160 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



Cosmia trapezuia, Hadena thalassina, Mamestra persicaria, Dipterygia 

 pinastri, Acronycfa (Ciispidia) psi, and others. — H. M. Bellamy. 

 July it/i, 1890. 



Paisley. — The Plusia family have been rather common this year, and 

 are not quite over yet. — A. M. Stewart. July 2T,rd, 1890. 



Duttofi. — On Bank Hohday I left home at 6.30 a.m. and drove twelve 

 miles in the rain to Button. The weather cleared up about 10 a.m., 

 and I at once took a walk to look for Retviia inargaroiana. The search 

 was fruitless ; the wet grass and heath soon made my net a wet rag, and 

 I was glad to get into the open to dry it. Ainphisa geniingaua began 

 to fly, and I netted 39 males and i female, and there were plenty of 

 Fenfhina sauciana, Pcrdisca occultana, Peronca caledoniana, one Plusia 

 inferrogationis, and others. Returning to the Inn, I went after Trifur- 

 cula pallidella and took two fine ones, together with some Phygas 

 bisonfella. At 8.30 I drove home having filled some 150 boxes. 



On August loth, I went again for Rctijiia margarotana. The season 

 appears to be anyhow as to dates of appearances, being very late. I 

 filled 120 boxes, although there wa- a high v/ind. My principal captures 

 were : — P. occultana^ A. gerni?igana, P. sauciana, G. geiiiinaua, P. cale- 

 dojiiana, Crambus margaritellus, Carsia imbufata, P. bisontella and one 

 Gelechia siiniklla, a rare species here ; a cold wind in the evening 

 prevented the capture of T. pallidella. I found all the P. occultana on 

 Scotch fir, sometimes as many as six in my net at once, by sweeping the 

 half-dead twigs. The moths are so like the dead twigs in colour that 

 there is no doubt they settle on these for protection. — J. B. Hodgkin- 

 SON, Ashton-on-Ribble. August, 1890. 



Castle Gary. — We have had a very cold, wet season, and captures 

 have been very few and far between. My own experience is very bare. 

 Vanessa cardui was last year very abundant ; net one seen this year. 

 Plusia gamma, usually a pest, but scarce this year ; on the other hand, 

 I have been fortunate in making some additions to my local list. 

 Sugaring I have not tried to any extent. — W. Macmillan, Castle 

 Gary, Somerset. 'Yuly 2/\.tli, 1890. 



London District. — At Wimbledon, on June 5th, Coremia designata 

 {propugnata) was unusually plentiful ; on the 8th, at Chingford, it was 

 getting worn. On June 24th, the first Zeuzera pyrina {cesculi) was 

 taken, confiruiing my forecast in the Entomologist last year, as to 

 the date at which they should be looked for. Emergences continued 

 till July 26th. On June 29th, Eupisteria obliterata was taken am-^ng 

 alder at Chiselhurst — the first time I have met with this species near 

 London. On July 7th, I was with Mr. A. J. Hodges at Highgate 

 Woods, when a dark variety of Aplecta nebulosa was taken by him. On 

 July loth, sugar was very attractive at Highgate Woods; two Thyatira 

 batis, and one T. derasa were taken among others ; the day had been 

 warm without rain, sky overcast, but rain came on about 10.30 p.m. — 

 F.J. BucKELL, Canonbury Square, N- ^uly 29/'/?, 1890. 



Hoii'th. — I have just returned from a visit to Howth, the results of 

 which are rather small, but not so bad for a week's rainy weather. We 

 took a nice yellow form of Bryophila perla, indeed, all the B. perla we 

 got were rather different from our ordinary form. We also took a fine 

 form of Zygcena filipendukc. We were at Howth at a bad time of the 

 year, too late for most of the special insects, but turned up Stilbia 



