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abundance of larvfe of Asphalia Helens, Zephi/rus quercm and Lymantria 

 monacha, was quite phenomenal, and has already been noticed, whilst 

 those of Amphida.vjs strataria, Cleora lichenaria, C. glabraria, Selenia 

 tetralunaria, Drymonia chaonia, and Notodonta trepida were also taken. 

 Sugar is fairly good both here at Boscombe and in the New Forest, such 

 insects as Triphaena orhona (subsequa) four, Apatela aceris, Moma orion, 

 Dipteryyia scabnitscula, Hadcna i/enistae and Caradrina ambifjua (very 

 early for this), having occurred, whilst it may be well to mention how 

 common Erastria fasciana (fuscida) has been in the Forest this year. 

 Dry as papJda, Arnynnis aylaia, A. adippe and Lwicnitis sibylla are also 

 common, but I have not seen var. valesina yet although I heard of two 

 being captured. Larvae of Leucoma salicis has been abundant, too, at 

 Boscombe, previously I have never taken more than three or four a 

 year. — (Major) E. 13. Kobertson, Forest View, Southbourne Road, 

 Boscombe. July 8th, 1901. 



Lepidoptera at Chingford. — Sugar has paid exceedingly well this 

 year at Chingford, Dicycla oo has occurred to the number of 10-20 per 

 evening, and of Cymatophora ocularis, three were taken on one evening, 

 whilst during the last three weeks I have taken Dipteryyia pinastri, 

 Ajilecta nebulosa, Graphiphora augur, Noctua plecta, N. triaugulum, 

 Agrotis suffusa, Triphaena orbona, T. fimbria, Caradrina blanda, 

 Xylophasia lithoxylea, X. hepatica, Leucania lithargyria, Faisina 

 tenebrosa, Gunophora derasa, Thyatyra batis (ten on July 10th), 

 Taeniocampa gothiea, and many other species, Miana strigiUs has been 

 extremely abundant. — A. J. Croker, 277, Cambridge Road, Bethnal 

 Green. July 11th, 1901. 



Lepidoptera at Oxton. — Until recently light has paid badly this 

 year, a few Notodonta trepida, N. chaonia and N. trimacula (below the 

 average number usually thus taken) being the best captures, whilst 

 Lithosia sororcula has again been fairly common. Recently, since the full 

 moon, the traps have been full, the most striking thing being the great 

 number of Clcdeobia angustalis taken ; previously three examples have 

 been the maximum for a year's take, but this year they were so 

 abundant that on the morning of July 8th, I found from 70-100 in the 

 traps ; there was no female among them, and they were pretty equally 

 distributed between the three traps. Day-flying species were common 

 in June, and have remained so to date, the most notable captures being 

 Eupithecia dodoneata, I'ltoxopteryx myrtiUana, Dichrorhaiupha sequana, 

 D. alpinana, Hypsipetes tri/asciata , Eupistcria heparata and Nemeopthila 

 plantaginis, commoner things were in abundance. On July 6th, a 

 bright hot day, whilst collecting with my brother-in-law, he beat, 

 about 4-30 p.m., a Scotch fir standing by itself in the midst of 

 heather and bracken, and obtained from it 24 Jslicropteryx aureatella, 

 the first record of the species from the district. We failed to find any 

 others in the neighbourhood and subsequent visits to the tree proved 

 unproductive. M. seppella has been unusually abundant this year. 

 Recently I worked carefully last year's locality for Xeuiotois minimella, 

 but only eight resulted from three days' work. I may also note the great 

 abundance of larvfe of Eupithecia tenuiata in the sallow catkins this 

 year; I collected many and have since bred a large number. — E. F. C. 

 Studd, M.A., F.E.S., Oxton, near Exeter. July Idth, 1901. 



Lepidoptera in Yorkshire. — So far the season has not been a 

 great success. Sugar is of no use at all and probably will not be until 



