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number I captured the previous year. I do not think the 

 species has been much less common than then, but scattered 

 over a longer period, the weather being so variable. Last 

 year, the week I was on the ground was exceedingly fine and 

 hot; this year, on the contrary, it rained incessantly nearly 

 the whole time. I also took Apatura Iris about the oaks; 

 and Pterophorus rhododactylus, in both pupa and imago 

 stages, about the wild roses. Amongst the less noteworthy 

 species observed at the same time may be mentioned Melitsea 

 Athalia, Vanessa polychloros (pupae common), Sesia myopaj- 

 formis (empty pupae-cases common in old apple-trees), 

 Calligenia miniata, Acidalia rusticata (in profusion on two 

 elm-hedges), Cidaria picata, Thyatira derasa, T. Batis, Acro- 

 nycta Ligustri, Caradrina Morpheus, Epunda viminalis (very 

 common at sugar), Rivula sericealis, Erastria fuscula, Ebulea 

 crocealis, Pempelia roborella, Pterophorus lithodactylus, and 

 many others. — Geo. T. Porritt ; Huddersfield, Sept. 2, J 875. 



Captures of Lepidoptera. — I observe by Newman's 

 'British Moths' that he is doubtful about the occurrence 

 of the dark variety of Xylophasia polyodon in the south 

 of England : I venture to add that 1 found one at rest on 

 palings, in Surrey, about July, 1872. I have lately been 

 taking Crambus uliginosellus plentifully here : Stainton, I 

 see, gives only three localities, but in one or two of these it 

 appears to be abundant. I have likewise taken Lycaena 

 ^gon on a heath, about a mile and a half from Esher, in the 

 direction of Clareraont, where it appears to be pretty plentiful. 

 Anarta Myrtilli also occurs there. I have been taking also 

 Phibalapteryx lignata in some plenty. I captured one fine 

 Coremia quadrifasciaria on the 6th, in the same locality. 

 Also a fine specimen of Ptilodontis palpina at rest on a fence, 

 on the 10th, which seems to me very late for the species. 

 Endotricha flammealis has been common in Coombe Wood 

 this year, where, also, Acidalia promutata has not been 

 uncommon. A fine specimen of Larentia olivata turned up 

 at light here on the 12th : this appears to be a northern 

 species. I have likewise taken two fine Leptogramma literana ; 

 one on the 21st. — W. Thomas; Surhiton Villa, Surbiion, 

 August 24, 1875. 



Vanessa Antiopa at EdluKjlon, near Doncaster. — Hap- 

 pening to be at Edlington on the 5th of September last, 



