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THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



and at Gibside, Durham ; also taken in the Derwent Valley by 

 my friend Johnson. 



Epione apiciaria, Schifif. Bare in the north, but recently 

 found near Birtley and also at Chester-le- Street in Durham. 

 Quite common near Cookstown, Tyrone, and Lough Fea, Derry, 

 in the latter case feeding on alder. Also taken freely over Salix 

 repens on the Culbin Sands, near Forres, flying very vigorously 

 by day. 



Fumea intermediella, Brd. No Psychides have been recorded 

 definitely from either Durham or Northumberland, so it was 

 with great pleasure that I captured several larvae of the casta 

 group near Chester-le-Street. I had announced to Mr. Burrows 

 that it was hojieless expecting material from me, and thus the 

 surprise was greater. The imagines have since emerged with 

 Mr. Burrows. Having seen the enormous divergence in such a 

 well-known sjjecies as Orgyia antiquawhen obtained from habitats 

 throughout its range, I have become very sceptical as to the value 

 of the various casta segregates. 



Narcyia vtelanella, Haw. In view of the reputed absence of 

 the Psychides from Durham, the capture of this species during 

 the same week in which I secured the preceding form added con- 

 siderably to my amazement. Taken in the Tileshed Wood nea 

 Low Fell. 



Zoological Dept., 



Armstrong College, 

 Newcastle-on-Tyne. 



NOTES ON COLLECTING IN 1917. • 

 By C. Gkanville Clutterbuck, F.E.S. 



(Continued from p. 179.) 



On the 13th, in and near an osier bed, I took Tortrix 

 forskaleana, Tmetocera ocellana, Gelechia vulgella, Argyresthia 

 nitidella, and Nepticula filipendulcB ? 



Although the 15th was a windy and showery day Polygonia 

 c-alhum, Melanchra brassicce, and E. ivoeheriana were seen in 

 my garden. The evening of the 16th was spent on our hills 

 and my bag included Z. trifolii, Xanthorhoe bipunctaria, 

 Pteroplwrus tetradactylus, Marasmarcha phoeodactyla, Tortrix 

 costana (very fresh), Notocelia nddrnanniana, Catoptria cana, 

 Argyresthia sorbiella, Mompha miscella, Gelechia arte mis iella, 

 and Coleophora tiiveicostella. 



On the 17th my favourite osier bed produced Depressaria 

 angelicelhi and Argyresthia nitidelld. Pempelia fiisca was boxed 

 on a neighbour's garden wall on the 18th. On the 19th I 

 cycled beyond Cheltenham to a marsh}' spot on the hills where 



