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Collection number, 695 a. 



One specimen of each sex from Kanshirei (1000 ft.)- The 

 male captured in April, 1907, and the female in May, 1908. 



Asura pica, sp. n. 



? . Fore wings blackish with a white hook-like mark as in 

 limhata, but the streak is more oblique to inner margin, and is twice 

 interrupted near tbe costa ; the wbite outer border of limhata is here 

 represented by four white spots — one on the costa before apex, one at 

 apex, one at middle, and one at the inner angle ; all four united by a 

 slender, wavy, submarginal white line. Hind wings blackish. 



Expanse, 18 millim. 



Collection number, 695. 



One female specimen from Kanshirei (1000 ft.), September 

 22nd, 1906. 



May be a seasonal form of A. limhata. 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Hydrilla palustris, &c., at Wicken. — Tbougli it is, perhaps, 

 rather late in the day to tell of last summer's captures, it may be 

 well to record that I was fortunate enough during a visit to Wicken 

 in June to take two male specimens of Hydrilla jxdnstris. I believe 

 four other specimens were taken about the same time by other 

 collectors. Considering the amount of wind, oftentimes from the 

 east, we had during our stay of nearly three weeks, my friend (the 

 Rev. J. W. Metcalfe, of Ottery St. Mary) and I did fairly well. 

 Arsilache alhovenosa was not much in evidence, but I had never on 

 my two previous visits seen so many Macrogaster castanece (arund inis) 

 on the sheet, or such abundance of Meliana flammea. Four hard 

 days' work at Tuddenham produced only about two dozen Acid alia 

 riibiginala between us ; Lithostege griseata was almost over, but 

 Agrophila trahealis was plentiful. In exploring for L. griseata we 

 came upon a fresh locality for A. trahealis which promised well, but 

 the presence of an irate farmer who would not listen to reason 

 made future visits undesirable. The pine trees at Tuddenham are 

 well-known as the resting place of Hecatera serena, but our experi- 

 ence was that the trees were quite deserted for the flowers of the 

 viper's bugloss {Echiuvi vulgare) which was growing in great profu- 

 sion on the hillside. I took an entirely new series from the llowers, 

 the moths settling quietly in brilliant sunshine. The Rev. J. W. 

 Metcalfe was fortunate enough to take a specimen of Dianthcecia 

 irregularis in the same way. The weather was fine during the 

 whole of our stay except for one night when a thunderstorm was 

 imminent, so much so as to drive us liome in haste, only to find that 

 it had left Wicken practically untouclieil in its course, and to have 

 the mortification of knowing the next morning that the previous night 

 had been entomologically the night of the season. The continuance 

 of wind, however, was a serious disadvantage. — Rev. J. E. Tarbat; 

 Fareham, Hants. 



