NOTES ON COLLECTING, ETC. 159 



Gonophora derasa, Tliyatira bails, etc. — G. V. Hart, Dublin. July 

 i6th, 1S90. 



Reading and Neiu Forest. — I have been taking a number of larvK 

 of Eupithccia piilchellata. I looked over hundreds of blooms in the 

 neighbourhood of Reading, but with no success, till a friend told me 

 the infant larvce always draw together the mouth of the bells. Having 

 once found out this habit, I had no difficulty in obtaining larvae. I 

 found the foxgloves on the edge of the wood and in open glades more 

 productive than those in the thicker parts. Two lovely hot days in the 

 New Forest produced long series of Linienitis sihylla and Argynnis 

 paphia, including a black var. of the former, captured by a companion, 

 smaller than the type, but unfortunately much torn. I also boxed one 

 beautiful variety of Boarmia roboraria from a tree trunk, a female, 

 almost black. We only saw three var. vakzina, of which one was 

 captured. — (Mrs.) E. Bazett, Reading. July i()th, 1890. 



Lee, Kent. — At sugar still nothing but the commonest NocTUiE ; but I 

 have captured one or two Apaniea ophlogramma at light, and by mothing 

 a ^Q.'K F/io?-odesnia bajularla, and have bred long series oi Ephyra pendu- 

 laria (showing lovely pink forms), Platypieryx falaila, Cosniia affinls, 

 and a long series of the Epliestla from rice, as previously mentioned in 

 the Record. — C. Fenn. June 2yd, 1890. 



Bristol. — I have paid two visits to the locality for Acldalia holoserlcata 

 (on 2nd and 4th of July), but found that many of the specimens were 

 worn and ragged ; it does not last long in its rather exposed situation, 

 but, whilst it lasts, is very abundant in one particular spot. It flies 

 rather early in the evening and is very feeble on the wing. — George C. 

 Griffiths, Clifton, Bristol. July i()th, 1890. 



New Forest. — I got a black var. of Limenltls slbylla here (New Forest) 

 the other day with a few Boarmia roboraria, Hyrla aurorarla, and, of 

 course, var. vakzina with many commoner things ; but many of the 

 Forest species were altogether missing. I have also bred B. roboraria 

 from larvae beaten out at home in May. Antlclea slnuata and Hellothls 

 viarglnatus appeared in better numbers than usual, and I have taken 

 Dltycla 00 at Reading for the first time. — W. Holland, Reading. 

 July 2ydy 1890. 



Staffordshire. — Nola cristulalis has held its own until May 31st this 

 year as a North Staffordshire insect, by the occurrence of a single 

 specimen, but on that date, an excursion of the Fiekl Club to Bishop's 

 Wood turned up the species in profusion, often three specimens being 

 found on a tree. When once seen it is a very conspicuous insect, 

 although it greatly resembles the lichen on the tree trunks in colour. — 

 E. D. i)OSTOCK, Stone, Staffordshire. 



London District. — A specimen of Apaniea ophlogramma was captured 

 about 9 p.m., in a garden near Haverstock Hill a few nights ago. — 

 Henry A. Hill, Haverstock Hill. June 27///, 1890. 



Londo7i District. — A visit to Chingford on 22nd June produced 

 about two dozen Frocrls statlces, other insects being rather scarce. 

 Sugar in Highgate Woods has produced Thyatlra bails, Gonophora 

 derasa, Aplecta nebulosa, Xylophasla rurea, X. polyodoti, X. llihoxylea, 

 Euplexla luclpara, Leuca/ila comma, Grammesla irlllnea, Mlana Jasclun- 

 cula, M. strlgllls, Trlphivnce pronuba, Noctua augur, N. trlatigulum 

 N. dltrapezlum [is not this a mistake? — Ed.], TV! brunnta, N. f estiva 



