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Macroglossa fuciformis (the narrow-bordered bee-hawk) over flowers of 

 Orobas tuberosus, and saw others. Numeria pulveraria occurred frequently ; 

 but other Geometers ; abundant last year, were very scarce this : among these 

 were Odontopera bidentata and Anaitis plagiata. In June Grammesia 

 trigrammica was very abundant at light, along with Hadena dentina and 

 Leucania comma; and a few Cilix spinula. I took three Agrotis cinerea 

 again at light, all males and all rather worn ; they occurred on May 31st 

 and June 4th. 



On Whit-Monday we found Ematurga atomaria and Melanippe tristata 

 swarming on the Clog, a hill some live miles off. From the middle to the 

 end of June moths swarmed at sugar. On June 30th I counted over two 

 hundred Nocture on one patch about three feet long by eighteen inches 

 broad. G. trigrammica and Agrotis exclamationis were very abundant 

 during the first part of that period. Of the latter I took one fine variety 

 bimilar to the lower figure in Newman's ' British Moths.' As the month 

 advanced Agrotis segctum, Xylophasia monoglypha, X. lithoxylea, and 

 TriplicEna pronuba grew commoner. Among other moths that occurred 

 less freely were Miana strigilis (in great variety), Rusina tenebrosa, 

 Acronycta psi, A. rumicis, Chariclea umbra (one only), Aplecta nebulosn, 

 Noctua /estiva, N. triangulum, N. augur, Mamestra anceps, aad Apamea 

 basilinea. On June 29th I missed a fine specimen of Cymatophora octo- 

 gesima at sugar. On June 20th I found a number of larvae of Liparis 

 (Porthesia) chrysorrhaza, which produced a fine series of "brown-tails" 

 in July. 



Two days in mid-June we spent at Diuas Mawddwy. Bupalus piniaria 

 swarmed in the pine woods there, along with Macaria liturata, Larentia 

 pectinitaria, and Thera obeliscata. At rhododendron bloom ve took a series 

 of M. stellatarum ; while every flower seemed to harbour two or three speci- 

 mens of Eupithecia pulchellata. 



Cucullia umbratica was common at light throughout June. Atrata 

 clwrophyllata I have found in most of our hill country. During July we 

 netted Pseudoterpna cytisaria and Metrocampa margaritaria, Cidaria 

 pyraliata C. fulvata, Crocallis eUnguaria, and lots of the commouer 

 species of Melanippe. 



August and part of September I spent in Somersetshire. Since 

 returning here insects have been very scarce. I never remember so 

 barren an autumn. We had during September and October a long spell 

 of dry weather, with a succession of northerly and easterly winds. Add to 

 this the fact that ivy is scarce in our neighbourhood, and such unusual 

 absence of even common moths can be explained to a certain extent. 



I took but two specimens of Anchoceiis pistacina, and one of Miselia 

 oxyacaiithce; last year they were very abundant at light. Cheimatobia 

 brumata completes my record ; it is still most consistent in its plentiful 

 appearance. — Alfbbd S. Tetley ; Llwynon, Newtown, N.Wales. 



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Entomological Society of London. — December 1st, 1897. — Mr. E. 

 Trimen, F.E.S., President, in the chair. Mr. Hope Alderson, of 

 Hilda Vale, Farnborough ; Mr. Arthur Home, of Ugie Bank, Aberdeen; 



