166 THE entomologist's record. 



who were beating the next tree to the one we were under ; still a good 

 number of D. coryli, D. pudibunda, If. prasinatia, A. betularia and 

 commoner larvae fell into the trays. Beating by night was rather more 

 productive than by day. The principal fresh arrivals at sugar and light 

 are Tapinostola fulva (which, however, has only been taken singly), 

 Gortytia ochracea, N. popilaris, and A. lunosa. Two specimens of 

 Ennomos erosaria were found on trees in Monks wood, in 1891. The 

 principal butterflies noticed during the month have been Vanessa io, 

 urficcB, cardui and aialanfa, and Pararge megcera. 



During October ivy is the great attraction. The locality most worked 

 is Chingford Old Church. The regular captures are A?ichocelis pistaclna^ 

 Miselia oxyacanihcE, Scopelosoma satellitia, and H. rostralis. In 1890, 

 two specimens each of Orthosia /of a, and Mellinia ferruginea\vQ.xQ. taken. 

 Oporabia dilutata swarms at light. All I have seen have been of the 

 dark form. Sugar attracts most of the above. In November, on mild 

 evenings, Diloba ccBm/eocephala, Himera pennaria, Hybernia defoliaria, 

 and aura?ittaria, and Cheimatobia brumata are plentiful at light ; and 

 on the I St November, last year, one Pcecilocampa populi was taken. 

 From the captures mentioned, it will be noticed that the Forest is weak 

 in butterflies and Sphinges : 24 butterflies have been seen, the best being 

 A. paphia and selene, T. betulcz and L. argiolus. The only Sphinges 

 taken have been S. populi, I. statices, and Z. filipendidce. The other 

 divisions are better represented. Of the Bombyces may be mentioned 

 2 NolidcE, 3 Lithosiidcv, 4 Hepialidce, 4 Drepanulidce^ 2 Notodontidce 

 ( S. fagi and L. ca7neUtia), in all 33 species. Noctuoe show 95 species, 

 and Geometrce 99, giving a total of 254 species. — A. F. Bayne. Feb.. 

 1892. 



Errata. — p. 132, line 2 from bottom, for "4th of May" read 

 "4th of April." 



p. 133, line I, for Cidaria testata read Melanippe tristaia. 



Societies. 



City of London Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 — Thursday, June i6th, 1892. — Exhibits. — Dr. Buckell, a peculiar dark 

 coloured var. of Lophopteryx camelina, bred from a pupa taken in Epping 

 Forest, also a female of Hepialus lupulinus, ovipositing, the ova being 

 merely dropped, and possessing no adhesive property. Mr. Huckett, a 

 specimen of Stauropus fagi from Monks Wood, Epping Forest, and 

 examples of the summer brood of Selenia illunaria. Mr. Tremayne, 

 specimens of Stauropus fagi, Notodonta dodonoea and Lithosia aureola, 

 taken in the New Forest at Whitsuntide. Mr. Smith, some prettily 

 marked forms of Hadena pisi from the Lake District, and a series of 

 Nemeobiits lucifia from the New Forest. Mr. Fox, a long and variable 

 series of Spilosoma meiithastri. Mr. Bayne, a pupa of Halias quercana, 

 and a variable series of Strenia clathrata. Mr. Battley, Lithosia aureola, 

 Brephos parthenias, Nyssia hispidaria and Euryinene dolobraria, all 

 taken in Epping Forest this season. He also exhibited a specimen of 

 Diphthera orion, taken on sugar in the New Forest, and recorded the 



