130 THE entomologist's record. 



my catch on Saturday was 62, and was composed of the following : — 

 Lobophora lobulata and vars., Asteroscopus nubeculosa, Brephos parthenias, 

 Semioscopus avellanella, Depressaria ciniflonelia, Asphalia flavicornis, etc. 

 — Wm. Reid, F.E.S. April, 1892. 



St. Anne's-on-Sea. — We have commenced the season in earnest now, 

 and so far it certainly promises to be a very good one. The sallows 

 have been unusually productive ; TcRuiocampa graa'/is swarmed on them 

 at night, T. opima was fairly common, whilst there were several T. 

 gothica, stabilis, iiistabilis, and Pachnobia rtibricosa. A specimen of 

 Calocampa exoleta and one Agrotis suffusa also turned up. The larvae 

 of Dasychira fascelma are more than usually abundant, and are nearly 

 full-fed. I got the first Dicranura vitmla on April 22nd : is not this 

 rather early? Bombyx quercns (callunce), B. rtibi, and Arciia fuligmosa 

 larvae and pupae have also turned up in the course of our collecting. 

 We are having splendid weather for entomology, and the nights have 

 been very favourable compared with last year, — Holmes Baxter. 

 April 25///, 1892. 



Tring. — I venture to think that the following dates of first appear- 

 ances that I have noticed this season may be of some interest to your 

 readers : Hesperia inalvcB, April 23rd ; Tephrosia consonaria, April 26th ; 

 Nemeobius luciua, April 30th. A Stauropus fagi emerged from pupa 

 kept in a cold room on April 7th. In this locality I usually find 

 lepidoptera appear later than at Epping, Kent, and Surrey localities. 

 — E. Geo. Elliman, Westcroft, Tring. April -tyOth, 1892. 



Leicestershire. — I have made several visits to the sallows this season, 

 and a list of my captures may be interesting to some of your readers : — 

 Knighto7i, April 6th : Tceniocampa gothica, T. stabilis, T. instabilis, 

 T. pulverulenta, Hybernia progemmaria, Anisopteryx CEScularia in pro- 

 fusion. April 7th : Calocavipa vetusta (i), Pachnobia rubricosa (i), T. 

 nmnda (i), T. stabilis, T. instabilis, T. gothica, T.piilvemlenta, Anticlea 

 badiata, Hyber7iia progemmaria, A. cescularia, April 9 th : C. vetusta 

 (i), T. gracilis (4), T. tnunda (2), T. populeti (1), T. instabilis in 

 quantity ; T. pulverulenta, T. stabilis and T. gothica, together with a few 

 var. pallida. April 10th : T. gracilis (2), T. munda (i), T. instabilis 

 (6), T. gothica (6), very cold north-east wind and moonlight. April 

 2 1 St: T. tnunda (i), P. rttbricosa {1), T. instabilis, T. stabilis, T. pulveru- 

 lenta and T. gothica in quantity ; A. badiata (2), Selenia ilhuiaria (2), 

 Cidaria silaceata (i), warm night; south-west wind; cloudy. April 

 23rd : P. rubricosa (2), T. instabilis, T. stabilis, T. pulveruletita, T. 

 gothica in quantity; A. badiata (3), C. silaceata (i), south-west wind; 

 warm and cloudy ; T. instabilis were the black and dark chesnut forms ; 

 T. pulverulenta were variable, T. stabilis and T. gothica ordinary forms, 

 with the exception of T. gothica \2cc. pallida (i). I found the catkins 

 of the osier generally much less productive than the common sallow 

 {Salix caprea ?). I got any quantity of T. pulvenilenta, T. stabilis 

 and T. gothica at sallow, but T. instabilis in comparatively small 

 numbers ; yet at the osiers T. instabilis was by far the commonest 

 species. T. gracilis I have not found away from the osiers. — Frank 

 BousKELL, Lansdowne Road, Stoneygate, Leicester. May T^rd, 1892. 



Devon Coast. — During the last six weeks we have had in this neigh- 

 bourhood continual brilliant sunshine with hardly a drop of rain. The 

 last week has been hot and sultry, and the entire absence of any wind 



