184 THE entomologist's record. 



of April the first Saturnia pavonia, a ^ , appeared. "The Eiuperor 

 Moth " is very common on the heather-covered tops of the hills. I 

 took a tine series of J s, last year, by " assembling " with a bred $ . 

 Some of the J s are very dark, and these dark specimens are smaller 

 than typical examples. Tcphrosia crepuacHiatia was fairly commonly 

 found at rest on tree trunks, principall}' larch ; this species is not so 

 common here as it used to be ; a blackish form simihir to the example 

 figured in South's Moths of the British Isles, vol. ii., plate 13G., tig 8, 

 used to occur, not uncommonly, in the Ha'fod Van Woods. These 

 woods were cut down about three years ago, and I have not since seen 

 this variety in the district. Malenijdris [Larentia) nndtistiiiiaria was 

 common amongst bedstraw ; before 3 p.m. this species is veiy difficult 

 to find, but after this time they crawl out of the undergrowth and sit 

 about the top of the bedstraw and on clumps of grass, etc. A fine 

 and varied series was taken ranging from pale examples do the blackish 

 form ab. nnbilata, Tutt, the ab. i-iryata, Tutt, was fairly common, but 

 ab. nnbilata was decidedly rare, and only three examples were taken. 

 A few Kuijithecia ciih/ata at rest on fence-posts, represented the "pugs." 

 I was unable to do much "sallowing" this spring, but on the few 

 occasions I was able to pay a visit to the few scattered sallow bushes 

 we have here, I found Taeniocainpa ijothica, T, stahilis, T. pnlvendenta 

 and I'achnobia rabricosa were common enough, more especially the 

 first species. Strangely enough Taeniocainpa instabilis is decidedly 

 scarce in this district for I have only come across three or four 

 examples. A few lirephos parthenias were seen, on sunny days, at 

 the beginning of the month. Hying high over the birches. 



From the beginning of May a long spell of tine, hot weather set 

 in, which lasted, almost without a break, until October. Every 

 available moment was seized for collecting, with, on the whole, 

 satisfactory results. Sugar, until September, was an absolute failure, 

 night after night producing nothing except a few Ai/lophasia inono- 

 ijlypha, Noctiia festiva, liadena olcracea, Tripliaena pronttba, and a few 

 other common yoctuae. Amongst the butterflies i'ieris brassicae, b*. 

 lapae, and y. napi, especially the last species, were common every- 

 where, a few Brenthis euphrosyne were taken in the Llanock Woods at 

 Crumlin, Coenomjnipha painphilns was abundant everywhere and 

 especially so at Peu-y-van. t'allophrys rnbi and yisoniades tat/es were 

 fairly common. Hesperia inalvae is a very rare insect in this district. 

 I have only seen one specimen, at Pont-llan-fraith, in 1909. A 

 journey to this place in search of H. mahae and Hemaiis titi/us, a 

 specimen of which was taken in 1909, was fruitless. Amongst the 

 (ieometers Cabera pusaria and C. e.tanthentata, Lozot/rannna [Panayra) 

 petraria, Kinaturya atoniaria, Berizoina (Kinnielesia) albulata, Kupithecia 

 culijata and K. nanata, Xanthoihoe montanata and A', finctnata, 

 Cureiuia f'erruyata, C. ilesii/nata, ('iilaiia conjlata, C. trnncata, and 

 Opisthoifraptis lutculata were abundant in the woods and on the hill- 

 sides, A few Gonodontis bidentata were found at rest on grassy banks 

 after dark. I'jniatnnia atoniaria is exceedingly abundant on the hills 

 here, some of the ? s are very dark and the <jf s range from light 

 tawny to almost black examples. Lozotjranuna petraria occurs in the 

 greatest profusion amongst bracken. During this and the following 

 month the larvie of Lasiocampa quercus were very common amongst 

 heather, some 50 or 60 were collected, but for some unaccountable 



