340 THE kntomologist's record. 



common at light. Honey-dewed ciirrant bushes attracted numbers of 

 insects, but sugar was no good. The best taken during July were 

 lodis vernaria and Macroylossa stellatarvin. Very few came to sugar,, 

 and not as many as usual to light. With August came a change as 

 regards sugar, many insects being attracted in good numbers. Among 

 others, Nodita rhomboidea (30), N. umbrosa, N. baia, N. depuncta (5), 

 Tripliann fimbria, AiitpJiipyra pyramidea, Cosmia ajffinis, C. di^nis (two 

 quite fresh si^ecimens on the 15th), Xantliia citrago and Aspjltalia diluta. 

 Hydnecia micacea and H. nictitans preferred sunflowers to sugar. Light 

 produced a few Lvperina cefjn'tis, but the moon interfered just as they 

 began to come plentifully. Netironia ptopidaris was particularly jdentiful 

 at light in September. I netted two J s this year for the first time 

 (nothing but males came to the trap). Macroglossa stellatarum was 

 abundant throughout the month. Early in October I had a fair sj^eci- 

 men of Xanthia aurcujo sent from Berks, whilst I took one here at xwy.. 

 I noticed second broods of Leucania pjnilens, Mamestra bra.<siccr, and 

 Agrotis exdamaticnis at sugar. — J. H. D. Beales, Kiddington, Wood- 

 stock, November, 1893. 



Southend. — The following sj^ecies were taken or bred during 

 the past season in the Southend district: — Hybernia Jeucophcearia 

 occurred at Eastwood in February ; in March, Tortricodes hyemana, 

 Anisopteryx cescularia, Diurnea fageUa. The only visitors observed at 

 the Southend sallows were Tcenioeampa gracilis, stabilis and gothica. In 

 April a single Tceniocampa mimosa $ , a full-fed larva of Triphcena 

 fimbria, and specimens of Incurvaria mnscalella, Micropteryx subpurpurella, 

 nnimacuJeUa, LithocoJIetis cramerella, qnercifoJiella, Heliozele sericiella were 

 found at Eastwood ; while nearer Southend, Eupithecia piimilata and a 

 large number of larvae of Ncenia typica were taken. During May 

 Folyommatus plda'as, Argynnis euphrosyne, Ennychia octomacidata, Viminia 

 rumicis, I'ltoxopteryx Imidana, Lobesia reliquana, Gracilaria alcliimiellay 

 Coccyx splendididana, Teleia pnoximeUa, Capua favillaceana, PMoeodes 

 tetraquetrana, Acidalia remutaria^ Asthena candidata, Euchloe cardamineSy 

 Veniiia macularia, lodis lactearia, I'echjpogoii barbalis, Penthina prun- 

 iana, Grapltolitha subocellaua, Harpella geofi'rella, Dasycera oliviereUay 

 Tortrix ministrana, Elachista rufocinerea, Chrysoclysta aiirifrontella, 

 Lithocolletis sylveUa, Argynnis selene, Heliaca tenebrata, EphippripJiora 

 brminichiana, Catoptria ulicetana, Glyphipteryx fuscoviridella, Melanthia 

 ocellata, Cr ambus pralellus, Melanippe montanata, CcmonympjJia p>amphilus 

 were taken at Eastwood, and Cilix glaucata, Rumia hdeolata, Melanippe 

 fluctuata, Pionea forficalis, Hepiahis hqmlinus, Blabophanes rnsticella, 

 Acidalia subsericeata, Coremia ferrugata, Elachista argentella, Laverna 

 epilobiella, Ornix anglicella, Lita obsoletella, Pardia tripimctana, Sericoris 

 lacunana, Agdistis bennetii, Ergatis brizella, Eupcecilia vectisana, Crambus 

 hortuellus, Eiirrliypjara uriicata, Epliippnplwra trigeminana, Lyccenn icarus,. 

 Cataclysta lemnata, Sericoris littoralis, Eupcecilia affinitana, Euclidia mi, 

 and Epichnopjteryx reticella on or near the marshes. Of reticella I was 

 able to secure a number of fine examj^les and five cases which were 

 attached to a rather wiry grass (Poa maritima ?) that grows in patches 

 on the open marsh. This grass furnished all, or nearly all, the 

 specimens obtained. Just a few were taken among the Plantago and 

 Atriplex — the latter so common all over the saltings. Here and 

 there on the marsh I came across a dead j)lant of Aster tripoUum, the 

 receptacle of which was strikingly like reticella at rest. At Eastwood,. 



