tllACtlCAL tiiNtS. l8l 



8. — The larvee of Sarrothripa undulanm [revaijana) may be beaten 

 from oak, in July. 



9. — The larvae of Craniophora [Acromjcta) Ivjustri are sometimes 

 to be beaten from privet hedges, in July and August. 



10. — The plants of Galiiiin, rcrum should be well searched, in 

 August, for larvjB of Antidca vuculata (sinuata). 



11. — The first week in August, the larva of Hecatera chri/smona 

 is to be found stretched at length across the flowers and seed-heads of 

 lettuce, in gardens. 



12. — The second week in August is the best time to collect the 

 galls made on the stems of Polygonum acu-ulare, by larvie of Asi/clnia 

 acratella. These should be exposed to direct rays of sun. 



13. — The larvte of (Jelechia scriptella fold the leaves of maple, in 

 August. 



14. — Seed-heads of cowslips should be collected in August forlarvre 

 of Eupoecilia ciliana. The larvae want cork in which to pupate. 



15. — Leaves of buckthorn, folded and fastened together the whole 

 length of the leaf, should be collected in September for larvae of 

 Pho.voptenjx dcmaana. They do not pupate until spring, and should 

 be given cork in which to pupate. 



16. — During July, August and September, some white web over 

 the mid-rib of elm leaves indicates the presence of the plain green 

 larva of PempeUafonnom, which feeds openly by day on the upper sur- 

 face of the leaves, and probably uses the web for shelter only at night. 



17. — In the last week of July, on the banks of the river Bure, I 

 found Sericoris dnuhledaijana, flying gently among Lastrea, M)jrica, 

 and reeds, in the late afternoon sunshine. It is necessary to look for 

 the moths, so little do they rise above the undergrowth (Meek). 



18. — In early August, Gelechia palmtrella flies directly after dusk, 

 i.e., when it is actually getting dark, and may be then taken flying 

 over the reeds, Spcnyanium, Tijpha, Iris, etc., that go to make up a 

 veritable ditch flora. Later on it comes to light. I have taken it 

 from 10.30 to 12.30 p.m. by this means. 



19. — In July, the cones of Gracilaria populetoniiii are to be found 

 on birch. The cone occupies an entire leaf, in which the green, rather 

 transparent, larva feeds. 



^^ ARI ATI N. 



Aberration of Eupithecia abbreviata. — I took, among other speci- 

 mens of the same species, in April, at Swansea, a fine aberration^ of 

 Eupithecia abbreviata, the middle of the wing being nearly white. 

 — (Major) R. B. Robertson, Wellington Court, Cheltenham. 



Amphidasys betularia ab. doubledayaria at Forest Gate. — 

 On May 23rd, I picked up a specimen of A. betularia ab. doiibledaijaria 

 in this neighbourhood. As I have not seen any record of this 

 aberration being taken in the London district, I thought perhaps 

 it might be of sufficient interest to insert in the Record. — A. W. 

 Mera, 79, Capel Road, Forest Gate. May 2ith, 1897. 



^I^OTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 



Dasypolia templi at Swansea. — I have been shown a male Dasyjiolia 

 templi, which was taken at Swansea in the autumn of 1896. This 

 species is quite new to the district. — (Major) R. B. Robertson. 



