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Gelechia leucatella (two), G. domestica (common), Dasycera sul- 

 phurella (several), Retinia buoliana, Hedya ocellana, Tortrix 

 forstcrana, T. ribeana, T. heparana, Depressaria applana, Prays 

 curtisellus, Cnephasia nubilana, Dictyopteryx loeflingana, Litho- 

 colletis faginella, L. idmifoliella, Aphomia sociella, Eudorea cembrce, 

 E. frequentella (common), Gracillaria syringella (common), 

 Grapholitlia ncevana, G. trimaculana, Coleophora nigricella, &c. 

 Visits to the woods at Bentley the latter end of May produced 

 Herminia barbalis, Eudorea ambigualis, Plutella cruciferarum, 

 Incurvaria mascuella, G?'acillaria swederella (plentiful), Coccyx 

 hyrciniana, C. argyrana, Dicrorampha plumbana, Adela viridella 

 (swarming), Cnephasia muscidana, Phlceodes tetraquetrana (several) , 

 Swammerdamiagriseocapitclla, Glyphipteryxfuscoviridella (several), 

 Eupoecilia maculosana (abundant), Neptiada ? argentipedella, 

 Roxana arcuana, Lavema fulvescens, &c. In Ipswich and sur- 

 rounding neighbourhood I netted Nephopteryx roborella (at 

 Sproughton), Carpocapsa splendana, Crcesia bergmanniana, C. 

 holmiana, Hedya dealbana (common), Gelechia popidella, and 

 several of the commoner Cranibidae, Elachista cygnipenella and 

 E. rufocinerea. Depressaria liturella was taken at Leiston, whilst 

 among the frequenters of my house were Tinea biselliella (abun- 

 dant), T. tapetzella, T. ferruginella, Aglossa pinguinalis, Endrosis 

 fenestrella, Ephestia elutella, Gelechia domestica, (Ecophora pseudo- 

 spretella, and (E. fuscescens. 



To turn to the Macros, my diary records, amongst others, 

 the following : — Sphinx ligustri, Smerinthus tilice, Cucullia urn- 

 bratica, Biston hirtaria, Hemerophila abruptaria, EupitJiecia assi- 

 milata, Hypsipetes impluviata, Eugonia fuscantaria, E. tiliaria, 

 Catocala nupta, &c, all taken at light in the town ; whilst on 

 paliDgs I found Noctua triangulum, Caradrina cubicidaris, Nola 

 cuculatella, Acidalia aversata, A. trigeminata, Orgyia antiqua, 

 Bryophila perla (common), Eupithecia castigata, E. rectangulata, 

 E. sobrinata, &c. Day collecting at Bentley Wood resulted in 

 the following captures : — Cilix spinida, Ephyra punctaria, Venilia 

 macidata (abundant), Panagra petraria, Euclidia mi, Melanippe 

 hastata, M. rivata, Fidonia piniaria ; Arctia mendica and Corycia 

 temerata were also seen. 



In July, during my holiday at Stafford, I observed the 

 following species at electric light : — Pygcera bucephala, Amphi- 

 dasys betidaria var. doubledayaria, Leucania comma, Agrotis ex- 

 clamationis, Fidonia piniaria, Arctia caia, Mamestra persicaria, 

 Cidaria dotata, Melanippe montanata, Abraxas grossidariata, Tor- 

 trix foster ana, &c. I also paid a visit to Cannock Chase, where, 

 though unprovided with a net, I was fortunate in being able to 

 secure specimens of Aspilates strigillaria, a nice series of Eupi- 

 thecia nanata, Acidalia inornata, Pleurota bicostella, Grapholitha 

 germinana, Tinea fuscipunctella, Gelechia leuculella, Sei'icoris 

 lacuana, and other commoner species, 



Ipswich : September, 1898. 



