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wings. C. trhtdlua. — At light, not uncommon, and quite typical. 

 Honiaeosoma nimbella and H. sinudla. — Both species came to light. 

 Anerastia lotella.— Both sexes came to light, probably from the 

 marshy ground towards the Romanche. The specimens are redder 

 than those examples of the species that I have captured at Deal. 

 Ili/thi/ia carndla. — Both forms occurred, i.e., the form with, and that 

 without, a pale costa. Dionjctria splendidella (abietella). — Two speci- 

 mens at light, one exceedingly fine. Both are specifically identical 

 with specimens in my collection from Forres and Shoeburyness. The 

 Dauphin^ specimens, however, are very strongly marked. 



Pyralides. — Cledcohia {Actinia) brunnealis. — Two specimens in a 

 lucerne field, both males, disturbed in the daytime. Knni/chia ciiu/u- 

 lata. — One very large specimen came to light. None observed on the 

 wing. Uhodaria san<iuinalis. — Brighter and yellower than the Wal- 

 lasey specimens. They are very like individuals captured at Cour- 

 mayeur and Aosta (Piedmont). The specimens taken here came to 

 light. Pijrausta punicealis and P. imrpuralis. — Were both captured, 

 and not uncommon. Hydrocampa stcujnalis. — One rather small male 

 specimen came to light. Botys jiavaUs.— One specimen only, in very 

 fine condition. It is very unicolorous, yellow, and with scarcely a 

 trace of darker markings, probably the ab. liUealis, Dup. B. repan- 

 dalis. — Not uncommon on the borders of the lucerne fields. In fine 

 condition, of large size, and not at all so strongly marked as most of 

 the specimens in the British Museum collection. B. tcrrcalis. — A worn 

 specimen only was captured. tSj/ilodea rcrticalis {cinctalis). — Not 

 uncommon, fairly large, i.e., as large as our British specimens, and 

 larger than specimens of the second brood that we captured at Bag- 

 neux (Paris), in early August, 1893. These are also much more 

 strongly marked. 



Pyralgides.- — Dcpressaria ociilana. — One specimen only came to 

 light. Fsecadia pusidla. — One specimen only of this species (so 

 abundant at La Grave), found on a window. Hyponovieuta cayna- 

 ydlm. —Common at light ; the specimens quite typical. 



Alucitides. — Alucita hc.radactyla. — Taken at light, and in the 

 house (bed-room). Plad the latter come in for hybernation? 



Pterophorides. — Miiiicu'SL'ojitilus ^ap/iodactyluv {l(ieirii). — Common 

 on the same ground as A. uchrala. AciptiUa -pentadactyla. — Common 

 in the hedgerows and fields. A. baliodactyla. — Worn and scarce, 

 probably going over. l-'terop/idrus nionodactyla. ■ — One specimen 

 only. 



ToRTRiciDEs. — Dichdia ynomana. — Two or three specimens only, 

 disturbed from the hedgerow by the side of the slope Avhere A. uchrata, 

 etc., occurred. Sericuris cespitana. — Genevvilly common. Penthina 

 corticana. — One specimen disturbed from the herbage near the hotel. 

 Carpocapaa pomonana. — One specimen only, came to light. 



Zygaenides. — Zyyaena carniolica. — Abundant in all the fields and 

 lanes about the village. The greater number with the normal creamy 

 rings very ill developed, and the central pan- of spots often united 

 (already described, anti'., vol. viii., p. 217). /^. achillcac. — The species 

 was going over. I found only one or two specimens on the thistle- 

 flowers with Z. (■arniolica. Z. transalpiiia. — This species was in 

 splendid condition, of rather small size, and very abundant at a little 

 elevation behind the village. Kirby says this is a " southern form of 



