160 THE entomologist's record. 



taken by the late Mr. Paget near Yarmouth, the capture of which is 

 recorded in the Entomologist, June, 1841, p. 128, whilst the specimen 

 is in the collection of Mr. Doubleday. The species is figured and 

 described in Humphrey and Westwood's British Moths, vol. i., p. 230 ; 

 PI. LI,, fig. I. According to Guenee, the species is widely dispersed 

 on the Continent, but ' never very abundant.' ' The larva feeds in July 

 and August on Hypericum.' {Ent. A/in., 1855, PI. XVI.); whilst Mr. 

 Stainton further writes ;— ' A specimen of Cloantha perspicillaris found 

 in a spider's web at Ashford, Hants, was exhibited by the Rev. Mr. 

 Hawker, at the May meeting of the Entomological Society ' {Ent. Ann., 

 1855, p. 47). Guenee writes : — ' Engramelle has figured (846 ab), 

 under the name of La Pah, a Noduelle which does not at all resemble 

 Leucania pallens, and which appears to me only an accidental variety of 

 our perspicillaris'' {Noctuelles, vol. vi., p. 113)." {British Noctua. and 

 their Varieties, vol. iii., pp. 98, 99). — Ed.] 



Lee, Kent, — The season here is the latest I ever recollect. Two or 

 three nights ago T. gothica and stabilis in fine condition were flying 

 merrily and commonly with Rumia cratcegata, which has only just 

 appeared. Eupithecia dodoneata is only just out (May 23rd), which is 

 the latest time I have ever recorded for first emergence, they are in 

 lovely condition, I have known them out the first week in April. 

 Anticlea badiata and Selenia illunaria are hardly over yet, so com- 

 ment is needless. Trees and plants are equally late ; the ash is only 

 just bursting, and the oak is not yet in flower. — C. Fenn. May 26th, 

 1892. 



Birmingham District. — I have just returned from a short collecting 

 trip after Lobophora viretata, and am glad to be able to report it to be 

 still unaffected by the rather continuous and close attacks to which it 

 has been subjected the last season or two by the very active collectors of 

 the district. To a southerner, the hollies certainly were a surprise, 

 both for size, age and plenty, and held out an amply fulfilled promise 

 of providing a head-quarters for this elsewhere very scarce Geometer. 

 Lyccena argiolus was also very plentiful, although getting worn ; 

 but I was struck by the complete absence where we were working 

 of many common butterflies, such as Anthocharis cardamines, Argynnis 

 euphrosyne, etc. A few hours spent on my journey down, in 

 Wychwood Forest, after Nemeolnus lucina, were not altogether suc- 

 cessful, owing to a very cold and high wind and lack of continuous 

 sunshine. I am, however, afraid this species was not so plentiful 

 this year there as usual, I only secured eight or ten in the short 

 time my train allowed me to wait. When working for viretata we 

 picked up a good many Lladena glaiica at rest in fine condition, 

 this was also new to me. — Albert J. Hodges. 



Felixstowe. — On June loth I took a specimen of Deiopeia pulchella 

 at Felixstowe, and on June 20th a female Colias edusa at the same 

 place, which had every appearance of having hybernated. Sugar was 

 attractive, and I took a fair number of NocTU^ but none of them rare. — 

 A. W. Mera, Forest Gate. June 2,0th, 1892. 



Bognor. — I took Colias edusa at Bognor on the 26th inst., having 

 seen the species previously on the 12th inst. — W. H. McLachlan, 

 Clapham. June 2)'^th, 1892. 



Weymouth. — In netting insects I have been fairly fortunate, and 



