334 THE entomologist's record. 



the owner of a foundry, situate in the centre of the town, who found 

 it at rest on the wall of a workshop. Electric light is used on the 

 premises, so no doubt that was the attraction. Unfortunately, when 

 it reached me it had gone through the inevitable match-box treatment, 

 and is not in the best of condition. This is the second Barnsley 

 specimen I have. — J. Harrison, F.E.S., 7, Gawber Road, Barnsley. 



Collecting FiVpiiuecije. — About the middle of October, 1896, 

 after finding there were some Ivitpit/uria larvae on golden-rod, in this 

 district, I collected a good supply of the plant, without troubling to 

 look for individual larvte. The plant was put into a big breeding 

 cage, and kept in my room ; but, as 1 was away from November to 

 April, the temperature was probably not high most of the winter. At 

 the same time I collected Aiif/dica and yarrow from the same place. 

 In April, Fiipithecia albipnnctata began to emerge from the Anijelka 

 and E. rin/cmreata from the golden-rod, and they continued to do so 

 through the greater part of May. Towards the end of June and 

 during July, E. subfulrata emerged from the yarrow. In June, E. 

 e.cpallidata began to emerge, and has continued to do so steadily till 

 the present time. One emerged as late as October 5th. Altogether I 

 have bred a fair number of this species. From the E. viri/auirata that 

 emerged in April, I obtained ova, which fed up on hawthorn, and 

 emerged in August ; so that it looks as if this species were regularly 

 double-brooded. — H. W. Vivian, B.A., F.E.S., Glanafon, Port Talbot. 



Notes from Reading. — Xylophasia scolopacina in Dorset. — In 

 April and May, pupae of Scsia spheijifoniiis were exceedingly scarce, but 

 pupje of .S. cipiijjifuDiiis were obtained more freely from oak. An 

 attempt, on June 8th, to get Abraxas sylcata and Astlwna blumeri 

 resulted in the capture of one of the former species. In the early part 

 of June, Eiipithccia phuiibculata and Diantlioecia carpophaga were plenti- 

 ful. On June 10th, Lithosia iiiesomeUa and Acidalia aubsericeata flew 

 freely at dusk. In the w-eek ended the 2Gth, Xoctua fcstira, X. briinnea, 

 Grainmeda trii/rammica, Hadcna i/enistac, Dipterijuia acabrimcula, Aplecta 

 tincta, A. nebulusa, Craniuphura lii/ustii, were amongst the visitors to 

 sugar. Five journeys during the first seven days of July, for Dici/da 

 uo, resulted in the capture of six imagines, one example being the 

 ab. reiuKju — a sad falling off from the total for 1896. Till the end of 

 the month nothing of note was taken, except three A'//Z«7>/(rts/a scolopacina^ 

 one netted at dusk, one taken at sugar, and another beaten out. 

 These were captured near Bridport, Dorset. Famphila comma was 

 numerous on the Berkshire Downs during the first week of August. 

 Treacling this month was almost a failure. Four visits for Noctiia 

 sWjinatica were rewarded by three poor specimens. On the 30th, 

 N. castanea ab. )ie'jlecta turned up at sugar, after being an absentee for 

 years. Sweeping heath and sugaring trees near, the same evening, 

 did not secure A[irotisa<iatluna. This is a great rarity in the district. 

 Tlliacea aura(/u, Mellinia (jilvaiju, M. circellaris, Hadcna protca and 

 Aspkalia diluta were out on September 6th, and continued to come to 

 sugar till the end, or nearly the end, of the month. Epunda lutnlenta 

 was taken on the 7th, and on subsequent dates a few more were 

 obtained. The only Cirrliuedia xemmpelina I got was taken on the 

 11th. Orthosla macilenta and Miselia o.ri/acanthac were fairly numerous 

 the latter part of the month. The wind, at the beginning of October, 

 went to due east and north-east, frosty nights prevailed, and for the 



