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not uncommon in the early summer. Bnjophila perla. — A frequent 

 visitor into the house attracted by the lamps. On September 7th, a 

 very small ochreous specimen came to light. It was so fresh that I 

 think it must have just left the pupa. Was this a case of retarded 

 emergence, or of a partial double-broodedness ? I am inclined to 

 thinl< the latter. ScoUopteryx libatn'.r. — Hybernated specimens were 

 met with until June 7th, and the 1911 brood began to appear on 

 July 30th. Kiiclidia f/li/phica was common ; much more so than 

 K. mi. Plenty of Brephns parthenias were seen in April, but as they 

 kept well out of reach I only succeeded in netting one on the 

 13th of the . month. Boiiiolocha fontis, Henninia tarsipennalis, H. 

 grUcalia and Hypenodes costaeatriyalis were all met with at dusk. 

 Hypena proboscidalis was as plentiful as usual, and a second 

 emergence occurred in the autumn when I netted a small, but very 

 well-marked specimen on September 4th. Oitraptcry.r sambncaria ab. 

 ciispidaria. — I netted two specimens at dusk on June 5i7th and July 

 8rd. As yet I have only met with males of this form. VeniUa 

 iiiacidata. — I captured a curious specimen on June 5th with the left 

 forewing broadly banded with black. As the wings are slightly mal- 

 formed, it is probable that this asymmetry was caused by some injury 

 when in the larval or pupal stage. Macaria notata and M. litnrata 

 were both scarce. Kiiiatnn/a atoiiiaria was in abundance about the 

 heath and variable. Between ]\Iay 12th and June 7th I selected a few 

 rather nice forms to add to our series. It may perhaps be interesting 

 to note that when this species is disturbed in cop., the female, although 

 the smaller of the two, carries the male in flight. Xuineria pulirraria 

 was fairly common in my garden. I captured two specimens of 

 Knnnmos eiosaria on July 22nd and 29th. Is not the popular name of 

 the moth, i.e., "September Thorn," rather misleading? E. ftiscantoria 

 was taken by my father at light in Tintern. I have not yet seen it over 

 here. Hiinera pennaria was common at light in October, and more 

 variable than usual. Two specimens I took have the basal portion of 

 the forewings suffused with blackish up to the first line of the median 

 band ; while another specimen has all the wings clouded with grey 

 scales. It may also be worth noting that a fine female was attracted 

 by light on October 17th ; a rather unusual occurrence I believe. 

 Pericallia si/ritu/aria, Kpione advenaria and K. apiciaiia were netted at 

 dusk. This is the first time I have seen the last-mentioned on this 

 side of the Valley. I'hiyalia pedaria. — The larva? were extremely 

 abundant on oak, beech, etc. Gnnphos dbsciirata. — Netted at dusk. 

 Tephrosia crepitsciilaria. — I obtained specimens of three broods during 

 the year ; the first brood from May 1st to June 4th; the second in 

 July, when two rather small females were taken, one netted at dusk 

 on the 13th of the month and the other at light next day ; and one 

 specimen of a third brood at light on October 18th, a male, which is 

 quite as large as any of the first brood. Boannia repandata was com- 

 mon and variable. Some nice examples of ab. convermria were ob- 

 tained, and also one almost pitch-black specimen, perhaps referable to 

 ab. niijricata, which looked very conspicuous on a light beech trunk. 

 B. r/ionihoidaria. — I obtained larvte on Cotoneaster. Hybernia defuliaria. 

 — Last autumn iDoth my father, at Tintern, and I, here, obtained one or 

 two specimens of this moth unlike any previously taken by us. They 

 are a deep brown with strongly marked subniarginal bands. Has this 



