64 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



This is the second time I have bred both these species in the late 

 summer, the first having been already recorded in the ' Entomologist ' 

 (vol. xxxiv. pp. 229 and 258), and I was very much interested to read 

 Mr. Richard Garratt's note in this month's issue (vol. xxxvii. p. 323) 

 on the same subject, indicating that the two broods occur wild as well 

 as in confinement. On July 12th Aventia flexula was beaten out, and 

 on the 14th and 20th Plusia moneta was taken from the lamps. 

 Acronycta aceris was taken on the 18th, and Triphana ianthina on the 

 23rd. Larvje of Smerinthus tilia, went down to pupate on the 25th, 

 but neither this year, nor previously, have the imagines appeared the 

 same year. On the 25th also, a rather striking light variety of 

 Abraxas grossulariata flew into my study window ; and on the 27th 

 and 30th Hesperia comma was to be seen in great numbers on Ranmore. 

 On these dates also, I beat Lithosia deplana and Anticlea cucullata, both 

 of which were new to me. Also, on the 27th, I took a bleached speci- 

 men of Epinephele ianira, the under side being especially light. From 

 this time until the middle of September I was away from Dorking, and 

 so my next entry for this locality is Sept. 17th, when a brood of larva? 

 of Iladena oleracea begun to go down ; they had been feeding since 

 July 26th. I did nothing of note during the rest of the year, except 

 an occasional visit to the lamps, when I took Xanthia citrago on Oct. 

 11th, and Xonagria arundinis on Oct. 12th. On Dec. 1st Paicilocampa 

 populi was fairly abundant. 



The new species taken by me in this locality this year are : — 

 Lithosia deplana, Drepana falcataria, Asphalia flavicornis, Leucania 

 Hthargyrict, Nonagria arundinis, Xanthia citrago, Anarta myrtUli, Eury- 

 ii/cite dolabraria, Zonosoma pendularia, Asthena luteata, Bapta taminata, 

 Emmelesia alchemillata, Eupithecia scabiosata, E. lariciata, E. sobrinata, 

 Melanippe procellata, and Anticlea cucullata. Some of these, of course, 

 are quite common things, but I had not taken them here before. — 

 F. A. Oldaker ; Parsonage House, Dorking, Dec. 30th, 1904. 



Lepidoptera at Light in Reigate and Redhill, 1904. — During 

 the past season I have worked the street-lamps in this district for 

 Lepidoptera very regularly, and I think perhaps the following list of 

 my captures may be of interest to some of my fellow-collectors. The 

 electric arc lamps in the market-places of both towns were especially 

 productive, Staiiropus fagi, Pheosia dictaoides (fertilized female), Noto- 

 donta trepida, and Ennomos fuscantaria (37) being taken flying around 

 these. I must add that I am indebted to Mr. Tonge, of Reigate, for 

 the identification of many of the species. The date given is for the 

 first specimen taken. Sphinx ligustri, July 5th. Chcerocampa elpenor, 

 June 20th. C. porcellus, July 8th. Smerinthus tilia, May 23rd. S. 

 ocellatus, June 27th. S. populi, July 5th. Tuo statices, July 27th. 

 Arctia caia, July 27th. Phragmatobia (Spilosovia) fuliginosa, July 6th. 

 Spilosoma lubricipeda, May 16th. S. menthastri, May 26th. Hepialus 

 hamuli, July 7th. H . hectus, July 1st. H . hipulinus, May 30th. Cossus 

 ligniperda, June 30th. Zeuzera pyrina, July 27. Porthesia similis, 

 June 28th. Stilpnotia (Leucoma) salicis, July 8th. Dasychira pudibunda , 

 June 6th. Pcecilocampa populi, Nov. 14th. Malacosoma neustria, July 

 27th. Lasiocampa quercifolia, July 27th. Cilix glaucata, June 3rd. 

 Dicranura vinvla, May 11th. Stauropus fagi, July 27th. Pterostoma 



