268 THE entomologist's record. 



specimen of Antherophagm silaceus, being an addition to the Hastings 

 list. Bidesiiiis nnistriatus was found in Mr, Bennett's locality at 

 Cambei", where also occurred Dclnopsifi crosa a,nd Benibi/liiDii fionigatum. 

 A nice series of Podaiirica fascijns was swept off mallow at Rye, and 

 the very rare 2 of Athous difforunH was taken by evening sweeping. 

 The pretty little Apion urticariiiin was swept off nettles in one or two 

 localities, and Leut/iorrlii/itclius erliii from Echiioii ridfjare in some 

 numbers. This last insect is also well protected by its colouring, on 

 its food-plant ; the white prickles of the Kcliiutn and mottled appear- 

 ance of the dead leaves, forming a background well calculated to 

 conceal it by their similarity to its colouring. Scirtcs orbicidaris and 

 Coccidnla scutellata were obtained not uncommonly by sweeping reeds. 

 A series of Hylednus oleiperda was beaten out of ash trees. The 

 beetle bores into the end shoots of the branches and may also be taken 

 by breaking off and examining any shoots that appear to be dead. I 

 added this species, by the way, to the Hastings list in 1894, when I 

 took a single specimen near Fairlight. Two specimens of Churai/iis 

 slirppardi were beaten from an old hawthorn hedge. Lixus ali/iriis\va,s 

 rather late this year no beetles being at large ; there were plenty of its 

 curious pupfP, however, in the thistle stems. I was fortunate enough 

 to take Ct'iitliorr/uim-hidins chccrolati in a new locality (near Rye), and 

 swept a series off Achillea iiiilUfoliuni, as a visit to the St. Leonards' 

 locality had drawn blank. On August 25th, Mr. E. A. Butler 

 accompanied Mr. Bennett and myself to Battle, where a very 

 pleasant day was spent. Anrhuineniix ^/rr«.s turned up rather freely 

 in the same spot where we took it in 1895. Diligent search 

 for the var. barhaycac, Steph., of Ori/ptocephaliis parriilin^, which 

 was first discovered at Battle by Mr. Bennett and myself in 1895, 

 failed to produce it, as though the type was found and several 

 dark intermediate forms occurred, barbarcae itself did not put in an 

 appearance. Aiinjdi(s ivixiris was beaten oft" birch, and I'/ii/tobiiis 

 naltt.ni and Danatuiiia Jiarirnijiis were obtained by evening sweeping. 

 I may mention before closing these notes that Lema en'(hso)ti was 

 worked hard for on several occasions by Mr. Bennett and myself in its 

 original locality, unfortunately without success. However, one cannot 

 expect always to get everything one tries for. — H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe, 

 58, Kensington Gardens, Sept. 20t/i, 1902. 



JP>RACTICAL HINTS*. 



Field Work for October. 



By E. KOGEES BUSH. 



1. — Beat birch-trees during early October, at night, for full-fed 

 larva) of Deiiias con/li. 



2. — Also beat larch for larv;e of Kiijdt/icfia laririata and Odmitdpcra 

 hideatata. 



o. — It is most profitable during October to sweep, at night, railway 

 banks and edges of woods where mixed plants abound, for hybernating 

 Noctuid larva', as here many uncommon species may be obtained ; they 

 may be kept through the winter l)y planting a good root of knotgrass 



* I'liAcTicAL Hints koh thk Fikld Lki'ijioptkiust, Part 1, published May, 190U, 

 and iilieady almost completely out of print, contains 1250 similar hints to these, 

 distributed over every montli in the year. Interleaved (for collector's own notes). 

 I'art '2 ib now in the printer's hands, and subscribers wanted. — En. 



