1S2 THE entomologist's recoed. 



Berkshire. — My friend A. L. Budge captured a hybernated specimen 

 of S. convolvuli at honeysuckle last evening. Is it not very unusual for 

 this insect to hybernate in the perfect state ? — J. H. D. Beales, West 

 Woodhay Rectory, Newbury. Jime 6th, 1892. 



Folkesto7ie. — I captured a fine specimen of Ophiodes lunaris at Folke- 

 stone at sugar on May 30th. Colias edusa has also appeared here in 

 good numbers. I have taken one var. helice, and have heard of several 

 others being taken. — W. J. Austen, 2, Radnor Street, Folkestone. 

 Ju7ie Tffd, 1892. 



Wallasey. — Having heard that Nyssia zofiaria had been taken on the 

 Wallasey sandhills at Easter, I and two friends resolved to go in search 

 of it on Saturday, the 23rd inst., feeling that if we secured a dozen or 

 so among us we should do well. Although on our arrival a drizzling 

 rain was falling, we got to work immediately and from the very first 

 found the species exceedingly abundant, in fact as many as 10 or 12 

 could be picked up without moving from one spot. The females were 

 in the majority and literally swarmed. The males were in many cases 

 very conspicuous, resting flat on the short herbage ; others were to be 

 found low down on the stems of the coarse grass. A splendid series 

 was secured by each of the party, including several very fine dark and 

 light forms. Several Mesotype lineolata and one Dicranura vitiula 

 completed a successful trip. — R. Tait, Jun., Cheetham Hill, Man- 

 chester. 



Monmouthshire. — It being a particularly dark, muggy night on the 

 13th of May, I thought I would try the lamp. I use one I have had 

 made for the purpose : it gives a good light, is 9 feet high, and easily 

 carried. At 9.30 I put it up on a piece of ground covered with gorse, 

 broom, and young growth, backed up by a dense wood. It rained all 

 the time I was out, at first gently, but gradually got worse, and at 10.20 

 I had to retire wet through, but in that short time I took Cuspidia ahii 

 (i), Notodonta dictaa (3), N. ziczac (2), N, camelina (4), N. palpina (2), 

 Chesias riifaia{e^), %tvexz{ IVumeria piilveraria, Thyatyra bails, lephfvsia 

 crepuscularia, T. biundularia, T. pendularia, Ephyra llnearla, Melanippe 

 iinangulata, and Hadena denfina, while Panagra petrarla, 3felanthia 

 ocellata, Eubolia plumbaria, Auaitis plagiata, Coreniia ferrugata, and 

 other common Geometr^e fairly swarmed round the lamp. I went out 

 again on the 26th of May near the same spot. It was 10 o'clock when 

 I put up the lamp and I stayed until 12. It rained most of the lime, 

 and moths came more freely while it did so. I took Cuspidia alni (i), 

 Notodonta trepida (2), N. trlmacula {2), Halias prast?iana (i), JV. ziczac 

 (4), Epione advenarla (i), N. camelina (2), N. palpina (4), Smerinthus 

 ocellatus (2), Demas coryli (2), Plusia iota (i), Selenia lunar ia (3), many 

 Thyatyra batis, Riisina tenebrosa, Noctua plecta, Grammesia trigram- 

 viica, Dicranura vinula, Drepana falcataria, Numeria pidveraria, 

 Corycia temeraia, Ephyra annuluta, Hadena pisi and Nocttia rubi. 

 Spilosoma menthastri, S. lubricipcda, Odontopera bidentata and Dasychira 

 piidibunda came in such numbers as to be perfect nuisances to me. 

 The hot days we have had at intervals since the last week in March 

 has had the effect of bringing out the imagines of many species much 

 earlier than usual. I took T. ptinctularia the last week in March ; 

 Anthocaris cardamines on the 4th of May \ Cuspidia alni and JV. came- 

 lina on oak trunks on the 9th May; E. advenaria on the 15th May; 



