262 THE entomologist's record. 



Ashdown Forest. — I have been staying on this beautiful forest during 

 the month of August, and send you a few notes. Among the Rhopa- 

 locera Cynthia cardui, Vanessa atalanta and V. to were plentiful. I 

 saw Apatura iris flying round an oak tree, but was unable to capture it. 

 Colias edusa swarmed in a clover field, and, in fact, were met with all 

 over the forest. I only saw one var. helice. Out of some two dozen 

 captured only four were ? . Sugar was very unproductive of good 

 things, although the nights were on the whole favourable, but light was 

 better. My sugaring tin and lantern somewhat surprised the natives 

 at first. I captured at sugar and light the following : — Hylophila bicoloraiia, 

 Noctita pleda, N. rubi, N. xanthographa, N. c-nigrjim, N. brunnea, 

 Caradrina alsifies, Cleoccris viminalis, Amphipyra pyramidea, Ptilodontis 

 palpijta, Neiiria popula?-is, Ncenia typica, Axylia putris, Charoias 

 graininis, Gonoptera libatrix, Phlogophora meticulosa, Plusia gamma^ P. 

 chrysitis, Agrotis segeiiun, A. suffusa, Hydrcecia Jiictita?is, Apainea oculea 

 (very common), Triphcena janthina, T. pronuba (a pest), Geometra 

 papilionariai Pseudoterpna cytisaria, Anarta myrtilli, Platypteryx falcida, 

 Abraxas grossiilariata, Ennomos angularia, Epione apiciaria, Boarinia 

 consortaria, Anaitis plagiata, Eucosmia tmdulata, Melantliia ocellata. 

 The larvae of Bombyx rubi, Saturnia carpini, and Hadena pisi were 

 very plentiful. I also found larvae of Dicratuira fiircula, Ctispidia 

 megacephala, Notodonta cameiina, Ptilodontis palpina, Euchelia jacobcece, 

 and many others unknown to me. My first and few attempts at pups 

 digging resulted in my obtaining over thirty. — R. A. Dallas Beeching, 

 Tunbridge Wells. September z^tli, 1892. 



Isle of Man. — It may perhaps interest some of your readers to know 

 that Colias edusa has occurred somewhat plentifully in this island 

 during the past month. My friend, Mr. Ernest Dickson of Croft 

 House, Castletown, informed me that his brother saw over one dozen 

 flying about in a field in the vicinity of Castletown on the 28th of 

 August, two of which he succeeded in capturing, and one of which is 

 now in my cabinet. I myself took several very fine specimens in Sulby 

 Glen on the 5th of this month. The " Clouded Yellow" has hitherto 

 been considered a rare insect with us, but this year numerous specimens 

 have been seen and taken. — H. Shortridge Clarke, 2, Osborne 

 Terrace, Douglas, Isle of Man. September 21st, 1892. 



Ireland. — Mr. Harker and I spent the first two weeks of July in the 

 county Galway, and although we had very bad weather we did fairly 

 well. Zygcena minos was very worn and scarce, but Phothedes captiun- 

 cula was in fair numbers and good condition. The best things we got 

 were 2 Triphcena subsequa, Xylophasia sublustris, Leucophasia sinapis 

 (6), some fine vars. of Camptogramma bilineata, a var. of lasiommata 

 egeria, in which the eyespots of the hind wings are without the outer 

 yellowish band, Rhodaria sanguinalis, etc. The lyccena alexis females 

 were particularly fine, brilliant and variable, and much larger than the 

 specimens we get here or at Colvvyn Bay. We should have done much 

 more had the weather been suitable, but we have only had three 

 nights' treacling during the fortnight. — H. Bickerton Jones, 180, 

 Lodge Lane, Liverpool. October 4th, 1892. 



Penarth. — Deiopeia pulchella, one specimen was taken at Porthkerry, 

 near Barry, on June 8th, by Mr. O. H. Jones, and is now in the 

 collection of Mr. ^V. E, R. Allen. Colias edusa has been very plentiful 



