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T. instabilis, Cosmia trapezina, C. diffinis, C. affinis, Cyniatophora ridens 

 (abundant), C. fiavicornis, Bombyx neustria, Dicramira vimda, Notodonta 

 ziczac, Liparis vwnacha, Trachea piniperda, Scopolosoma satellitia, Diloba 

 caruleocephala, Ennomos fuscantaria, Amphidasys prodromaria. We 

 sugared every night, and did fairly well on the whole, although on the first 

 occasion we only got one moth, viz., Agrotis exclamationis. We took the 

 following moths : — Granimesia trilinea fa long series, including many 

 varieties), Aplecta herbida (abundant), A. tincta, Hadena dentina, Husina 

 tenebrosa (most of them between 1 and 2 a.m.), Thyatlra batis, Noctua 

 plecta, N. brunnea, N. /estiva, Miana strigilis, Leucania comma, L. turca, 

 Phloyophora meticulosa, Xylop)liasia inonoglypha, Agrotis exclamationis 

 (abundant), A. segetum, Hadena thalassina, Triphmia pronuba, Boarmia 

 consortaria, B. roboraria, B. repandata, Tephrosia extersaria (very abun- 

 dant), Camptogramma bilineata, Larentia pectinitaria, Acronycta rumicis, 

 A. psi, Ephyra omicronaria, Melanippe montanata. On the wing in the 

 evening we took Metrocampa margaritaria (abundant), Ellopia fasciaria, 

 Larentia pectinitaria, and Hepialus hectus. — H. O. Wells ; Hurstfield, 

 The Avenue, Gipsy Hill, S.E., July 17th. 



Below is a list of some of my captures during a week spent at the New 

 Forest in July : — The Rhopalocera were fairly represented for the time of 

 year. Limenitis sibylla and Argijnnis paphia occurred in abundance on the 

 bramble, while Argynnis adippe and A. selene were equally numerous on the 

 thistle-grown railway banks. A. aglaia was taken singly, as were several 

 newly emerged specimens of Vanessa urticcB, V. polychloros, V. atalanta, 

 and V. cnrdui. Lycana cegon was the only "blue" taken in profusion, 

 while Thecla rubi was the sole representative of the "hairstreaks." Rhodo- 

 cera rliamni, Pararge egeria, Satyrus semele, Epinephele hyperanthes, Hes- 

 peria thaumas, H. sylvanus, and H. comma also occurred plentifully. Tree- 

 trunk searching produced Ellopia fasciaria, Boarmia roboraria, Tephrosia 

 crqmscularia, T. biundularia, T. extersaria, Ephyra trilinearia, and several 

 species of- the genus Acidalia. The moths taken during the day were : — 

 Lithosia mesomella, L. rubricollis, Euthemonia russula, Scodiona belgiaria, 

 and Tanagra chcBrophyllata ; while Hepialus hectus, H. lupulinus, Metro- 

 campa margaritaria, Pseudoterpna cytisaria, Phorodesma bajularia, Hemi- 

 thea thymiaria, Melanthia albicillata and Cidaria fulvata were netted at 

 dusk. Sugaring produced Nola strigxda, Calligenia miniata, Boarmia 

 repandata (and the handsome black-banded variety), B. roboraria (eight 

 specimens), Gonophora derasa, Thyatira batis, Acronycta leporina, Leucania 

 turca and L. lithargyria (both plentifully), Xylophasia hepatica, Granimesia 

 trilinea, Triphmia subsequa (six specimens) ; this capture was the more 

 remarkable, as only two other examples of this insect were taken during 

 the week, although about a dozen entomologists were sugaring in the same 

 locality. Other insects taken were Noctua plecta, N. triangulum, N. 

 brunnea, N. /estiva, Epunda viminalis, Aplecta herbida (six specimens, 

 rather worn), A. nebulosa (a perfect nuisance), and Hadena thalassina. 

 Larva-beating was not very productive. Liparis monacha (just about to 

 spin up), Amphidasys prodroxnaria, Cyniatophora ridens, Trachea piniperda, 

 and a single specimen of Notodonta trcpida being the only larva? taken. — 

 W. Ilston Cox; 33, Muschamp Road, East Dulwich, S.E. 



