94 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



fed larva' of the same species, about twice the size were taken off lime 

 trees in North Kent. In both cases the larvtB went to earth on the 

 following day. The first Antia raja emerged on June 30th, and 

 Hccatera screna was taken in a Nunhead garden at dusk, at the flowers 

 of stocks. 



On July bth, near Croydon, ('uspidia niej/areii/Ktla, Ijoannia 

 rciianiiatix, and A'. Utho.vylea, and pups of A. t/russulariata were taken 

 off" fences, and by searching flowers and seedheads of Silciie injlota, 

 larvfB of l>iaitt/ifi'cia conspersa, J). ci(ci(hali, /). ca/isincolo and l>. 

 /■arjio/i/iaiia were taken, mostly half grown, but some of the last species 

 were full fed. 



On 'luly lltli Mania inaiira came to light at East Dulwich, and on 

 the 15th I went for a three weeks' stay at Eastbourne. During my visit I 

 found liii/o/iliila iiniralis Q/laiulifera) decidedly scarce, and other 

 entomologists I met had the same experience. On July 16th I took 

 larvje of /'. cdiixper.sa, D. capsincula and D. carpoji/ia(/a in seedheads of 

 S. iii/lata. On the 17th, sugar was tried but owing to the high wind 

 very few insects came, those noted were Xi/lojihasia jioli/odDn, Aijrdtis 

 liniiaera, Lciicaiiia raniiiera, X. lithoxi/lca, X. xiihlNslrix and ('aradrina 

 tara.vici. Cocoons of A. tilipcndiihe were plentiful, but no imagnies 

 were seen. Sugar was again tried on the 18th when only T. pnniiiba 

 X. jioli/odDii, Apaiiiea didi/nia [ociilea), Miaiia literosa and />. pollens 

 turned up. A number of Mclanippe f/aliata were netted or taken i)i 

 rop. on the grass stems after dark, also a J Cosinotrirhe piitutoria. 

 J), carpop/iat/a ova were found freely, on flowers of the Sea Campion 

 {Silene maritinia) ; one flower had eight and another five ova. While 

 going the rounds of the sugar a great buzzing of wings was heard. 

 Turning our lamps in the direction of the sound, a cloud of moths 

 about the size of X. jKdtjodnn were seen hovering about two feet from 

 the ground, their bright eyes gleaming. They were no doubt 

 assembling, but we quite failed to discover the females. 



A ? T. psi, taken earlier in the evening at rest on a telegraph 

 pole, suggested a very extended emergence, as my first specimen of 

 this species was taken at rest on May 19th. 



On July IDth, at Beachy Head, only one imago of A. jilipendnhf 

 was seen, three or four A. rori/don <? s, one llippaicJiia semclc, one 

 Seaia stellataiKiii, one An/i/nnis ai/laia, and four ^ and one $ Portlwaia 

 (■hri/son/ma, the latter at rest on blackthorn. In the evening I was 

 surprised to note the extraordinarily strong flight of the last named. 



On the 20th some nice forms of A. ;/rossiilariata were taken, also a 

 y Amorplia popiiU at rest on a poplar tree, and on the following day a 

 pair of the latter were found in cop. on another poplar tree, at 

 10.45 a.m. A nice batch of ova were obtained on the 22nd, which 

 hatched on the 29th and resulted in a number of pup;p, but no second 

 brood emerged. Homo of the newly hatched larvre were very restless 

 and refused to feed at all. I'lpinephelc tU/mniis, K. /antra, P. icarns, 

 and Aiflais aitinr were flying along the hedges, and a pair of P. rapa- 

 were noted /// cop., the 3 carried the 2 when disturbed. Mr. Sharp 

 had nine IK ntcnhali emerge as a second brood on this date. After 

 dark Mania manra and ^1/. tj/pira only came to sugar. /. . pollens, 

 L. iinpnra, L. straininea, and C phraipnatidis were netted, and a full- 

 fed Uicrannra rinula larva was taken off a poplar. On the 28rd I took 

 my first and only />'. mnralis ((ilandifcra) during my stay, it was the 



