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teryx rharnni also was exceedingly abundant. It is very astonishing what 

 excellent condition some examples maintain throughout their hyberna- 

 tion, some looking as if freshly-emerged. The larvte of JuqiitheHa 

 sohrinata were at the time very small, although normally they should 

 be almost full-fed. — A. J. Croker, 277, Cambridge Road, London, E. 

 Mai, nth, 1901. 



In this district, cold frosty nights and bright days with sharp east 

 winds have rendered collecting unsatisfactory. Cyanirh anjiolus has 

 been fairly plentiful, and Kiiiinnia pDh/cJiloros has been especially 

 abundant, although an insect I have hardly seen here for years ; I trust 

 this presages an abundance in August and September. Sweeping heath 

 for larvfe of Aiirotis wjathma has been almost hopeless, and there have 

 been but few of the usually common Geometrid larvffi, such as those 

 of lioannia repandata and ( 'rorallis clini/iiaria. The light-traps were 

 useless till a few nights ago, when ^oUxhynta trepida, Jh-ipncmia chaonia 

 and Litlidsia somrrula appeared, but a return of the east wind has 

 rendered the traps useless again. Two days' beating gave only five 

 Zep/n/rus (pieyrih larva?, and even those of Cheiiiiatobia bruiiiata are 

 scarce and backward. — E. F. C. Studd, M.A., Oxton, Exeter. May 

 20th, 1901. 



I have only to record the abundance of imagines of Eii;iunia poly- 

 chloros and Vanetisa iu, and larvse of Triphaena fimbria. Everything 

 seems to be retarded by the cold nights, although Hemaris fuciformis 

 on the 18th inst. is not much behind time. — V>. W. Adkin, Brandon 

 House, Morden Hill, Lewisham, S.E. May 'l^nd, 1901. 



In the New Forest yesterday I took several interesting species — 

 Lithoxia aiiirola, Htantria J'a.siiaua {fiisri(la), Bii pains piuian'a, Brenthis 

 ettph rosy tie, Syn'rhtJiiis tiialrae, itc. I saw Heiiiaris hmtdiyUforitiis, and 

 beat larva? of Lymantria tniDuuha, Xola atriyida, Uylopliila (jarrcana, 

 Catocala jmnnissa, ('. spnyisa, (Konistis quadra, &c., whilst the previous 

 week I captured Xctncobiiis liicina, Kupithecia piisiUata, kc. — (Major) 

 R. B. Robertson, I'joscombe. May 24:th, 1901. 



I was tempted out on April 9th and then found the sallows at 

 Sandburn not fully out, whilst on this and successive nights I found 

 moths scarce, and only noted Tamiocampa yothica, T. t>tabilh, T. 

 pulvfriilftita, Sropclosouia satellitia and Anticlca badiata. The evening 

 of April 17th appeared an ideal one for collecting; I found at Bishop 

 Wood the sallow-bloom well advanced, and whilst it was still light, the 

 following species were shaken on the sheets spread under the large 

 bush on the Hambleton side — 'raenioraiiijia imrjida, common, but rather 

 worn, several being ab. i»iuia(idat(t : 7'. jiulreriili'iita, scarce, T. yathica, 

 T. inccrta, 7'. yrarilis, a greater number on this and subsequent nights 

 than I have met with before in this wood, of this species; Vachnobia 

 rabrivosa and /'. (ciiroyrajdia, 19 males of the latter species being all I 

 saw. Rain spoiled the 18th, but the 19th was again favourable, and 

 resulted in a really good bag. 2". yracilis in great variety, one with a 

 black reniform, two tinged with rosy, another powdered with dark 

 scales and darker nervures; Panolis pinipwrda, one only seen, but as it 

 was an almost green aberration, it was a valuable capture, T. populeti, 

 going over, but Pachuobia leiicoyrapha was in great force, and in perfect 

 condition, and was decidedly in the majority, every shake of the bushes 

 bringing down many specimens, until the time arrived for leaving the 

 wood, in order to catch the train home. The following night, with 



