248 THE entomologist's record. 



the Isle of Wight list, Peronea boscana, was, however, taken there on 

 July 24th. 



An exploring expedition over the line wooded downs west and 

 south-west of Newport, resulted in my finding two Avelcome Eupitheda 

 larvae — E. tn'sifpiata and E. denotata {campantdata). The former, an 

 addition to the island list, was found in two places on Pastinaca satica; 

 the latter occurred on its usual foodplant, in Lorden Copse, and gave 

 deiiniteness to a vague record culled from Meyrick, who gives its 

 distribution as "Kent and Isle of Wight to Hereford, local." 



I subjoin, both for facility of reference, and in order to insert 

 further detail which has not appeared in the body of this article, a list 

 of all important additions to Mr. Poole's list, whether of newly- 

 recorded species, confirmation of old or indefinite records, or supple- 

 mentary localities for local species. Those marked ■•'■ are actually new to 

 the list. — 'Nona<fria Hparganii, marshes near Sandown. A(froth vesti- 

 (fialu, St. Helens' Spit, common. DyschorhtaJissipuncta[OrtIiosia npsilon) , 

 marshes near Brading. Rivula sericealis, Steyne Wood, Bembridge. 

 Ellopia prosapiaria, Sandown, at light. Selidosemo pliuiiaria {ericetaria), 

 St. Helens' Spit, common. ■•'■ Eiipithecia pnlcluilata, Bordwood, Boni- 

 face Down (known to me as an Isle of Wight species for many 

 years, unaccountably omitted from the list). '-'E. trisii/nata, Swain- 

 stone and Rowridge, larvae on Pastinaca sativa, E. denotata {catnpann- 

 lata), Lorden Copse, larv« on Campamda trachelium. '■'Pi/ralis 

 (jlaucinaUs, Sandown. -■'Scoparia basixtrufalis, America Woods near 

 Shanklin ; Steyne Wood near Bembridge. S. pallida, marshes near 

 Sandown. Scopida lutealis, Chillerton Down. '''■ Platytes {Crambits) 

 alpinellus, St. Helens' Spit. Crarnbus contaminellus, St. Helens' Spit. 

 Ephestia elutella, St. Helens' Spit. Nephopteryx fjenistella, Sandown ; 

 St. Helens' Spit. '■■'■Rhodophaea fonnosa, near Brading, one at light. 

 R. suavella, St. Helens' Spit. ■•'Peronea boscana, Brading DoAvn. 

 ■'Paedisca solandriana, Lynnbottom Copse, near Haven Street. 

 '•'Carpocapsa splendana, Sandown and district (accidentally omitted in 

 Poole's list). ■''■Tricheris aiirana, Sandown. Nannodia stipella var. 

 naeviferella, Sandown. '■'Ceratophora rufescens, Sandown. 



A Lepidopterist's Summer in Central Italy. 



By GEORGE WHEELER, M.A., F.E.S. 

 It will be readily understood that the only entomologist in a party 

 of six, especially if it falls to his lot on most occasions to act as courier 

 for the rest, cannot give to his subject the amount of attention which 

 it requires at all times, and more particularly in a district so little 

 worked as central Italy ; but the length of our stay in Assisi, extend- 

 ing over more than six weeks, made it possible to devote the hours 

 between luncheon and tea on most days to collecting, and, by always 

 having a net ready, walking up hills on all driving excursions, and 

 snatching an hour or so whenever it was possible, especially " while 

 others slept " in the heat of the day, a certain amount of information 

 was to be obtained, and a certain number of specimens were procurable. 

 My previous experience of collecting in Italy was confined to certain 

 raids over the northern border in the neighbourhood of the Italian 

 lakes, a few September afternoons in the old quarries of Fiesole, and 

 under the walls of Assisi, a couple of hours in the Val d'Ema, outside 



