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each species, as well as some smaller fry in the wood. — George Hollis, 

 Dartmouth Park Hill. November, 1892. 



Wye Valley. — Since my note on the 30th July, I have taken here 

 Charceas graminis, Netironia popularis, Neuria reticulata, Ltiperina 

 testacea and cespifis, Noctua xanthographa, tubi, c-fiigrum, and glareosa, 

 Cerastis vaccinii and spadicea, Anchocelis pistacina, ruji?ia, litura, and 

 lufiosa, Agrotis segetum, suffusa and smicia, Hydrcecia micacea, Orthosia 

 tnaciknta and lota, Hadena protea, Gortyna ochracea, Calocainpa exoleta 

 and vetusta, Xylina ornithopus and socia, Agriopis aprilina, Asphalia 

 diluta, Catocala nupta, Polia flavicinda, Amphipyra tragopogotiis and 

 Pyramidea, Miselia oxyacanthcB var. capucina, Diloba cceruleocephala, 

 Xanthia fulvago, citrago and atirago, Cidaria miata, Hemerophila 

 abruptaria, Scotosia rhanmata and Chesias spartiata. A good many 

 species appeared to be partially double-brooded this year, in September 

 (late) I took a Cuspidia psi and Viminia rumicis, Notodonta dictcBoides, 

 Pterostoma palpina, Spilosoma menthastri, and Xylophasia fnonoglyplia, 

 apparently just out. In October I took a pair of Agrotis segetum (black 

 van), the reniform in the female was very distinct and white, and, contrary 

 to Mr. Newman's experience of the October broods of this species, I 

 obtained ova. Out of some three hundred larvae of Aplecta prasina 

 eight fed up quickly, pupating in September (the rest are hybernating), 

 the first imago appearing on the 2nd inst., two more emerging this day. 

 — A. Nesbitt, Llandogo. November e^th, 1892. 



Cannock Chase District. — I regret to say, that owing to a variety of 

 circumstances I have not been able to devote as much time to 

 entomology as I should have wished. Perhaps this in some measure 

 accounts for my having taken no rarities, and (judging from the 

 entomological journals, I should think I am alone in that respect) not 

 a single " clouded yellow " of any description gladdened my eyes. 

 The farmers about here, with a singular lack of enterprise, in my 

 opinion, seem to consider clover not worth growing. I only know 

 of three fields within a radius of some miles, and on these I kept a 

 watchful eye to no purpose. The early spring insects, Asphalia 

 flavicornis, Larentia multistrigaria, Brephos parthenias, etc. were quite 

 as common as usual. Thecla rubi came out intermittently from the 

 loth April to the middle of June, but was always scarce. Saturnia 

 pavonia simply swarmed all over the heather in March, April and May, 

 and a young and guileless entomological friend of mine tried to catch 

 them. If I had had a virgin female, I have no doubt I could have 

 got hundreds. I heard of a great flight of Lithosia fuesomella one 

 evening, but alas, I was not there, and the next night I went up fully 

 armed, but never saw one. I, however, took two or three at light in 

 the town of Rugeley. Notodonta dictcBoides was decidedly scarce : I got 

 about six females and three males, and obtained ova from all the 

 females. It is a weary, weary insect to rear, prone to all manner of 

 diseases, and takes about three months to feed up ; I tried them all ways 

 and the result is about twelve pupae. I bred a large number of Diloba 

 cccruleocephala, and among them was a specimen with bright yellow 

 stigmata ; I don't know whether this is a common var. or not, it is not 

 mentioned in The British Noctuct and their Varieties, and is a very striking 

 form. Bryophila pcrla vQ.x.flavescens was not uncommon (I got about a 

 dozen). The yellow lichen theory does not hold good here, as there is 



