140 THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 



Burnets spin up on grasses?" In the December number of The 

 Entomologist for 1889, page 297, I have a note on finding empty 

 cocoons of a gregarious member of the Zygienidce, as well as solitary but 

 empty cocoons of Bombyx querais on rocks at Tan-y-Bvvlch, North 

 Wales. I had every reason, from their appearance, colou , etc., to 

 suppose that the former were cocoons oi Z. fiUpendulcB, but my surprise 

 was considerable at finding them fixed to the perpendicular rock sur 

 faces about a foot or so from the ground, when plenty of rushes and 

 grass stems were close at hand. It was a common occurrence to come 

 across about a dozen close together — in some ca^^es touching each 

 other — but not a single cocoon could I find anywhere else. I have 

 never taken anything in North Wales belonging to the genus except Z. 

 filipenduhe, which is there an abundant, but local insect. As a rule — I 

 cannot remember an exception to it — the larva spins up on a stone, a 

 wall, or a rock, but I have never met with collections of cocoons except 

 at Tan-y-Bwlch. In Newman, page 23, the cocoon of Z. tiiinos is said 

 to be spun upon stones ; and I hear this is the habit of the insect at 

 Abersoch. — J. Arkle, Chester. July 22nd, 1891. 



Lepidoptera of Dulwich. — After reading Mr. H. J. Turner's note 

 in the Record, vol. i., p. 349, on the " Lepidoptera of Brockley," 1 

 think your readers would be interested in the following list of species 

 taken by myself in Dulwich during the last few years. Rhopalocera. — 

 Pieris hrassiae, P. rapc-e, Vanessa polychloros, V. urtiav, V. atalania, 

 V. cardi/i, Epinephele Janira, Polyoininatus phhvas, Lyazna icariis, and 

 Hesperia sylvanus. Sphinges. — Sphinx ligusfri, Smerinthus ocellatus, 

 S. popnli, S. tilicc and Sesia tipiiliforniis, Bombyces. — Hylophila 

 prasi?iana, Nola ciicullatella, Arctia caja (larva), Spilosoma liibricipedi, 

 S. menthastri^ Hepialus Iminuli, H. lupnlinus, Cossus ligniperda (larva), 

 Zeuzera pyri/ia, Porthesia chrysorrhoea, Dasychira pudibunda, Orgyia 

 antiqua, Cilix glaucata, Dicranura viniila, Lophopteryx camelina and 

 Pluekra bucephala. Noctuas. — Bryophila perla, Aeronycta {Cuspidia) 

 psi, A. niegacephala, Leiicania conigera, L. iinpura, Gortyna ochraaa, 

 Axylia piitris, Xylophasid rurea, X. lithoxylea, X. nwnoglypha, Dipte/y^ia 

 scabriuscula, Ccrigo malura, Luperina testacea, Mainestra brassica;, JSP. 

 persicarice, Apainea basilinea, A. geniina, A. ophio^7-ainma, A. didyma, 

 Minna sirigilis (mostly var. cethiops), M. bicoloria, Caradrina morpheits, 

 C. quadripunctata, Agrotis segetitni, A. exclamationis, Noctua c-nigrian, 

 N. xanthographa, Trypluena jantlvna, T. pronuba, T. comes, Nceniit 

 typica, Mania niaura, Tczniocampa gothica, T. incerta, T. stabilis, T. pul- 

 verulcnta, Ortkosia lota, Anchocelis pistacina, Cerastis vaccinii, C. 

 spadicea, Xanlhia cilrago, Calymnia trapezina, C. diffinis, C. affinis, 

 Dianthaicia capsincola, Hecatera serena, Miselia oxyacatithce, Euplexia 

 lucipara, Phlogophora meticulosa, Hadena trifolii, H. oleracea, Ciicullia 

 unibratica, Plusia gamma, Catocala tiupta, Hypena rosiralis and fl. 

 proboscidalis. Geometrce. — Uropteryx sanibucaria, Rumia luteolata, 

 CrocaUis elinguaria, Eugonia ulniaria, E. fnscajitaria, Phigalia pedaria. 

 Piston hirtaria, Amphidasys betularia, Hemcrophila abrupiaria, 

 Boarmia gemmaria and var. per/uniaria, Tephrosia crepitscuhu-ia, 

 Heinithea strigata, Acidalia bisetata, A. trigeminata, A. virgularia, 

 A. rcmutaria, A. aversata and var., Cabera pusaria, Halia vauaria. 

 Abraxas grossnlariata, Hybernia lencopluearia, H. marginaria, II. de- 

 foliar ia, Anisopteryx cescularia, Cheiniatobia brnmata, Opoiabia dilutata, 



