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energies of man, simply meant utter ruin to the moths. — H. T. 

 DoBSON, jun. ; New Maiden, Surrej', January 14, 1882. 



Re-occurrence of Eupithecia extensaria. — At page 108 of 

 vol. viii. of the ' Entomologist ' is recorded the capture of a 

 single specimen of Eupithecia extensaria, which was then added 

 to the British list of Lepidoptera. Again, in the same volume, 

 pp. 132 and 133, are further remarks upon this species, which 

 was then considered, even by its captor, as possibly introduced 

 into this country by some of the steamers trading between Hull 

 and Russia. It is highly satisfactory to find — again through its 

 first discoverer, Mr. William Prest, of York — that this species 

 has been taken in another part of Holderness, and many miles 

 from the first locality of its capture. The particulars as given by 

 Mr. Prest are as follows : — "In looking over some boxes belonging 

 to Mr. James Buck, one of the oldest collectors in Hull, I espied 

 an insect which seemed familiar to me. On closer examination I 

 found it to be a male specimen of Eupithecia extensaria. Mr. 

 Buck told me that he well remembered taking it about ten years 

 ago, while it was sitting on wormwood [Artemisia], at Spurn 

 Point, in Yorkshire. He and several others had been there for 

 tern's eggs, and in coming home he saw the moth at rest. Having 

 no collecting-boxes with him, he brought it home in his tobacco- 

 box. Mr. Buck kindly gave me the specimen which is now in my 

 collection." On such evidence as this one would think the Hull 

 entomologists should now turn up this species, which appears 

 equally rare on the Continent and in this country. — John T. 

 Carrington; February, 1882. 



Early Lepidoptera. — While examining the trees in Richmond 

 Park, Surrey, on January 29th, I found imagines of the following 

 species : — Nyssia hispidaria, Phigalia pilosaria, Hyhernia leuco- 

 phearia, H. progemmaria, Anisopteryx cBSCularia, and Tortricodes 

 hyemana. I never remember during my long experience as a 

 lepidopterist taking so many species on one day so earl}'^ in the 

 year.— E. G. Meek; 56, Brompton Road, S.W., January 30, 1882. 



Nyssia hispidaria. — On the 12th of February I and my 

 friend Mr. Franklin took seven specimens of the above insect in 

 Richmond Park, and saw several others taken, showing, although 

 somewhat early, that the species was fairly out. Hyhernia leuco- 

 phearia, Anisopteryx cescularia, and Phigalia pilosaria were also 

 well represented.— W. J. Harper; 66, Mansfield Street, Kings- 

 land Road, February 18, 1882. 



