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named, and no lunigera at all. Possibly they may again put in an 

 appearance, considering that the middle of July is, as a rule, the best 

 time for the two better sj^ecies named. I devoted several evenings 

 specially to working for the new species of Acidalia, but was very un- 

 fortunate with the Aveather, which broke up the very same evening 

 that the first two s^Decimens were netted, one by Eev. C. T. Crutwell, 

 working with me, and the other by myself. Owing to the very exposed 

 nature of the ground, still, warm evenings are almost essential to the 

 capture of this pretty little species, which, after careful examination of 

 the short series I succeeded in securing, ajipears most indubitably 

 distinct, and is a most welcome addition to the British list. In the 

 figure given in the plate published in the February issue, the transverse 

 wavy bars are coloured much too red, thereby not contrasting suffi- 

 ciently with the very conspicuous brick-red streak on the costa, which 

 is a constant and distinguishing feature in good specimens. Amongst 

 Pyrales, Pyransta osfrinalis and cingidalis are very common, together 

 with Stenia punctah's, rarer, and Botys flavalis, which last is just appear- 

 ing, as is also Lyccena corydon, making a very early start. An excursion 

 for Setina irrorella, early in June, proved a complete failure, as did also, 

 an early morning search for Agrot/'s cinerea, which I fancy is but scarce 

 here, although an occasional visitor to sugar. Another failure, was a 

 special long-distance excursion for A. ripce, which was evidently long 

 over, as the only one cajjtured Avas very worn. Doubtless the larvae 

 will be as plentiful as ever this autumn. The second brood of S. 

 irrorella being now out, I am only waiting a suitable morning to go 

 down to my usual ground near the Needles, after the same, hoping to 

 turn up, if favoiired by fortune, the rare IVI variety ; but the s^jot 

 being very exjjosed, a landing can only be effected in calm weather. 

 Adptilia spilodacfyla was out before the middle of June ; another 

 " record " for earliness ; and about the same date, two trips to Parkhurst 

 Forest, produced a fine series of Limenitis sibyJla, which was even then 

 getting worn ; we also secured at the same place, occasional sjiecimens 

 of Gnophria ruhricollts,EUopia fasciaria, Phorodesma bajnlar/a, etc. The 

 weather apjjears very unsettled again, and in my opinion, the best part 

 of the real summer season is past. I trust, however, that second broods, 

 together with more success with " treacle," may keep us busy until the 

 autumn sport begins again. An hour and a half spent in search for 

 Nonagria geminipuncta, this morning, resulted in finding about twenty 

 pupje ; they ajDpear scarce at present, but are possibly backward owing 

 to the protracted dry weather. — Albert J. Hodges. July Mh, 1893. 



SOCIETIES. 



City of London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 Tuesday, 20th June, 1893. — Exhibits : — Mr. Clark, larvae of Endromis 

 versicolor, a dark variety of Hemcrophila ahruptaria from Hackney, and 

 specimens of Spihsoma menthastri with very few black sjDots. The 

 latter were bred from a sparsely spotted specimen cajjtured in the New 

 Forest, but the majority of the brood were normal, only two or three 

 following the J parent. Dr. Buckell, examples of the two broods of 

 Ephyra punctaria and series of Eupithecia centaureata {oblongata) bred 

 from the egg, on which he read some notes. " The female was taken on 



