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and deceived me, though I was most particuLir in searcliing. I 

 regret the mistake and hasten to rectify it. — (Major) Charles 

 Partridge ; The Castle, Portland. 



The Abundance of Plusia gamma. — There has been an 

 extraordinary abundance of this insect here, about three-fourths 

 of the insects I have caught at dusk during the last month 

 proving to be worn examples of this species. I failed to procure 

 any good specimens, and therefore came to the conclusion that 

 they must be hybernated examples. — A. E. Hall; Norbury, 

 Sheffield, July 1, 1888. 



Abundance of Larvae. — This year has been a phenomenal 

 one here, as far as the great quantity of Geometer larvae is 

 concerned. Nearly all the woods I have visited in this locality 

 have been considerably disfigured, but none of them could 

 compare to Ecclesall Wood, near here, the oaks and hazels of 

 which were completely denuded of their foliage and are now 

 putting forth a second crop of leaves. The larvae were pria- 

 cipall}' Ihjhernia progemmaria and //. aurant'iar'ia, the former of 

 which completely covered one, and was continually falling down 

 one's neck whilst beating. //. dsfoliarla appears here to prefer 

 elm to execute its gormandizing propensities. A few larvae 

 of Pliigalia pedaria and Opruhria ddiUata occurred. Tanio- 

 campa pidveridenta larvae were swarming in some parts, twenty 

 and more in my tray at once. The larvae of this species are 

 nearly as bad cannibals as Cali/mnia trapezina. — A. E. Hall. 



Sugaring near Carlisle — In this neighbourhood sugaring 

 has been almost useless during the summer months, but alwaj's 

 improved in October. This year, however, since the 11th July, 

 many connnon species have been i)lentiful at sugar, such as 

 Agrotis segetuni, A. exclamation is, Lcucania pallens, and Xijlopliasia 

 monoglypha. I have a large bed of valerian, which is attractive 

 to Plusiidie and Cacidiia umhratica, — 1\I. Routledge ; Hayton, 

 Carlisle, July 2:3, 1888. 



AiMniYDASis STRATARiA AT LIGHT. — I captured three speci- 

 mens, at light, of this beautiful insect, on April 11th, 13th and 

 llth, and I have no doubt could have captured a great many 

 more. — G. Heseltine ; Walhampton, Lymington, Hants. 



CiDAHiA suFFUMATA YAR. picEATA. — Cldarla suffiimata has 

 not been (juite so plentiful this season as formerly, owing no 



