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On x\ugust ist, I took Apamea ophiogramma, one specimen flying in my 

 garden at dusk. — F. J. Buckell, 32, Canonbury Square. August ^t/i, 

 1891. 



Plymouth. — Collecting during the first nine months of this year has 

 been much interfered with by unfavourable weather ; but, although we 

 have not tried sugar, we have obtained some good moths in the intervals 

 of fine weather, and a fine lot of larvae during wet weather in August 

 and September. In February, Larentia multistrigaria and PJiigalia 

 pedaria {pilosarid) came to light ; in March we bred Tephrosia biundu- 

 laria ;^ in April the best things at the sallo\vs were Pacluiobia rubricosa 

 and Tceniocampa gracilis, whilst Lobophora carpinata (lobulata) was 

 found at rest ; in May we captured Tephrosia consonaria, Eupisteria 

 obliterata {heperata), Bapta temsrata, Ligdia adustata, Eupithecia pusil- 

 lata, iianata, and abbrtviata ; in June, Tephrosia crepuscularia, ^ 

 luridata {exfersaria) and puuclularia, Zoiwsoiiia porafa, Panagra 

 petraria, Numeria pulveraria, Eupithecia exiguata, Hypsipetes trifas- 

 ciata {i/npluviata), Coreniia designata {propugnata), Cidaria siterata 

 {psittacata) hybernated, Cidaria corylata, silaceata, and Aspilates 

 ochrearia (citrarid) ; in July, Argynnis agiaia, and adippe, Cal- 

 ligenia miniafa, Callimorpha dominula, Nemeophila russula, Hetero- 

 genea asella {asellus), one ? , Thyatira batis, Cy/natophora duplaris, 

 Agrotis strigula {porphyrea), Erastria fasciana {fuscula), Ange/ona 

 prunaria, including varieties ^ and $ , Eurymene dolobraria, Cleora 

 lichenarm, Pseudoterpna pruinata {cytisaria), Asthena sylvata, 

 Macaria /iota fa, Melanippe tristata, procellata, unangulata, Ant idea 

 rubidata, Cidaria picata, populata, dotaia, Gnophos obscuraria, Eupi- 

 thecia virgaureata, and Eucosmia midiclata ; in August, Arayjinis 

 paphia, Drepana falcataria {falcula), Leucania conigera, Sfilbia anomala, 

 TnphcEiia interjecta and Eupitliecia absynthiata ; in September, Agrotis 

 puta, and Eugonia erosaria. Our captures of larvae were : — In April, 

 Polia flavicincta, Epu/ida lichenea and Cleora lichenaria ; in May, 

 Miselia oxyacauthce ; in June, PcEciloca iiipa populi, Noiodonta ziczac, 

 moth emerged in August, we find this species double brooded, and 

 Xylina socia {petrificata) ; in July, Lophopteryx ca/nelifia, Plotodonta 

 dromedarius, Gortyjia fiavago, Cuciillia verbasCi, chainomillcE and 

 Eupithecia pulchellata ; in August, Sinerinthus ocellatus, Hylophila 

 prasinana, Cossus ligniperda, Bo/nbyx rubi, plentiful, Drepana lacer- 

 tinaria {lacertula), Notodonta dictceoides, triniacula {dodoned), Demas 

 coryli, plentiful, Cuspidia leporina, ten on alder, C. alni, five on alder, 

 and Hadeiia pisi, abundant on Pteris aquilina ; in September, Sinerin- 

 thus tilice, Stauropus fagi, four, Notodonta ziczac, Thyatira batis, Moma 

 orion, and Bisulcia ligustri. — H. W. Basden-Smith, 6, Hillsborough, 

 Plymouth. September 21st, 1891. 



Hants and Dorset. — I was in Bournemouth during the early part of 

 August, and having the good fortune to experience fine weather I made 

 several entomological excursions in the neighbourhood. The immediate 

 vicinity of the town did not afford very much sport, but I found Satyrus 

 semele, Lyccena cegon and Epinephele tithonus all very abundant and in 

 fine condition. Pseudoterpna cytisaria was also very common, but other 

 moths were decidedly few and far between. I visited Little Alum Chine 

 for Leucania littoralis, but it did not put in an appearance, though I 



^ T. crepuscularia occurs normally in March, T. oiiindularia in May and June. — Ed 



