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and seventy-five species (Macros a . Micros) were observed, a large 

 proportion of which we deemed worth boxing. On this day, Euthe- 

 mouia russula (males), Hyria auioraria and hydrelia imca were 

 observed to be common, and a number of each of them in fine con- 

 dition were boxed. Did time permit, I should like to have enumerated 

 a few others ; but amongst the Micros, taken in some nunibers on that 

 day, were Phoxopteryx dimimitana, Sericoris micana, Fcedisca oppres- 

 sana, and F. bipiinctidadylus. In short, the season, up to about the 

 middle of July, was certainly the best we have had for many years. — 

 E. A. Atmore, King's Lynn, Norfolk. August 24//?, 1891. 



York. — There appear to be conflicting opinions as to the season 

 which is now rapidly passing away, but I must say, it is the best 

 season I have experienced for many years, especially for sugar. 

 During June, July and August, one had no difficulty in al.vays 

 securing a good bag, several species being quite common, some 

 especially so, as Leucania pudorina, Apaniea grmina, Plusia festucce., 

 Noctua rubi, Graphiphora augur, Dyschonsta suspecta. etc. The latter 

 species was very abundant, one might have taken hundreds, yet some 

 of the generally common species were not at all plentiful. Geometers 

 I did not find so plentiful as in previous years. Ctispidia Iep<>rvia 

 was fairly common, considering tha. I had only taken two or three 

 specimens before this season, but on favourable evenings this year I 

 took as many as half-a-dozen, whilst I had the pleasure of getting a 

 few ova and feeding up the beautiful larvae. I have sugared a few 

 times during the past month, but insecis are excee li glv scarce. I 

 have just spent a day searching for thj larva of Eup:thecia albipundata 

 which produces the varietv angelicata, and have got a fair number. — 

 R. DuTTON, Castle Mills Bridge, Yorl^'. September, 189 r. 



Torquay. — My visit to Torquay las od from July 20th to Aug. 13th. 

 During that time we hardly had one really warm night, whilst on some 

 nights there was a strong wind which had a disastrous effect upon our 

 bag. The days were often cloudy and windy, just the reverse of what 

 entomologists love. Acontia luduosa was the insect of the season, and 

 this was very abundant in the same field where I first took it many 

 years ago, and, had the weather been more propitious, I should have 

 had a fine long series. Leucania putrcscens was not nearly so common 

 as it is sometmies, the most I took on one evening was, I think, 

 fourteen, whilst on some evenings not a specimen was secured, and 

 as a rule, only three or four. Agrotis lucernea was fairly common on 

 one or two nights ; A. lunigera scarce ; A. obelisca only one, but 

 probably we were early for this species. Of common NocTU^- the 

 following occurred more or less freely : Leiicania conigera, Caradrina 

 blanda, L. lithaigyria, A. puta, TriphcBtia jatit/iina, T. interjecta, 

 Mamestra persicarice, Apamea oculea, M. brassicce, Phytometra cenea. 

 Among the Geometers were Addalia osseata {humiliata), Melatiippe 

 procellata, Heniithea thymiaria, Cidaria pyraliata, Gnophos obscurata, 

 Lare.ntia olivata, Addalia imitaria, Cidaria picata and A. promutata, 

 the latter very scarce though formerly it used to be common in this 

 locality. Among the Pyralides, Bo/ys asinalis and flammealis were 

 both fairly cotnmon. The Crambidas were represented by Cratiibus 

 perlelius, C. inquinatellus and C. carnella ; the latter not nearly so 

 plentiful as I had found it on a former visit, and, curiously enough, 



