20 THE ektomologist's EECORI). 



DH'soiiiclld occun-ed not iiifrec^uently on some marshy ground by the 

 side of a wood, being found at rest on bracken fronds. L. caniola 

 turned up at night along the coast. Of the " Tigers " Calliwnrpha 

 dnminula occurred in one restricted locality ; H. hera in plenty of course ; 

 Kntliewonia riismla, Arctia caia, and A. rillica seen in suitable spots, 

 the latter being the more abundant ; larvae also of Sjtilos()))i(i pdi- 

 ffinosa, S. mcndica, S. lubricipvda, and S. wenthastri. T took four 

 CossKs cossiis (lifiniperda) at rest on fences, and had full-fed larvjp 

 brought to me by gardeners. I came across two broods of larv* of 

 Porthenia clirijwrrhoca, and took two males and a female at rest on a 

 wall. Larvae and imagines of P. similis were plentiful. In June I 

 beat a few larva of Psilnra nionacha from oaks, but they were not in 

 their usual number. Of Dasi/cln'ra j>i(dih>inda I took four at rest, and 

 found larvae numerous in fruit gardens, usually on plum-trees. 

 Poecilocampa poptdi occurred in small numbers at gaslamps in Novem- 

 ber. Larvae of Malaco^mim ni'ustria, Marroihi/lacia ri(hi, hasiocawpa 

 quercm, and Cosmotriche potaturia were plentiful. I obtained a dozen 

 or so larva of Eutricha qiiercifoUa from hawthorn hedges, finding 

 them on the dense closely-cut edges. Satinnia pavonia larvie were to be 

 found on the heather on the high ground. Of the " Hook-tips " I 

 took a few each of Drepana hiiiaria and /-'. taviuicida, and also a few 

 Cili.v (jlaiicata. Ova and larvae of Cerura riiuda and Xotodonta ::iczar 

 were numerous on sallows. Larva of A.yilicdia JiacicDrnis and /i. 

 ridens were not difficult to obtain, the first from birch and the latter 

 from oak, though neither were in their usual numbers. During August 

 and September I obtained a nice variable lot of Bri/ophila miiralis 

 {jllnndifcra), and, on the same walls, li. perla occurred in numbers. Of 

 Leiuania jiutre.scens I obtained five, and of Caradruia ainbi;/iia about 

 three dozen. Amongst other things I also took Triphacna jantkina, 

 T. fniihria and larva, Taoiiocaiiijia ;/ntltica, T. stabilis and larva, T. 

 tiiiniosa and larva, 7'. indrendoita (mtda) and larva ; four Kreuiohia 

 oclirulciica at rest on flowers of (V»/rt/^>7'rt nujra; DiantJioi'ciaconspnsa and 

 Hccatcra soma both at rest on walls and fences; Cucidlia verbasri and 

 ('. i(iid)rotico larva, and imagines of ('. rliavioinillae, also at rest on 

 fences, (innnpteia lihatri.r Hew in to light on several evenings, and, 

 on August Ibth, 1 found a pair in the daytime, in cop., on a privet bush, 

 but did not obtain any ova. I'lnua iiaiiuua swarmed everywhere until 

 the middle of October, flitting about the hedges and at flowers in 

 gardens all day long. Amongst the Geometrids, Vropteyi/.r sambiicata 

 was to be beaten out of every hedge, especially nut hedges, and I have 

 three broods of larva hybernating from ova laid by boxed females. I 

 took one Kpiane apiciaria whilst beating in August ; Uiiuiia lutralata 

 and Venilia niacidaria were as usual plentiful, whilst the pine-woods 

 yielded numerous Fdlopia pmsapiaria (fasdaria), Mararia litiirata, and 

 swarms of llnpalux piniaria. Four Kunpmene dolobraria I found at rest 

 on tree-trunks ; and, of the "Thorns," Selenia bUunaria {ilhmaria), 

 S. tctraluuaria (^iUiistran'a), ( >dout(>jn'ra bidentata, Crorallis cUnftuaria, 

 Knnonuts fii^cantaria and larva, /'-'. rromria, and lliiiwra pcniiaria all 

 occurred, the first four rather numerously. Larva of P/ii<ialia 

 pcdaria had almost denuded some of the oak-trees towards the end of 

 May, and larva of A))iidiidasi/s strataria and^. betularia were not uncom- 

 mon. Larva of Geometva papUionaria were very scarce, and several care- 

 ful searches only produced nine. Beating by day produced plenty of 



