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has made the gas lamps unusually productive. My captures on three 

 lamps situated on a road overlooking the cliffs, with a considerable 

 amount of undergrowth and forest trees and ornamental timbei- round 

 about, on four evenings commencing at lo o'clock and ending at 11.30, 

 when the lamps were turned out, may be of interest, not on account of 

 rarities but on that of the number of species taken : — Nola cristu- 

 lalis, LilJwsia co!npla)mla,Eiic]ielia jacobcece^ Dasychira pjidibnnda, Arctia 

 caia, A. villica, Spilosoma fidiginosa, S. lubricipeda, S. vienthastri, 

 Pferostoina palpi/ia, Notodonta dictcea, N. ziczac, JV. c/iaoni'a, Demas 

 coryli, Viminia rumicis, Xylophasia rurea, Alainestra brassiccc, Apaniea 

 basiiinea, A. gemma, Grammesia tngrammica, Rusma tenebrosa, Agrotis 

 exclamationis, Noctua pleda, N. rubi, N. baia, Txniocainpa gothtca, 

 Diantluecia conspersa, D. carpophaga, D. cucubali, Hadena pisi, H. tha- 

 lassina, Habrostola tripartita^ H. triplasia, Pliisia gamma, Riunia luteo- 

 iata, Selenia biliinaria, Odojitopera bideiitata, Hemeropiiila abriiptaria, 

 Acidalia marginepunctata, Cabera pusaria, C. exa?it/iemata, Numeria 

 pulveraj-ia, Lomaspilis ?na?-ginata, Laretitia viridaria, Emnielesia 

 affijiitata, E. decolorata, EupitJiecia venosata, E. consignata, E. castigata, 

 E. virgaureata, E, nauata, E. viilgata, E. subnotata, E. exigiiata, E. 

 coronata, LobopJwra carpiiiata, MelantJiia ocellata, AI. sociata, M. moti- 

 tafiata, M. galiata, M. fluctiiata, Antidca badtata, Coremia fernigata, 

 C. unidentata, TripJiosa dubitata, Cidaria truncata, C. immanata, C. 

 suffumata, Anaitis plagiata, PtcropJiorus gonodactyla, P. pentadactyla. — 

 John N. Still, Seaton. May 21th. [The dates at which some of 

 these species have been captured is rather startling, notably Eupithecia 

 subnotata, P. pentadactyla and Cidaria immanata. The larva oi penta- 

 dactyla. should be small in May, and the eggs of C. immanata not long 

 hatched. — Ed.] 



Christchurch. — I have just learnt from my friend Mr. Brameld that a 

 specimen of Deiopeia pulcJiella was taken by his son on May 30th, 

 flying in a field not far from the harbour; it is in such fine condition 

 that it must have only just emerged from the pupa. I also know of 

 another taken on the same day and in the same neighbourhood. Many 

 of our readers may recollect that I reported a specimen in the Ento- 

 mologist, 1 886, as taken May i8th, 1878, and was at the time impressed 

 with the idea that it was a strange time of appearance, also its faded 

 condition when captured caused me to suggest hybernation ; this, how- 

 ever, was not thought to be the case, but a long discussion arose during 

 the summer as to whether this species is permanently established in 

 Great Britain or not. — J. M. Adye. June c,th, 1892. [I do not think 

 these specimens are British born, but immigrants like the Colias edusa, 

 Plusia gamma, Cynthia cardui and other species which, absent last 

 autumn, are now most abundant on our south coast. — Ed.] 



Eastbourne. — I caught a good specimen of Deiopeia pulchella at 

 Eastbourne on the 30th May, and another was taken by a friend of 

 mine at Dungeness on the ist June. It is a very good specimen except 

 that it has lost the point of one of its antennae. They are both females. 

 — R. B. PosTANS, 14, King's Road, Eastbourne. 



Gosport. — A specimen of Deiopeia pulchella was captured here under 

 very peculiar circumstances. The specimen differs in the disposition 

 of its red markings from those in both Morris' and Newman's works. — 

 W. H. Mackett, St. Matthew's Schools, Gosport. 



