18S THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Hijpsipctes sordidata. Taken at the lamps, June 22nd. 



Melanthia bicolorata. Taken at the lamps, July 18tli. — M. ocellata. 

 Beaten on Ranmore, June 11th. — M. albiciUata. Taken at the lamps, 

 July 17th. 



Mt'lanippe procellata. Beaten on Eaumore, July 9th. — M. un- 

 angulata. Beaten on Eanmore, June 17th. — M. rivata. Beaten on 

 Holmwood Common, June 7th. — M. so data. Beaten on Holmwood 

 Common, May 25th. — M. montanata. Beaten on Ranmore, May 31st. 

 — M. fluctiiata. Common everywhere, April 27th. 



Anticlea cucullata. Beaten on Ranmore, July 27th. — A. hadiata. 

 Taken at the lamps, March 25th. 



Coremia fernigata. Taken at the lamps, May 10th. — C. unidentaria. 

 Taken at the lamps, May 24th. 



Camptogramma bilineata. Common everywhere. June 3rd. 



Phibalapteryx vitalbata. Taken at lamps. May 8th. 



Eucosmia certata. Taken at lamps, May 14th. 



Scotosia vetulata. Beaten on Ranmore, June 12th. 



Cidaria truncata. Taken at the lamps, September 25th. — C. sujpii- 

 mata. Beaten on Ranmore, and taken at the lamps. May 31st. — 

 C.fulvata. Very common on Ranmore, June 4th. — C. dotata. Taken 

 at the lamps, July 4th. — C. associata. Taken at light, July 8th. 



Pelurga comitata. Taken at lamps, June 21st. 



Eubolia cervinata. Taken at lamps, September 24th. — E. limitata. 

 Beaten in Dorking, July 26th. — E. jdumbaria. Taken at lamps, 

 June 15th. — E. bipiinctaria. Taken on the south side of Ranmore, 

 June 30th. 



Anaitis plagiata. Beaten at Polesden, May 4th, 



Chesias spartiata. Taken at lamps, October 12th. 



January 27th, 1906. 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



An Entobiological Hoax (?). — I think the following facts maybe of 

 some interest to you. I was on Ranmore Common on June 26th, and 

 in one spot found several pupte, which appeared to be those of Papilio 

 machaon, pinned to the tree-trunks. Three of the cases were empty, 

 and the others had not emerged. I went to the common again on 

 July 7th, and whilst I was resting, my little niece, who was with me, 

 took my net to see if she could catch something, and to my surprise 

 she soon returned with a specimen of Limenitis sibylla. I went to the 

 spot where she found it, and after waiting for some time I saw another, 

 but it was flying round a tree just out of reach, and soon went away 

 out of sight ; although I kept a good look-out I did not see any more. 

 I exhibited the specimen at the South London Society on Thursday 

 last, and the general opinion was that whoever had put the Papilio 

 pupa3 there had also introduced the Limenitis. I might mention that 

 the place where L. sibylla was taken was far away from the spot where 

 I found the P. machaon pupas, and I did not have time to go and look 

 at the latter again. — Arthur W. Dods ; 97, Darenth Road, Stamford 

 Hill, N., July 16th, 1906. 



