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much more quiet. Favicolor is evidently a shy insect, and I nearly lost one of 

 those captured on the 4th, as it fluttered off the sugared post into some long grass 

 where I had some difficulty in finding it. — Gervase F. Mathew, Dovercourt : 

 August l£th, 1902. 



Lepidoptera in the New Forest in June, 1902. — Included among many others 

 were. Tanessa polychloros, larvae on sallow ; ISphinx ligustri, Choerocaiupa elpenor, 

 Macroglossa fuciformis, and M. bomby/iformis, Sesia forrnicceformin, Lnnacodes 

 test udo, Nola eucullatella, N. strigula, larvae not uncommon, Lithosia mesomella, 

 L. aureola, L. quadra, L. riibricollis, Euthemonia russula, Halias prasinana, Che- 

 Ionia villica, Liparis monacha, Peecilocampa populi, E/lopia fasciaria, Amphydasis 

 prodromaria, Cleora glabraria, C. lichenaria, Boarmia roboraria , just getting out 

 as we came away, B. consortaria, a few worn, and evidently almost over, Tephrosia 

 extersaria, not uncommon ; Ephyra punctaria, E. omicronaria, and others of the 

 genus ; Acidalia trigeminata, one of the commonest Geometers, the specimens large 

 and in fine condition, and came more freely to sugar than any Noctua did ! Corycia 

 temerata and C. taminata, both common ; Macaria alternata, a few at Matley Bog 

 among alder ; Scodiona belgiaria, the form much paler than the West Yorkshire 

 moth ; Aspilates strigillaria, plentiful ; Eupithecia reciangulata, and others of 

 the genus ; Collix sparsata, we were a little surprised to find this a New Forest 

 moth ; Diloba cceruleocephala, Thyatira batis, Ci/matophora ridens,\&r\ve, common ; 

 Diphthera Orion, a few at sugar; Dipterygia pinastri, Rusina tenebrosa, Era*tria 

 fuscula, common ; Trachea piniperda, larvae, common ; Taniocampa miniosa, lai'vae, 

 common ; Aplecta herbida and ^4. nebulosa, Hydrelia unca, Matley Bog ; Catocala 

 promissa and C. sponsa, larvae; Botys pandalis, Cryptob/abes bistriga, Crambus 

 sylvellus, common, &c. The fine stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) was very much in 

 evidence all around Broekenhurst — one evening I picked up eleven in a few 

 minutes ; and Hymenoptera were well represented in the fine hornets which came 

 freely to the sugared trees during the daytime, and up to almost dark. — G-eo. T. 

 Porritt, Crosland Hall, Huddersfield : August \Mh, 1902. 



The British Museum Collection of British Lepidoptera. — The donations up to 

 date have been as follows : — some living larva? from Mr. Smallpiece of Ringwood, 

 Hants ; a pair of Lycana minima, var. alsoides, from Mr. Piffard : these were 

 taken on the coast near Lymington, Hants ; a living pupa in cocoon, and three 

 cocoons, from which the moths had emerged, of Plusia moneta, from Mr. Small- 

 man. In addition to the above, Mr. Ed. H. Thornhill, Boxworth, Cambridge, has 

 promised some larvae, and the Bev. Joseph Greene will send a large collection of 

 preserved pupae. — G. F. Hampson, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell 

 Road, S.W. : August lbth, 1902. 



The white variety of Dianthcecia carpophaga. — At the end of last May I 

 obtained three specimens of the chalky-white variety of this insect, one being 

 without the hind-marginal markings. They were taken on the sandhills on the 

 Kentish Coast, and were all at rest on blades of marram grass, having presumably 

 recently emerged. — Percy C. Reid, Feering Bury, Kelvedon : July, 1902. 



