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Ilfracombe pupte and continued to do so till October 9th. On 

 October 7th a specimen of Dianthoecia cucnbali emerged from a South 

 Devon pupa, the larva being obtained in August, so that this looks 

 remarkably like a third brood. On October 26th, I met Mr. Tonge 

 at Brockenhurst, where we were joined by Mr. Lyle. Sugar 

 in Hollands Wood gave very poor results. Only a few Aoriopis 

 ciprilina, Srnpelosmna satellitia, ('. vacchiii, Miselia oxi/acanthae 

 including two var. capucina came, not a single specimen of Xylina 

 Kocia {petrifirata) or A', nrnit/iopua (rliizolit/ia) put in an appearance. 

 The evening was very cold and ivy bloom was also a failure, only 

 a few common Noctuae, three Oporahia (lilutata and six Cidaria 

 nterata (psittacota) were netted or fell into the beating tray. Two 

 Hinina peiDiaria, J s were netted and a ? F.nnnnioK eroaario was 

 discovered at rest on a stem of bracken and duly obliged with ova, 

 which were Ijright green when first laid, afterwards tui-ning to a dark 

 olive-green. On the morning of the 27th, a visit was made to New 

 C^opse, but as soon as it was reached a heavy rain came on and we 

 spent the morning under a Douglas pine, being eventually driven to 

 seek shelter in an old shed. By the evening the rain had eased a little 

 and we sugared in Hollands Wood. The rain, however, washed the 

 sugar off, but in some cases where the trunks were sheltered S'. 

 satellitia. < '. racrinii and ^f. o.rj/acaiit/Ki' cabxne in some numbers with one 

 ( '. e.roleta. On November 28th, another visit was paid to Brockenhurst, 

 when I again had the pleasure of ^Ir. Lyle's company. We sugared 

 in Hollands Wood, but only a few S'. mtdlitia and r. rarcinii came. 

 CheinKttnhia hrinnata was exceedingly abundant swarming on every tree 

 trunk. Only one Hi/bcrnia defoliaria (freshly emerged and crippled) 

 and four H. anrantiioia, worn, were seen. I found (ionrpterii.r r/ianiiii 

 hibernating in ivy about 8 feet from the ground, and Mr. Lyle showed 

 me another, also in ivy, about 30 feet from the ground. On November 

 29th six Sarrotliripa iiniiiilnniis [rcraijana) and three ('. aitcrata 

 (imttacato) were beaten out. On the evening of November 20th, we 

 walked to Lady Cross but not a single Geometer was seen. Four 

 freshly emerged Poeritorampa pupiili were taken on street lamps, and 

 two S'. aatcllitia were discovered feeding on broken hips of the Wild 

 Rose. On December 1st 1 entered the train at Southampton tor home, 

 and on the cushion sat a perfectly fresh Hi/brniia (Ictnliaria, which was 

 soon made comfortable in a pillbox. This was my last capture foi- 

 the year. 



Nomenclature. 



By Hy. .T. turner, F.E.S. 

 In view of the forthcoming Liternational Congress of Entomology, 

 to be held at Oxford in the early part of August, it may not be 

 inadvisable to make various suggestions, which might be borne in 

 mind in the proposeil consideration of the " vexed question," Nomen- 

 clature. The specialists who will meet there will no doubt look at the 

 question more or less from their own prejudged position, induced by 

 their constant contact with the intricacies and absurdities which are 

 continually arising in their daily work. Possibly a few suggestions 

 from a broader point of view may be of use in bringing in points 



