IS THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



jn'atense, of which the imago is common in the fen. Maybe I did 

 not go the right way to work. I have not time to take entomology 

 as seriously as I should wish, but I should like to know where I 

 went wrong. — Harold Hodge ; 9, Highbury Place. 



Lepidopteea attracted to Light. — The following is a list 

 of Lepidoptera taken at light last year in a room lit by two 

 acetjdene lights. The dates are the earliest on which each species 

 was observed; — SmerintJnts populi (two), May 13th and 22nd; 

 Euchelia jacobcBce, May 13th ; Spilosoina mendica, May 14th ; 

 S. luhricipeda, June 5th ; »S'. menthastri, May 4th ; Hepialus 

 lupuUnus, Aug. 20th ; Portliesia mcrijiua, Aug, 7th ; Dasychira 

 jpiidihunda, May 4th ; Pcecilocamjja poindi, Nov. 18th ; Drepana 

 lacertinaria, May 15th and Aug. 7th ; D. falcataria, Aug. 14th 



D. hinaria, May 4th; Gilix spinula. May 4th and Aug. 7th; Dicranura 

 bifida, June 17th ; Pterostovia valpina, May 4th and Aug. 14th 

 Lopiliopteryx camelina, May 4th and Aug. 7th ; Notodonta dictcEoides 

 Aug. 8th ; Glostera reclusa, April 20th ; Diloha ccendeocepliala 

 Oct. 20th; Acronycta psi, May 4th; Leucania lithargyria, June 30th 

 L. comma, June 7th ; L. imjyura, June 30th ; L. pallens, June 30th 

 Tapinostola fulva, Sept. 16th ; Hydracia nictitans, Aug. 10th ; H. 

 micacea, Sept. 4th ; Axylia putris, June 8th ; Xylophasia rurea 

 May 30th ; X. litJioxylea, June 8th ; X. monoglypha, June 17th 

 Neuronia popularis, Aug. 27th ; Cerigo cytherea, Aug. 10th; Litperina 

 cespitis, Sept. 5th ; Mamestra sordida, June 14th ; Apamea didyma 

 Aug. 6th ; Miana strigilis, June 7th ; ill. fasciuncula, May 30th 

 Grammesia trigrammica, May 22nd ; Garadrina morplieus, June 7th 

 G. hlanda, June 10th ; Busina tenehrosa, June 7th ; Agrotis puta 

 Aug. 7th; ^4. scgetwn, July 6th ; A. exclamationis, June 3rd ; A. cor- 

 ticea, June 29th ; Noctua plecta, June 17th ; N. festiva, July 3rd 

 N. ruhi, June 26th ; A'', umbrosa, Aug. 16th ; N. xanthographa 

 Aug. 16th ; TriphcBna iantkina, Aug. 16th ; T. comes, Aug. 30th 

 T. pronuba, June 30th ; Amphipyra tragopogonis, July 29th ; Tcsnio- 

 campa gothica, April 10th ; Orthosia lota, Sept. 28th ; Anchocelis 

 pistacina, Sept. 27th ; A. lunosa, Sept. 4th; Gerastis vacinii, Oct. 21st; 

 G. spadicea, Sept. 23rd; Scopelosoma satellitia, Nov. 1st; Xanthia 

 citrago, Sept. 4th ; X. flavago, Sept. 16th ; X. ferruginea, Oct. 6th ; 

 Galymnia diffinis, July 10th ; Dianthoscia capsincola, May 30th ; 

 Miselia oxyacanthcB, Oct. 21st ; Hadcna dentina, May 20th ; Xylo- 

 cainpa lithoriza. May 4th ; Gucullia umbratica, June 17th; Plusia 

 chrysitis, June 30th ; P. moneta, June 19th ; P. gamma. May 23rd ; 

 Gatocala niipta, Sept. 14th ; Ourap)teryx savibucaria, June 30th ; 

 Epione apiciaria, Aug. 14th ; Bumia luteolata. May 6th ; Angerona 

 prunaria, July 7th; Metrocampa margaritaria, June 17th ; E^crymcne 

 dolobraria, June 7th ; Pcricallia syringaria, July 5th ; Selenia bilit- 

 naria, May 5th ; S. lunaria. May 30th ; Odontopera bidentata. May 

 3rd; Grocallis elinguaria, Aug. 14th; Ennomos alniaria, Aug. 15th ; 



E. erosaria, Sept. 14th ; Himera pennaria, Sept. 21st ; Ilemeropliila 

 abrnptaria, May 3rd ; Boarmia repandata, June 17th ; B. gemmaria, 

 June 30th ; B. roboraria, June 30th ; Teplirosia biundularia, May 15th ; 

 Geometra papilionaria, July 10th; lodis lactearia, June 17th; Epliyra 

 porata. May 4th; Acidalia sc%Uulata, July 2nd; A. subsericeata, 



