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also Eupithecia centaureafa and sundry other common species. — G. 

 Balding, Wisbech. September 28//;, 1891. 



South-east Devon. — 1 spent about a month in South-east Devonshire 

 during August, but the weather was wet and stormy the whole time. I 

 took but Utile at sugar, the only captures worth recordmg being two 

 good specimens of Cosiiiia pyraliua. I tried light for three nights, and 

 was a litile more successful. I did not find larvae plentiful, and was 

 altogether njuch disappointed. — Douglas A. Onslow, Selby Lodge, 

 28, Carlton Hill, N.W. October 20th, 1891. 



Clevedon. — I have done some little pupae, digging this autumn, and I 

 never found them in such numbers ; the work has been quite exciting, 

 and though rather back-aching it has paid well. — J. Mason, Clevedon 

 Court Lodge. October 2,0th, 1891. 



Weymouth. — I have had four ivy searching expeditions, and have 

 found insects generally very scarce ; where dozens should have been, 

 very often have found none at all, and, fallen all through, I have only 

 come across one insect — viz., Xylina petrificata, worth the boxing. As 

 regards larvce, Bombyx rnbi and B. querciis are to be found in numbers, 

 the former more easily when the sun is shining ; they get, if on heath, 

 more to the toj), and, if near bramble, more into the open, apparently 

 enjoying the warmth. — A. Forsyth, Weymouth. ]>Jov. 2?id, 1891. 



Hastings District. — This has not been a good season for lepidoptera 

 here, but I managed to turn up a few good things during the year. 

 When sweeping for Coleoptera on the cliffs on July 13th, I found a fine 

 specimen of Sesia ichneumoniforniis in my net. This is an addition to 

 our district list. 1 took another a few days later, in a wood near St. 

 Leonards, by sweeping ; but, although I worked for it in several likely 

 localities, I did not find another. By " mothing " on the cHfls on July 

 15th, I netted a nice specimen of N'ola centonaiis, this is also an addition 

 to our district list. At the same locahty, Acid.ilia osseata was very 

 common during July, and Eiibolia bipunctaria, Stenia pimctali<, Platytes 

 cerusellus, Hoina'osoma sinuella, Sphaleroptera ictcricana, ^ very com- 

 mon, $ by no means so, for although I netted dozens of (J's, I did 

 not see more than half-a-dozen $ 's ; Conchylis francillonana (new to 

 this district), Platyptilia trigonodactyla, all these were more or less 

 common ; and I also took a few Gelechia rufescentella. At Guestling I 

 took Argynnis papJiia ; A. selene and euphrosyne were both very 

 abundant. By beating I got a few Calligenia miniata, Lithosia nieso- 

 mella {\), Phorodesma bajularia (i), HemitJiea thymiaria and Eupisieria 

 heparata (both common), Acidalia scutulata, A. aversata, A. cniargi- 

 fiata (common, but local), Ennychia octomaculalis, Botys fuscalis (com- 

 mon), Rhodophaa coiisociella, P. tumidella and many more. By beating 

 in various woods near the town I obtained the following : — Lithosia 

 griseola, L complaiiula, Ourapteryx sanibuutta, Timandra amataria and 

 Panagra petrarin (both common), Larentia didymata (very abundant), 

 L. pectinitaria, Emmelesia affinitata, E. decolorata, Coremia propugnata, 

 Melanthia ocellata, M. albicillata, Melanippe una>igulata, Gonophora 

 derasa, Triphcena janthina, T. interjecta, Plusia chrysitis, Rivula seri- 

 cealis (common), Herminia grisealis, E?idotricha flammealis, Botys 

 lancealis, Ebulea crocealis (common), Pionea stramentalis (I managed to 

 take a small series of this, it is very local in this district), Scopula 

 olivalis, S. prutialis (both very common), Tortrix forsterana (several), 



