178 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



On the 5th a flying visii in the evening to a marshy field 

 near here produced Melitcea aiirinia, Euxanthis straminea, 

 Chlidonia haumanniaiui, and Acompsia tinctella, in addition to a 

 larva of Astero'^copas sphinx [cassinea). On the 7th I was able to 

 visit our hills in the afternoon. In one corner of a field a colony 

 of Capido minimus was discovered. Adela fibidella was present 

 amongst the germander speedwall. Cucidlia umhratica was taken 

 at rest on a stone wall, and Plati/ptilia gonodactyla on the 

 herbage at the side of a lane. On the 9th in our osier beds I 

 took Hydr'iomena alhidata, Epennenia iUigerella (first brood), 

 EidopJiasia inessingiella, and Elachista ceru^ella. The next day 

 found me in our woods, when P. hastata again appeared. This 

 species seems to have become suddenly almost common in this 

 district. Hijdrocampa nymphoeata, Eucosma arcuelia, Harpella 

 geoffrella. L. spinolella, and Eriocephala aruncella (seppella) were 

 out in small numbers. I beat a couple of Polyploca ridens larvae 

 out of oak. 



On the 13th a specimen of Pmiiiiiene regiana was found on a 

 neighbour's fence under a sycamore, under the bark of wbich no 

 doubt the larva had fed. This sycamore tree has fortunately 

 escaped the tree felling which has lately become so general in 

 this city. 



Another visit to the hills on the 14th provided specimens 

 of Agr'iades hellirgiis, Deilephila porcellus, Eucyiitatnue tersata, 

 O. pitrvidactylux, E. artmcella, and Elachista cygnipennella. 

 EnariUDtiia woeheriana appeared in my garden on June 15th. 

 The larva feeds under the bark of cherry, laurel, and pink may 

 {Cratcegus oxyaantha var. rubra). The same evening, between 

 8 and 9 p.m., I was fortunate in taking for the first tune, 

 Hemimene sequnnn in our osier beds. The next day a specimen 

 of the form of Hydriouiena tnincata, known as centiuii-notata, 

 was seen at rest on a tree trunk in the city. Trochiliioa 

 foriniciforme, Epihlema tiirhidana, nnd Nemophora metaxella were 

 flying in our osier bed liere, where a wild species of gladiolus 

 grows and wiiere Petasites flourishes, on June 17th. The 

 longest day found me in the woods again when I bad the 

 good fortune to beat a fine male specimen of Apoda limacodes 

 (testudo) out of oak into my umbrella. The Eev. G. M. Smith 

 had previously found the species here, and these are, I believe, 

 the only two records for the county. A few Cacoecia cratoegana, 

 C. xyloateana, Tortrix loejiing'tana, Cacoecia podana, Argyreatltia 

 brockeella, A. retinella, and* one male specimen of Fuiiia casta 

 (intermediclla) was also taken. 



I spent the evening of the 26th on our hills when I secured 

 Zygoena trifulii, Pterophoras tetradactylas, Epihlema falvana, 

 A. complami, N. metaxella, and Elachista disertella [pollinariella). 

 In the Forest of Dean, on the 28th, I saw. a specimen of 

 Polygonia c-albiim, and captured two female specimens of 



