334: THE entomologist's RECORD. 



Eeacling. Tetliea rehisa and Calymnia pyralina appear rarer than ever^ 

 whilst Polia xaniliomista, Dianthosda luteago var. barretti and D. ccusla^ 

 appear to be obtained regularly by the Isle of Man and Howth workers. 

 Cry modes exulis. as usual fell to the Shetland workers, whilst the Scotch 

 Anurias, favoured by the fine weather, were more than usually abundant. 

 Mention must also be made of the breeding of a large number of 

 Plnsia moneta from pupje obtained in Kent. One of the most remark- 

 able records during the j^ear was the cai^ture of a specimen of Catocala 

 electa during the previous autumn at Corfe Castle. 



The GeometRxE were, in the sjoring and early summer, excessively 

 abundant, and we cannot do more than mention the chief things. An 

 abundance of Boarmia roboraria in the New Forest, the breeding 

 of a large number of B. repandata var. conversaria and of Pltorodesina 

 smaragdaria may be mentioned, so also may the capture of the Highland 

 species, Psodos trepidaria, Fidonia carbonaria, Halias brunncata, Larentia 

 flaridnctata, EmineJesia ericefata, E. adcvquata, Eupithecia helceticaria 

 with its var. arceuthata, and Phibalapteryx lapidata, some in very con- 

 siderable abundance. The best thing of the year in this family, how- 

 ever, has been a fine series oiAcidalia hiuniliata which Mr. Hodges captured 

 in the Isle of Wight. Eumours of the circellata form of ^4. straininata 

 occurring again are softly whisj^ered, whilst still more faint is the 

 breath that tells us that C/daria reticulata has occurred not uncommonly 

 in its old haunts. A magnificent series of Melanthia rubiginata var. plwn- 

 bata were taken in the Western Highlands, but of Camptogramma Jinviata 

 there is not a record again this year. Of the Deltoides there is no rarity 

 to record, whilst among the Pyralides the capture of several Scopida 

 decrepitalis on the shores of Loch Long, a more than ordinary abundance- 

 of Spilodes cinctalis in Kent, and the capture oi Ebidea stachydalis in the 

 same county are worthy of record. Among the Crambi the energy of 

 the professionals in Scotland has brought Crambus ericeUns, C. furcatellus 

 and C. myelins into decided prominence. I have heard of nothing 

 special among the Phycitida' except the capture of rather more specimens, 

 than usual of Epischnia banlcesiella, nor among the Pterophorina. Of 

 the ToRTRicES, Tortrix piccana has not been uncommon, and most of 

 our local Scotch species have occurred somewhat abundantly. The 

 capture of both StcganopAycha stdtsequanaWLidiS.pygriKxana at King's Lynn, 

 reflects great credit on a good lepidopterist, whilst the rare Betinias 

 can hardly be called rare any longer. Halonota raimlana Avas recorded, 

 from Folkestone and King's Lynn. We have heard nothing of the- 

 rare Sfigmonotas recently, dorsana, legnininana, ■pallifrontana, &c. but 

 Mr. Thurnall has unearthed Dichrorhainpha alpestrana, a species likely 

 to prove not uncommon in our southern counties, and Mr. W. H. B.. 

 Fletcher found Grapholitha gemmiferana in Hampshire. Among the- 

 PsYcniD.?:, the regular capture of Psyche reticella by Mr. Whittle now 

 seems assured. Tinea simpliciella has been reported as occurring not at 

 all rarely in Kent, whilst Mr. Kichardson distinguishes Blaboplianes 

 heringi from B. ferrnginella. A si)ecies of Depressaria which I named 

 provisionally aurantiella, was at once detected in his collection by Mr.. 

 J. Jenner Weir. Mr. Nelson Richardson has described a new Gelecliia 

 under the name of Lita suadella, whilst Mr. Barrett adds another 

 to the British list, in Bryotropha figulilella, and Dr. Corbett a new 

 Lithocolletis under the name of cerasicolella, but very little else of im- 

 jDortance appears to have been recorded. 



