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Pyralis fimbrialis (2), Endotricha flanunealis, Pmiea forficalis, etc. On 

 fences, Boarfiiia rhomboidaria, Cosinia trapezina, Pyralis farinalis, 

 Peronea sponsana, Se/nasia wieberana, etc. At dusk I took a Platyp'eryx 

 hafnida, and saw another wliich I unfortunately misses i. — A. Ford, 

 Claremont House, Upper Tower Road, St. Leonards-on Sea. 



North Bucks. — I have this year spent a month in North Bucks, on 

 the edge of VVhittlebury Forest, and worked there diligently during the 

 whole of July, but the results on the whole were not very satisfactory. 

 I was too late for Hesperia paniscus, which, however, is to be found 

 there (I believe) pretty freely; hvX Leiuophasia sinapis was still flying 

 in some numbers. The best insects I took were Boarmia roboraria, of 

 which I took a few off tree trunks, and Phorodesma bajularia, which 

 was fairly common at one place in the wood, but of which many speci- 

 mens were very much faded. I also got some very good Aventia 

 flexula. Can any one inform me how to get this insect? I took it 

 flying at dusk along hedges on a turnpike road, but never got more than 

 one specimen at a time. — Charles b". Thornewill, The Soho, Burton- 

 on-Trent. September, 1891. 



Warrington— h\\ my exertions of late have been directed to larvae 

 hunting and beating. I have taken a large number of Lophopteryx 

 camelina and Notodonta dromedarius larvae ; plenty of Acronycta 

 {Cuspidia) kporina, and more A. {Viminia) menyanthidis larvae than 

 ever I got before. Satiirnia carpini larvae a few. I also got a fair lot 

 of Notodonta ziczac, a few N. dicfcea, one N. dictaoides, A. {Cuspidia) 

 ntegacephala, Amphidasys bttularia, and about a score of Trachea pini- 

 perda. Smerinthus ocellatus and S. populi were, as usual, very plentiful, 

 but I did not go in for any. — J, Collins, Warrington. September 21st. 



Boti'th and Liverpool. — I have been to Howth in search of Luperina 

 barrettii mainly. We had a good time there and I was lucky enough 

 to get six of the above rarity. It is a brute to catch, frequents the most 

 inaccessible places it can find. I always used to think the price the 

 insect fetches exorbitant, but having stood for twelve nights wet and 

 dry, in a place where a slip would have meant broken limbs, and a 

 constant look out had to be kept for falling stones, with the result of 

 getting four good specimens and two bad ones, I am inclined to think 

 it is fair enough. We found Diantha'cia capsophila common and worn, 

 Eupithecia vtnosata also, very large specimens. There was little else 

 among the macros except very fine Lyccena alexis. Among the micros 

 we found Eupacilia albicapitana and Sciaphila colquhounana and larvae 

 of Eudorea lineolalis, Gelediia leucomelanella and another Gelechia. 

 xAmongst macro larvae we found Cleora lichenaria, I believe new to 

 Ireland, Eubolia palumbaria, what I take to be a strange form of 

 Larentia didymata (unfortunately it got wet with ammonia, and damaged) 

 and Plusia chrysitis. Fumea nitidella was abundant on the rocks and 

 another case-bearing moth perhaps a Solenobia. I have bred some 

 scores of this (female) but never a male, and, as no one has ever bred 

 a male, the species is still incog. Here in Liverpool, there has been 

 nothing doing to speak of. The weather has put a stop to collecting. 

 Cano7iympha davus we found common a week or two ago, and Sesia 

 bembeciformis has been abundant in Sefton Park. This latter is much 

 given to saccular distension, about nine out of ten seem to suffer from 

 it. — Geo. Harker, Liverpool. July 31.?/, 1891. 



