22 [January, 



Phragmatobia fuliginnsa, larvae common ; Dr. Dixey found an imago at. 

 Croyde, 1885. 



Diacrisia menthastri, also larvse. D. lubricipeda, larvse. 



Arctta villica, a few. [Also larvte. Dr. Dixey, 1897]. .4. caja, not common ; 



also larvse. 



CARADRINID.E. 



Cucullia absinthii, larvse on Artemisia absinthium. C. verbasci ?, larva? pro- 

 bably of this species were seen on mullein some years ago. 



Polia exoleta, at sugar. P. soda (petrificata), at sugar. P. ornithopus 



(rhizolitha), at sugar. P. lichenea, several at sugar ; one at. light. P- xantho- 



mista (nigrocincta) , scarce ; several females taken when sugaring with Dr. Dixey in 

 1890 and 1898. [Dr. Riding took three females and four females in 1883.] 

 Miselia oxyacanthce, at sugar. 



[Apnrophyla lutulenta, Dr. Riding took this at sugar.] A. nigra, at light and 



sugar ; sometimes abundant. A. lunosa, at sugar and light, also at rest by day. 



Orthcisia flora go (silago), scarce at sugar. 0. fulrago (cerago), one, 1894. 



0. circellaris (ferruginea), abundant at. sugar. 0. helvola (rvfma), common at 



sugar.— — 0. pistacina, common at sugar. 0. macilt-nta, at sugar. 0. lota, at 



sugar. 0. satellitia, at sugar. 



Conistra vaccinii, common at sugar. 



Leucania liiliargyrea, one taken at sugar by Dr. Dixey in 189V. L. littoralis, 



one taken at light by Dr. Dixey in 1897. L. conigera, rather common. L. uni- 



puncta (extranea), a solitary scout of the American " Army Worm " was captured 



September 28th, 1897, when sugaring with Dr. Dixey. L. impura, common. 



L. pallens, two specimens. 



Monima incerta (instabilis), at sallow bloom. M. stabilis, at. sallow bloom 



and sugar. M. pulverulenta (crucla), at sallow bloom. M. munda, one at 



sugar. M. gothica, at sallow bloom. 



Charceas graminis. 



Neuronia popularis, common at light ; one at sugar. 



Panolis piniperda, one taken by Dr. Dixey in 1898 in a young fir plantation 

 which was only planted in 1879, there being no other fir-trees near. 



\_Harmodia nana (conspersa), larvse, Dr. Riding.] [H. carpophaga (capso- 



phili), larvse, Dr. Riding.] H. capsincola, one specimen in 1884. [Also Dr. 



Riding, who found the larvse common.] H. cucubali, one mothing. [Dr. Riding 



found the larvse abundant.] 



Melanchra cespitis, several at light ; one at sugar. M. serena, larvse common ; 



F. D. Onslow. M. dentina, one in 1839. M. oleracea, larvse. M. pisi, larvse 



common. M. brassica;, occasionally at sugar ; also larvse. 



Agrotis vestigialis (valligera), at light and sugar. A. segetum, common at 



sugar. A. ypsilon (suffusa), abundant at sugar. A. exclamationis, common ; in 



the beginning of July, 1897, this came to flowers of Centranthus ruber in countless 



numbers. A. obelisca, three at sugar. A. nigricans, at sugar. A. saucia, 



abundant at sugar. A. cursoria, at sugar, on the sandhills. A. puta, a few at 



su „ ar _ .4. plecta, common at sugar. A. strigula (porphyrea), larvse.' A. 



agathina, taken at heather bloom by A. L. Onslow. A. tritic.i (aquilina), at 



su»ar, 1888. 4. simulans (pyrophila) ?, A. L. Onslow. A c-nigrum, at bloom 



