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the 15th, and three on the 17th. On the 18th, much to ni^ tegret, I 

 had to return home before, as I think, the emergence of A', socia was 

 half completed. Six Epnnda nvira also came during the period, but 

 no E. Intidenta. Citria fiilrai/o were fairly numerous and in good 

 condition. On the 4th I took a fresh Tiliacea anra(/o on a lamp near 

 Southampton. These dates are fortunately very unusual, and may it 

 be long before such a wretched summer occurs again. Still, take it 

 all through, I have known insects very much scarcer in other seasons, 

 e.fi., 1892 and 1891. I forgot to mention that beating in the New 

 Forest produced a very fair number of larvae of Gnophria rnbiicollis 

 and Boariiiia ruboraria, a few Tephrnsia ej-tersaria, T. comortaria, three 

 or four Arentia fie.rula, and many Halias prannana larvfe. — F. C. 

 WooDFORDE, B.A., F.E.S., Market Drayton. October 2(ith, 1902. 



Lepidoptera in 1902. — This season I have had little opportunity 

 for collecting, but have bred, or taken, the following species, which 

 possibly may not yet have been recorded from the respective localities 

 mentioned : — Lilhocolletis alnielia {aJnifoIieUa), bred March 19th, from 

 mines gathered from alder the previous October, at Barnes. Borhhau- 

 senia (Oecophora) augnstella on oak trunks at Richmond, Surrey. This 

 species was really numerous on June 26th. Twelve specimens were 

 counted on a single tree. Among these was also a specimen of Ncpti- 

 cnla snhbiiuaciilella, looking like a grotesquely small B. anriustella. 

 The common Gelechia lucidella, which often occurs on the oaks, was 

 not, however, in evidence. Whitsuntide was spent in the neighbourhood 

 of Ventnor, Isle of Wight, but the weather was too cold and rough for 

 collecting. Larva of Coleupliora (in/phipennella were found on rose, of 

 C. niiiricella on apple, C. viminetella on sallow, C. ocJirea on Helian- 

 themiim vuhiare, and larvfe of C. albitarsella were given me by Miss 

 Holman, who had taken them on GlecJwma hederacea, close to the sea. 

 In a sheltered corner among Scolopendriiuii vuhjare I found a colony of 

 Teichobia vtrlniellella. The larvae were nearly full grown. The first 

 imagines appeared June ISth. The first few days of August were 

 spent in the company of my brother, H. Leonard Sich, at East 

 Hoathly. The weather was only fair. By beating we took Ar<iijre^thia 

 goedartdla, A. brockeella, and A. retindla, all sparingly ; one ^emotois 

 minimellHs and one Euxonthus zoegana. In one lane, Notocelia uddman- 

 niana and Oecophora oliviella were a nuisance, but Endotricha fJam- 

 mealis was everywhere, it was really quite difficult to keep it out of the 

 net. In a damp spot we took a few Gbjpliipten/x thramnella, brushing 

 them oH Jiinciis and Potentilla comarinii, and one Boiuhycia (Epunda) 

 riminalis fell into the net off sallow. ^Ei/eria vexpifonin's {cpiipiforniu) 

 was found at rest on a hazel leaf, and larvae of Hemaris fucifonnis were 

 not rare on honeysuckle. Rhopalocera could not be called abundant. No 

 Lycaenid was vi sible. Cramhiis jiiucielliis was noted as well as five commoner 

 Crambid species. At light, on August 4th, Pionea (Ebulea) ciurcalis, 

 Hennlia {Pyialia) (ilaiicinalis and Aphoniia soclclla were taken. From 

 mines collected on sallow, Litlwcollfth ciiiiiiddla was subsequently bred. 

 At Chiswick, lepidoptera have certainly been rather scarce this season, 

 but two species, of which I had previously only scanty records, have 

 curiously occurred almost commonly. On June Gth the beautiful 

 Tinea doacella was on the wing and Onii.r (jnttea was seen. By the 

 way is there a second brood of this species ? I have a specimen dated 

 0/9/99. On July 1st, NepticidntrimacuUila was taken at rest, and, on the 



