250 THE entomologist's record. 



JSioctua ph'cta^ at dusk. June began and ended well, but the middle of 

 the month was '■ather a blank. The first half yieMed, by beating, 

 Eurymene dolobraria, LomaspiUs tnarginafa, Larentia didymata and Z. 

 viridaria {pectinitaria) ; and at dusk, Hepiahis hiimuli, Xylophasia 

 rurea and Ligdia adusiata. Sugaring was commenced in earnest on 

 the 27th June, and among the first visitors were, Leucania lithargyria, 

 Xylophasia lithoxyka, X tuonoglypia, X. hepatica (of which a very fine 

 series was taken), Dipiejygia scahriuscula {pinasfn'), Miana fasciu?iciela, 

 M. sirigilis (with its var. cBthiops, which was much more abundant than 

 the type), Nociua augur and Euplexia lucipara. At dusk, on the 

 closing days of the montli, Metrocanipa margaritaria, Acidalia aversata, 

 Eupithecia recta?igulafn (dark form) and Melaiithia bicoloniia {rubiginatci) 

 were captured. The first half of July produced at sugar, Thyatira 

 batis, T. derasa, Leucania comma, L. i/npura, Axylia putris, Mamestra 

 sordida, Miana arcuosa, Canidrina morpheus, C. taraxaci {bla7ida), 

 Rusina ienebrosa, A grot is segetu/ii, A. exclamationis, Noctua triangnlum, 

 N. brunnea, JV. /estiva, Mania niaura, Dicycla 00 (i specimen), 

 Calymnia affinis and Aplecta nebulosa. One specimen of Cossus 

 ligniperda and a splendid Hylophila bicolorana {quercana) also visited 

 sugar, whilst on the wing. Plusia iota, P. chrysitis, Uropteryx 

 sambucaria, Angerona prunaria, Pericallia syringaria, Boarmia repan- 

 data, Phorodesma pustulata {bajularia), Heniithea strigala {t/iy/niaria), 

 Acidalia imitaria, Cidaria dotata {py7-aliata) and C. associata {dotata) 

 were secured. The last fortnight of the month was not so productive, 

 and the principal fresh species taken were Hepialus hectus, Leucania 

 pallens, Orthosia upsiion, Calymnia diffinis, C. trapezina, Crocallis 

 elinguiiria, Acidalia bisetali and Eupithecia oblongata {centaureafa). 

 August was a bad month, and, owing to the weather, little was done. 

 The principal insects taken by beating were Pseudoterpna pruinata 

 {cytisaria), Eugonia quercinaria {angularia), Cidaria immanata (light 

 and dark forms) and C. testata ; at sugar, Noctua plecta, N. rubi, N. 

 umbrosa, N. baia, iV. xanthogi apha and Catocala nupta ; and at light, 

 Eugonia alniaria {tiliaria). September produced, at light, Gortyna 

 ochracea {Jlavago), Hydnecia tnicacea, Neuronia popularis, Anchochelis 

 lunosa, and Plusia gamma (only two of which have been seen during 

 the year) ; and at sugar, Tapinostola fulva, Triphccna comes and 

 Calymnia affinis. — Arthur F. Bayne, Elmsleigh, Northumberland 

 Park, Tottenham. November, 1890. 



Notes of the Season (Coleoptera). — ILastings District. — By 

 evening sweeping, I have taken the following : — Anisotoma scita^ 

 A. grandis (i), A. litura (few). Agathidium varians, Phalacrus caricis, 

 Seym mis capitatus (i), Choleva zvatsoni, Dasytes plumbeus and Abdera 

 bifasciata (i). At Pett Marshes, by sweeping the water plants, I took a 

 single specimen of Telmatophilus sparganii, 2 Bagous cylindricus and 

 several Stenus binotatus. LLydronomus alis7?iatis was very abundant, 

 sometimes there were thirty in my net at one time. At Camber, I have 

 taken a tew Bledius atricapillus and several Dysrhirius salinus. On 

 the cliffs, at roots of grass in sandy places, I found a few Orthochcetes 

 setiger, Tychius picirostris, Carcinops minima and Otiorrhynchus rugifrons, 

 this last species was very abundant. — A. Ford, Alexandra Villa, Bray- 

 brooke Road, Hastings. October, 1890. 



