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The sallows here were at their best at exactly the same date as last 

 year, April l-ith-18th, very late. On March 31st, the day being cold and 

 cloudy, I found Brepho^i parthenias on the wing, and also at rest on birch, 

 at Sandburn ; Lobophora lobidata was just out, Asphaliajlaoicornis com- 

 mon, Xi/lncaiiipa litliorhi-M, &c. It was April 14th before I paid my 

 annual visit to Bishop Wood, where Pachnobia leucographa, Taeniocanipa 

 gracilis, T. ntunda, and T. populeti were in extraordinary abundance ; 

 T. miinda has never in my recollection been so common in Bishop 

 Wood. On the 16th, the evening was milder than on the 14th, and I 

 had a good time of it. I'acknobia leacoyrapha was down at the first 

 shake of the bush (I only worked one on my four visits), and altogether 

 I selected about 60 before leaving, with a good proportion of females. 

 The Taniiocampids as before, but with a singular absence of J', stahilis. 

 On the 17th, the sport was good, till the moon made its appearance, 

 and this effectively put an end to work. On this evening 1 found six 

 black T. populeti, and one very fine aberration of T. imtabilis, with a 

 clear silvery-white ground dusted lightly with brownish. My fourth 

 journey to the wood (on the 18th) was less successful chiefly on 

 account of the hi-iglit moon ; but, commencing almost in daylight, I 

 got 25 /'. //■iic'i;iraplni Hud secured among other things worthy of note, 

 a pink T. i/racilis. Bishop Wood, as far as I know, seems to give more 

 P. U'licoiirapka than any other place in the county, and when about 

 200 is the result of four nights' work at one bush the species must be 

 in great abundance in the wood. — S. Walker, 15, Queen Anne's Road, 

 York. Man oth, 1902. 



In this district there is nothing to report except the absence of both 

 larvae and imagines. I have been to the New Forest three times 

 during the last seven days, and taken about half-a-dozen larvae each of 

 ( 'leora lic/ienaria, C. fjlabraria, and (Eunistis quadra from lichen, and 

 Zt'phyvHs (jnerciis from oak. Searching palings here has produced one 

 ('uciillia ihaiiwinillae, two Kupithecia abbreviata, one Tepki-osia crepus- 

 ndaria [bimidalaria),ii,n.d. one Selenia tetralunaria, $ , has been beatenout 

 of oak. To-day there were sounds of a severe thunderstorm in the New 

 I'orest. Of over 100 larviE taken last year on clematis, I had bred 

 only two Ktipit/iecia coronata, all the rest so far being E. pumilata. — 

 (Major) K. B. Robertson, Forest View, Southborne Road, Boscombe. 

 May dth, 1902. 



Easter m the New Forest produced all the usual species. The 

 sallows giving plenty of species, and, of those found at the blooms 

 Taeniocanipa iniinda and 2\ incerta seemed more common than usual 

 whilst T. yothica and Panolis piniperda were less so. Daywork, how- 

 ever, was slow, Euyonia polychloros seems very plentiful this sprino- in 

 Surrey and Hants. — B. W. Adkin, F.E.S., Brandon House, Morden 

 Hill, Lewisham, S.E. May 15th, 1902. 



In this district, insect life continues in a very backward condition, 

 many species being fully a month behind-hand. My single capture so 

 far worth recording, is a fair number of Aryyresthia praecocella. These 

 were taken in hue condition on the 21st inst. No A. arceuthina was 

 out at this date, whereas generally the imagines would be becoming worn. 

 riiisia uioneta larvte have most fortunately forsaken the Delphinium 

 and Acu)iituiii in my garden, but are as much in evidence as ever in 

 many of those of my neighbours. — B. A. Bower, F.E.S., Langley, 

 Willow Grove, Chislehurst. May 23rd, 1902. 



