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the 31st I took Melanydris multistrigaria, Taniocampa munda and 

 Xylocampa areola, as well as T. gothica, T. stabilis, T. cruda, 

 T. incerta, T. gracilis, and Pachnobia rubricosa on this and 

 following days. 



A2)ril 1st. — Pachys strataria (two). 2nd. — T. munda, Melanydris 

 multistrigaria, first appearance of Selenia bilunaria (excessively- 

 abundant thereafter). 4th. — T.opima (one). 10th. — Anticlea badiata 

 (very abundant later). 20th. — (A good night, east wind dying away 

 to warmth) Drymonia chaonia (one), Anticlea nigrofasciaria (two). 

 21st. — A remarkable overlapping of the seasons ; I took Dicranura 

 vinula and Noctua plecta at a lamp on which were several H. 

 marginaria. Also Selenia tetralunaria (two) and Lobop)liora carpinata 

 (lobulala). 23rd. — Triphosa dubitata (one), Diaphora mendica. 

 24:th. — Cilix glaiicata, first appearance of Spilosoina menthastri, 

 which continued out till end of July. Anticlea badiata and Selenia 

 bilunaria were a perfect pest. 29th. — Goremia designata (subse- 

 quently very abundant, and a few second brood in August), 

 Tephrosia crepuscularia. 



May 13th. — Gonodontis bidentata and Garadrina quadripunctata 

 at windows. 14th. — GuculUa chamomilla, (one), first appearance of 

 Dasychira pudibunda and Goremia ferrugata, outburst of " cock- 

 chafers " called " May-bugs " in Sussex ; I counted dozens under 

 one lamp. 18th. — Drymonia chaonia (two). First appearance of 

 Pheosia tremula, Lozogramma petraria, Epliyra punctaria, Lomaspilis 

 marginata. 19th. — Notodonta ziczac, D. chaonia (one), GuculUa 

 chavioviillce (one). First appearance of Amorpha (Smerinthus) p)op)uli, 

 thereafter frequent, also appeared early in July (query, late first or 

 early second brood). 20th. — Abrostola urticce, Noctua rubi appeared. 

 21st. — Notodonta trepida (one, laid many eggs, but youngsters died 

 of plague), Gerura bifida (two), N. ziczac, Ephyrapendularia; Aspilates 

 ochrearia, first brood common, as was the second brood in August. 

 27th. — First Graviniesia trigrammica (common later), and Plusia 

 gamma. 28th. — N. trepida (one), Smerinthus ocellatus ; first appear- 

 ance of lodis lactearia and Perizoma flavofasdata (both abounded 

 afterwards over a very long season). 29th. — N. trepida (one), 

 Agrotis strigula, Mamestra genista. 30th. — DiantJioscia carpophaga, 

 Drepana binaria, and D. lacertinaria. — Ernest A. C. Stowell ; 

 Laleham, Bexhill-on-Sea. (To be continued.) 



SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society op London. — Wednesday , November 4Lth, 

 1914.— Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker, F.L.S., F.Z.S., President, in 

 the chair.— Mr. Alleyne Leechman, M.A., F.L.S., F.C.S., of Corpus 

 Christi College, Oxford, and St. Hubert's, Main Street, George- 

 town, British Guiana; Dr. T. Miyak6, the Agricultural College, 

 Tokyo Imperial University, Komaba, Tokyo, Japan ; and Mr. 

 George W. Murray, Dirimu Estate, Binaturi Eiver, Daru, Papua, 

 were elected Fellows of the Society. — On the motion of the Presi- 



