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Moor, Aberdeenshire, on the 29th August, 1892. — William Cowie, 

 5, Canal Street, Aberdeen. Jammry 25th, 1892. 



Eare Lepidoptera at King's Lynn. — Although, individually, I 

 have been unable to do much field work, this last season seems to have 

 been a good one, especially for Micro-Lepidoj^tera, or I have been 

 singularly fortunate in proportion to the small amount of time I have 

 been able to devote to collecting. Amongst other things Gelechia 

 tetragonella appears to have been exceptionally abundant ; I was, how- 

 ever, rather late for this insect, and did not get many good specimens, 

 being in the locality in which it occurs on one occasion only. I made 

 a journey to the coast for Cramhus alpinellus, but the wind proved too 

 boisterous, and I only took one example, which proved to be in fine 

 condition. Near the town I again took Stathmopoda pedella (2), Tinagma 

 resplendellum (1) and one Bohemannia quadrimaculella. The latter 

 species I had not been able to get for three or four years, or since the 

 time when some old alders (which used to yield the insect in some 

 numbers) were cut down. I again managed to collect larva3 of Tor- 

 trix lafauryana and T. decretama, and bred a short series of each. But, 

 perhaps, my best captures for 1892 are a series of Steganoptycha 

 pygmceana, Hb. and 3 specimens of the rare Ealonofa ravidana, H.-S. 

 Unfortunately, the time at my disposal for active field work was very 

 limited, or, I have no doubt, the record for the year 1892 would have 

 been excej)tionally good for this district. — E. A. Atmore, High Street, 

 K. Lynn. December, 1892. 



Lepidoptera in the Hastings District. — CoUas edusa has been 

 particularly abundant in this district during August and September. 

 I managed to secure five of the pale var. helice, and saw several others 

 which, inifortunately, I missed. I also took four Colias liyale, and saw 

 a few more ; it was decidedly scarce, as I did not see more than a dozen 

 during the season. Vanessa car dm has been very abundant, as also was 

 Plusia gamma. At sugar, during August and September, I took the 

 following: — Nonagria lutosa (1), Leucania pollens, Hydroicia nictitans* 

 (common and variable), Miana literosa (scarce), M. furuncida (abun- 

 dant and variable), Cerigo cytherea (few), Apamea gemina, A. didyma, 

 (common). Caradrina alsines, C. blanda, Xylophasia polyodon, X. litli- 

 oxylea, Tryphoina promdja (al)undant), T. orbona (comes), Agrotis puta, 

 A. suffusa, A. saucia (all common and variable), Nocttia rubi, N. brunnea, 

 N. plecta, N. c-ntgrum, N. xantlwgrapha (all more or less common, 

 especially the latter), DianthcBcia ciicubali (2), Plusia festucce (1), 

 Phlogophora meticulosa (common), Xylina petrificata (1), Anchocelis 

 lunosa, A. rufina, Hadena oleracea, H. clienopodii (common), Mania 

 maura, M. typica, Euplexia hicipara (one very fine var.), Ampliipyra 

 tragopoginis, Hypena rostralis, Scopula ferrugalis, also four or five si:)ecies 

 of Depressaria. By beating and netting at dusk, I took Geometra 

 papilionaria (1), Gnophos obsctirata, Acidalia scutulata, A. incanaria, 

 A. osseata (? Ed.), A. emarginata, Eupisteria heparata, Timandra 

 amataria, Emmelesia alchemillata, Melanthia albicdlata, Platypderyx 

 falcida, Nonagria typhce, Stenia punctalis, Pionea stramentalis (several), 

 Ebulea sambucalis, Platytes cerrussellus, Crambus jyrcetellus, Phycis 

 roborella, Homceosoma bincevella, Eudotricha flammealis, Dictyopteryx 

 holmiana, D. forsTcaleana, Trycheris mediana (several on Umbelliferous 



• These are H. paludis we find, Mr. Ford having kindly sent us specimens. — Ed. 



