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with me, hoping for aberrations and they are still emerging (August 

 9th). They are a most disappointing lot, however, one or two slightly 

 confluent in the second and outer pairs of spots and the rest quite 

 typical. The only interesting feature noticed about the Crambi was 

 the very great abundance of ( '. pcrlellns ab. Karri nytondhn^ and the 

 scarcity of the type. Otherwise nothing out of the common was seen, 

 although it must be confessed no great attention- was given to the 

 group. The same with the Pyrales and Plumes. Besides Stcnia 

 jiimctalis and the few others mentioned previously, little else occurred 

 except the commonest species. Herbula n'spitalis swarmed, and 

 Pyvausta purpuralis was common enough. Xoiiiophila noctnella was 

 already out, and July 20th seemed an early debte iov Scoptda ferrufjalis. 

 Species might well be early, as, purely from a holiday point of view, 

 I have never had such a spell of grand weather, the cool sea air nicely 

 tempering a sun-heat that was probably unbearable in town. As a 

 matter of fact, however, things were curiously mixed. Bryophila 

 mnralls well out, only nine days after L'aUophnjs rabi was occurring in 

 good condition ; Armjnnis aijlaia contemporary with some of the first 

 brood of Leucojihasia sinajii>i, and so on. Although the foregoing notes 

 are the result of very casual work, I think the species taken or seen, 

 shew this corner of England to be a rich one, and I certainly look 

 forward with great anticipations to much more systematic work there 

 at some future time. — Eussell E. James, 18, Onslow Gardens, 

 Highgate, N. September Ath, 1901. 



Lepidoptera in the New Foeest, Bournemouth, etc. — Till the 

 end of July insects were pretty plentiful, there was then a decided falling 

 oft", both sugar and light proving uselsss. Dryas var. raledna was mode- 

 rately common after July 15th, when my friends and myself took about 

 30, and Mr. Tylecote captured a beautiful khaki-coloured D. paphia. 

 (On July 2nd I took CKcyi/astra curtisii and saw two others.) A trip to 

 Swanage, on July 10th, produced a few TJnjineliciis actaeon, 2Ielanar(jia 

 galatea, common, Stcnia jnmctalix, abundant, but worn, Cledeobia 

 a)ajustalis, common, whilst Lithosia cuiiiplana has been more numerous 

 than usual, also Pacln/nwiiiia hijqxnastanaria. On July 26th I captured 

 lA'itcania putresccns on heath here, about two miles from the sea, I thought 

 this solely a Devonshire and Glamorganshire insect. Two other species 

 new to this district also occurred — Spilodes palealis and Acontia 

 luctuusa. Pupte of Xonaf/ria f/eniinipuncta have been fairly common 

 in reed-stems, the imagines being almost black in comparison 

 with those I took near Eeading some years ago, the moor- 

 hens had taken a number by cutting the reeds as if with a knife. 

 Larvae of djaniris ar;iiulns have been fairly numerous on ivy-buds. 

 LarviB of Mdlinia yilrar/u beaten from wych-elm in Norfolk, fed well 

 on ash and sycamore, and the imagines emerged in due course. Besides 

 many SjiJiiiLc cunrolriili, several pupa3 and larvae of Acherontia atropus 

 have also been taken.- — (Major) E. B. Eobektson, Forest View, 

 Southbourne Eoad, Boscombe. September Idth, 1901. 



Lepidoptera in North Wales. — From September 12th-19th, I 

 spent a week in North Wales, with the special object of getting Epiinda 

 niijra, E. lutidenta, and E. lidwnea. The weather was not altogether 

 so good as it might have been nor were insects very abundant. On 

 the last night, September 15th, I obtained ten E. lutidenta, six E. 

 niijra, a great number of Anchucelis lunosa, mostly worn, Agrotis 



