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the sallows on several nights but did very badly, only taking 

 T(V7Uflcamfa siabilis, T. instabilis, T. gothica, T. cruda and T. munda. 

 I failed to get a single T. ruhricosa or T. leucographa, both of which I 

 obtained last year. During the latter end of May and all through 

 June, I used a light on every suitable night, and also did a good deal 

 of beating and hunting posts and tree-trunks. I succeeded in taking 

 the following insects : — Chcerocampa elpenor, Lithosia ritbr/collis, 

 Arctia menihasf?-i, A. Inbricipeda, A. fuliginosa, Notodonta trepida, 

 Nudaria immdana and Nola crishdalis. I also took the following 

 Geometers : — Mdanippe fluctuaia, M. inontanata, M. iristafa, Hemero- 

 phila abruptaria, Aniiclea derivata, Paiiagra petrana, Tcphrosia 

 crepuscularia, Knmia a-atcrgata, Anaitis plagiata, Coremia ferrugata, 

 C. unidentata, Odontoptera bideniata, Selenia ilbmaria, Abraxas 

 uhnata, lodis ladearia, Asthena h/feata, A. candidata, Cabera exanthe- 

 niaria, PStdneria pulveraria, Melanthia ocellata, Cleora lic/ienaria, 

 Camptogramma bilineata, Larentia olh'afa, L. pedinitaria^ Boa7-niia 

 repandata, Lomaspilis margwafa, Emnieksia decolorata, E. albulata, 

 Metrocampa margaritaria. Among the Nocture, I captured Uadcna 

 thalassina, H. dentina, H. genis/cr, Xylophasia rurea, X. lit/wxytea, X. 

 polyfldon, Nodiia brunnea, Abrostola tnplasia, A. uriiccF, Phisia dirysitis, 

 P. iota, P. gamma, Triphcena pronuba, Acrofiyda [Ciispidia) psi, A. 

 ( Viminia) rumids, Agrotis cxdamationis, Graminesia iriiinea, Hecaiera 

 screna, and Leucania comma. I noticed that the Hadenas, especially 

 dentina, were very plentiful. I took several specimens of H. genistc^, 

 which is anything but common here. I took them sitting on the 

 posts of the railway fence, and, curiously enough, I have always taken 

 them in the same field. — John Williams Vaughan, Jun., The Skreen, 

 Radnorshire. 



Haihhani and Eastbourne. — I have been spending a fortnight at 

 Hailsham, arriving there on the evening of Monday, June 9th, in 

 company with the Rev. C. F. Thornewill. With regard to our captures. 

 Geometers were very scarce and sugar a failure, one Dipthera oriofi 

 being the only thing worth having that we took at it. On the other 

 hand Melitcca athalia was abundant, and it may be worth remarking 

 that we obtained a good many specimens of it, by searching the stems 

 of the grass along the rides with our lamps, whilst waiting to look over 

 the sugar. Our captures included, besides the species mentioned, 

 Eupithccia plumbeolata, Argynnis sdene, A. etip/irosyne, Zygcena fri/oiii, 

 Procris statices, Tanagra durrophytlata, Herminia barbalis, Tephrosia 

 extersaria (very scarce), Chelo7iia plantaginis, C. villica, Cidaria russaia 

 (some nice varieties), Eurymene dolabraria (two or three), Meirocatnpa 

 margaritaria, Venilia inaculata and a ioyyi common NocTU^. At 

 Eastbourne, we took Lyccena adonis, L. alexis, JSIdanippe rivata, AT. 

 galiata, Cranibus dirysoiiudieUus and Addalia subscricecita, this latter 

 species occurred also at Hailsham. — E. C. Dobree Fox, Castle 

 Moreton Vicarage, Tewkesbury. August ^th, 1890. 



Durham. — The weather here for the last three weeks has been 

 extremely bad, the days chill and sunless with much rain, and the 

 nights cold and windy (generally N.E.). On the few occasions on 

 which I have attempted sugar and light, both have proved entirely 

 unproductive. The 9th was a finer day than usual, and a friend and I 



