Xylophasia rurea (light and dark), X. polyodon 

 (dark), Apamea basilinea, A. gemi?ia, Miana fasciuncula, Kusina 

 tenebrosa, Triphcena orbona, Noctua plecta, N. C-nigrum, N. brunnea, 

 A. /estiva var. co7ifiua, N. rubi, Hadena adusta, H. pisi, H. rectilinea 

 (3), and others; and by "mothing" I have turned up Boarmia repandata, 

 Cabera pusaria., Enimelesia alchemillata, Eupithecia pygineata, Coreniia 

 munitata, etc., but so far no rare things. Several of the foregoing are 

 very common, especially dark X. rurea and II. adusta, which I think 

 accounts for the idea that this is a particularly good year (in the north) 

 for sugar. — Wm. Reid, Pitcaple, N.B. July ^th, 1890. 



Malvern. — I managed to get three or four days at the end of May 

 and beginning of June at West Malvern. The weather was not favour- 

 able, and insects not plentiful. The following is a summary of my 

 captures : — Leucophasia sinapis (several), Minoa euphorbiata (several), 

 Ephyra omicronaria (only three or four, this is generally common), 

 Eurymene dolabraria (one, I have only twice before taken the species 

 in this district), Numeria pulveraria (two, sometimes fairly common). 

 The common species, however, witli the exception of Syrichthus 

 alveolus, Melajiippe monfanata, Acidalia remutata, and lodis lactearia, 



^ This species can be bred in great abundance. During August look over the 

 clematis flower buds. Pick ofif those with a little round hole in them, and pack 

 away in a large flower pot with earth at bottom. Hundreds may thus be obtained 

 with very little trouble. — Ed. 



