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Aplc'cta prasina a,nd A. advemi. — Comraoii, especially the latter. 



Hadena atrlplicis. — We took but two of this most lovely insect. The 

 first was a freshly-emerged female, which came to sugar at daybreak 

 ou June 21st. On the 25th a male, also just out, was secured at sugar, 

 this time fairly early iu the evening. 



Charidea umbra. — Three were secured on our last two nights. 



Toxocampa pastinum. — We were again fortunate to find a locality 

 for this species. In two nights (June 30th and July 2nd) we took 

 thirty-four perfect specimens. Thirteen of these came to sugar. This 

 habit must be unusual, since Barrett, vol. v. p. 258, says : " So far as 

 I know, is totally insensible to the attractions of sugar." They flew at 

 early dusk, as well as later in the evening, and many were taken with- 

 out the aid of a lantern. Some females were captured at rest on their 

 food-plant. 



Of the few Geometridae noted, brief mention should be made 

 of Acidalia ruhiginata. This insect came singly to light on two 

 different nights. This may possibly be a new record for Hunt- 

 ingdonshire, as but one specimen is recorded from Wisbech, 

 Cambs, in ' The Fenlaud ' list. 



The following is the complete list of Noctuae seen or taken 

 in the eighteen days : — Thyatira batis, T. derasa, Cymatophora 

 octogesima, C. or, C. diiplaris, Bryophila perla, Acronycta psi, A. 

 leporina, A. megacephala, A. ligustri, Leucania conigera, L. lithar- 

 gyria, L. impiidens, L. comma, L.pallens, Axyliaputris, Xylophasia 

 lithoxylea, X. sublustris, X. monoglypha, X. hepatica, Neuria reticu- 

 lata, Mamestra brassicce, M. persicarice, Apamea basilinea, A . gemina, 

 A. unanimis,Miana strigilis,M.fasciimcula,M. arcuosa, Grammesia 

 trigrammica, Caradrina taraxaci, Rusina tenebrosa, Agrotis segetum, 

 A. exclamationis, A. corticea, A. strigula, A. obscura, Noctua augur, 

 N. plecta, N. c-nigrum, N. triangulum, N. brunnea, N. festiva, Tri- 

 p)h(ena fimbria, T. orbona, T. pronuba. Mania typica, M. maura, 

 Dicycla oo, Calymnia trapezina, Hecatera serena, Euplexia luci- 

 para, Phlogophora meticulosa, Aplecta prasina, A. nebidosa, A. 

 advena, Epunda vimiualis, Hadena dentina, II. atriplicis, H. 

 thalassina, H. oleracea, H. pisi, Cucallia umbratica, Gonoptera 

 libatrix, Plusia chrysitis, P. gamma, Charidea umbra, Acontia 

 luctuosa, Euclidia mi, Toxocampa pastinum. 



The sequel, adverted to above, as reported in the ' Daily 

 Graphic,' March 30th and 31st, 1906 :— 



Mr. John Ashtou Fielden, owner of the Holme Wood Estate, 

 Holme, Huntingdonshire, sued for an injunction in the High Court 

 yesterday to restrain Messrs. George Lissant Cox, Rupert Brooke, 

 Neville Brooke, and Justin Brooke from trespassing on his property. 

 Mr. Eawlinson, K.C., for the plaintiff, said part of Mr. Fielden's estate 

 consisted of a very valuable game preserve, which was drained land 

 from an old mere. It covered some two hundred or three hundred 

 acres, and was so valuable for sporting purposes that as many as from 

 four hundred to six hundred pheasants had been ♦' bagged " in a day. 



