160 THE entomologist's record. 



ocularis, Apamea unanimis, Ptcrostoma palpina, Neurla saponariae, 

 Caradrina ahine'^, G. taraxact, XyhqjJiasia siiblustris, Hypenodes 

 costat'stri'/alis, ('ipiiatopliora duplari.s, To.niccoiipa pastiiniiii, (Tt'O)ii('tra 

 vrr)iaria, Cleora lir/n'iKtria, Ccrijia iiiatiira, Lithosialuridc(da, Cali/iiDiia 

 affinis, C dijfinis, Tri/iiliacna Ji)iibria, Xoctua depuncta, A;/rotin tritici 

 \&r. aquilina, Plati/iitilia (jonodactyla, Cranibus faUellna, V. puncti- 

 darti/la, Aviptilia i/alactodactijla, Xoctua sti(/)iiatica, lAipcrina n'-yiitix, 

 I'lastods s)d)tHsa, Kpunda lutidcnta, AncJiocelis lunom (common), 

 Xanthia (lilixuji), Aijrotis mtu-ia, Xylina (imithopns, Xylina sciiiihrumwa, 

 Calncaiiipa cndcta, AncJwcelix pistacina (very common and variable), 

 MiscUa o.ryacanthae and var. capjicina, ( hilvisia maciUnta, Asteroficojius 

 s]jhin.r, Hinicra pennaria, besides CuculUa nwbratira, Hahmstida 

 tnpartita, H. triplasia, I'liisia iota, P. pulchrina, /'. rlirysitis and 

 Clwerocaiupa poirdlus at the flowers of pinks. Juqdthccia mtauiiulata 

 was very common on apple trees on one night only (.Time 17th), 

 though it occurred sparingly at light afterwards. The larvie of 

 Dianthoecia carjioplHuja and 7>. capsinnda were common during July. 

 Day work produced Knodia Ityperanthmi ab. arete, and one larva of 

 ('uspith'a alni. Kupithecia suhfulrata larvae are still common on yarrow 

 on railway banks and waste places. Noctuid larva? have been fairly 

 common on ribbon grass in the garden, I have obtained many by 

 sweeping. This mode of feeding is not likely to prove favourable to 

 their turningout to be those of Apamea mianiiinx andyl. oplnot/irnnnia. — 

 (Major) R. B. Robertson, Coxhorne. Ortoher 23rr/, 1895. 



Morpeth. — As far as my collecting experience goes, this season 

 has been a little below the average in this neigbourhood. During the 

 time that the sallows were in blossom the weather was unfavourable, 

 except for a night or two, and insects consequently proved scarce. 

 During May, June, July and the first three weeks in August, insects 

 were below the average in numbers. I only got one Plusia bractea, and 

 1\ iota B.nd P. pulchrina were much scarcer than usual. I found a 

 few Cirrhoedia xerampelina at the base of ash-trees, about six p.m., 

 towards the end of August. The weather at this time was very 

 favourable for collecting, and I found Xoctua dahlii, Dyschorista 

 suspecta, Epunda hitulcnt a move -plentiiiil at heather blossom [Callvna 

 vulgaris) than they usually are in this locality ; also X. castanea and 

 Hydroecia nictitans. Xoctua glareosa was really scarce at heather 

 blossom this season. — J. Finlay, Meldon Park, Morpeth. October 

 28th, 1895. 



DoNCASTER. — Autumn sugaring has been good. The most abundant 

 species have been Mellinia ein-ellaris and Ancliocelis. pistacina. I took 

 the var. .serina of the latter this autumn for the first time. Single 

 specimens of Xanthia aurat/o, Ai/rotis saucia and Cahicampa retusta 

 came to sugar. These species are all very rare here.- — H. H. Corbett, 

 M.R.C.S., 19, Hallgate, Doncaster. October SOth, 1895. 



Reading and Basingstoke. — The season certainly has not been a 

 good average one here. Sallows did not pay, the nights being too cold ; 

 although on one or two mild nights the Tfeniocamps were numerous, 

 and T. iniinda came freely to sugar on such nights. I did not take 

 Stanropus fai/i this year, but several of my friends did, including one 

 specimen of the black variety. I went to Basingstoke during Whit- 

 suntide for Senia sphcji/oniiis, and was fortunate enough to obtain a 



