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the same place I was fortunate enough to take six Crambus myelins 

 and a long series of C. viargaritelhis, which are both new to me. — A. 

 HoRNE. August 2isi, 1892. 



York. — I have nothing of interest to report, as this season at York 

 has been a great failure owing to the excessive rainfall. Askham Bog 

 has been and still is unworkable ; there is a great deal of water yet 

 upon it. I ventured two evenings in the hope of getting Dyschorista 

 suspecta, but only a few odd specimens appeared, whereas last year at 

 the same time it occurred in hundreds. Giometra papilionaria, I 

 believe, had been fairly common, for I saw numerous wings scattered 

 about, which showed that the bats had had a fairly good time of it, 

 and we found five at rest on the grasses, but none were seen on the 

 wing. These were freshly emerged specimens, and considering the 

 date, August 5th, we should in ordinary seasons consider this late. I 

 tried sugar one night last week and it was a complete failure. Plusia 

 gainfua was almost the only species to be seen, and this was commoner 

 than ever I had seen it. It appeared to congregate most at the 

 flowers of the bramble. — R. Button. August 2(^th, 1892. 



Saltburti and Durhatn Coast. — I have been at Saltburn, Yorks., off 

 and on during a considerable part of August, and have sugared on 

 nearly every favourable night. Common Noctu^ came freely as a 

 rule, but the only insect of any value was Agrotis ravida of which I got 

 three specimens, one on each of three successive nights, and I missed 

 a fourth on another occasion. Through the kindness of Mr. Robson of 

 Hartlepool, I made my first acquaintance this year with Phothedes 

 captiuncula in its living state. This is a most peculiar insect to take, 

 flying low in short flights over grassy places near the sea. For five 

 minutes or so many specimens will be flying, then, possibly owing to 

 some slight change in the temperature, none will be seen for a con- 

 siderable time, perhaps half an hour or more, then the flight will be 

 repeated. My specimens were taken on the 3rd of August, which is a 

 trifle late for it, the best time being from the middle to nearly the 

 end of July. — T. Maddison. September ^^rd, 1892. 



Norfolk and Devon. — The weather has been unkind to my collecting 

 this year. In July I was three weeks in the Norfolk Broads, but, with a 

 cold N.E. wind and occasionally rain, I got little. Pupse oiNonagria cannce 

 were scarce this year, I have only bred eight, and there is one to come 

 out. Of Leucania brevilinea I only got a couple. In August I paid a 

 visit to South Devon after Calliinorpha hera, and was lucky enough to 

 obtain a short series, and also some eggs from which the young larvae 

 are just hatching. Though I had little time to give to anything else, I 

 got some nice Colias edusa, which was common, and a couple of var. 

 helice. I am now in North Devon, about ten miles from Barnstaple. 

 C. edusa is not uncommon here, but we hardly ever get a fine day, and 

 the weather keeps up a monotonous drizzle. — A. Robinson. September 

 i6th, 1892. 



New Forest. — Sugaring in quite a new direction in the New Forest 

 recently, I have done very well with some species. Besides a large 

 number of Catocala sponsa, I have seen Thyatyra batis (quite fresh ; is 

 this species double-brooded ?), Agrotis saucia, A. suffusa, Noctua 

 neglecta and c-nigrum, whilst Asphalia diluta has been present in 

 large numbers. On one evening (September 5th) my son and I took 



