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nepteryx rhamni, Camonympha pamphilus, Venilia macularia, Acidalia 

 remutaria, aud Ematurga atomaria ; and in June I took twenty-one 

 species, including Sesia tipulijormis , Hecatera serena, Aplecta tincta (one 

 on palings), Euclidia mi, and Cldaria russata. In July light was very 

 attractive. Among those I took were the following: — Chcerocampa por- 

 cellus, Thyatira batis (one, in fine condition, the first I have taken at 

 light), Bryophila perla (common), Ortkosia upsilon, Abrostola urticce, 

 Plusia chrysitis, Eupithecia rectangulata, Hypsipetes elutata, Melanthia 

 ocellata, Cidaria fulvata, C. dotata, C. associate^ and Pelurga comitata. 

 Dusking resulted iu the capture of Chcerocampa elpenor, Miana strigilis, 

 Noctua augur, Plusia iota. TJropteryx sambucaria, Pericallia syringaria, 

 aud others. Sugaring iu July was most disappointing, the only capture 

 being a single Euplexia lucipara on the 2nd. In September eighteen 

 species were taken at sugar, the best being Agrotis saucia, Xanthia 

 citrago, X. gilvago, Polia Jiavicincta, Catocala nupta, and Thera variata. 

 One Macroglossa stellatarum was netted iu the garden at dusk ; and I also 

 found Ennoinos angularia and E. tiliaria at rest. In October Anchocelis 

 pistacina, Cerastis vaccinii, 0. spadicea, Scopelosoma satellitia, Meselia 

 oxyacanthcB, Phlogophora meticulosa (any number) occurred at ivy, and 

 Oporabia dilutata was common on fences. November proved an unpro- 

 ductive mouth. I took one Hybemia defoliaria at light ; and II. auran- 

 tiaria (one only), Oporabia dilutata, and Gheimatobia brumata on palings. 

 — P. J. Barraud ; Bushey Heath, Herts. 



Observations of Insects duuing the past Season. — On March 14th 

 I noticed Gonepteryx rhamni in Somersetshire; but the mouth being 

 somewhat cold I did not see it again until April, when it was fairly 

 abuudant locally. Lyccena argiolus appeared in same district on April 

 17th. Visiting South Wales in May, I found Euchlo'e cardamines on the 

 4th ; it did not afterwards appear so abundant as in other years, the 

 season being wet and cold at times; aud yet on bright days Lycana 

 argiolus locally, however, appeared commonly. Argynnis euphrosyne was 

 not so abuudant as in some seasons. Vegetation at this time was much 

 later than usual, the hawthorn not being in bloom until the end of the 

 second week of May. In June the " whites," especially Pieris brassicce, 

 were more frequently seen than in the previous season. I did not try 

 sugaring often, as moths appeared so sparingly. On June 22ud I noticed 

 a female E. cardamines in Breconshire; and again a male was seen so late 

 as July 5th iu the same county. None of the G-eometrse during June and 

 July were at any time abundaut. On August loth I noticed several 

 examples of that wanderer Pieris napi flying over the top of the Sugar 

 Loaf Mountain. Polyommatus phlceas might then be seen frequently in 

 that part of Wales ; aud Vanessa io, V. atalanta, and G. rhamni were then 

 appearing. Wasps aud their nests were also excessively common. On 

 August 30th I noticed a single Colias edusa flying by the side of the 

 railway near Tauuton, Somerset, the only one seen during the season. 

 Duriug September iu West Somerset the " whites " in some localities 

 were very commonly seen ; and I noticed several times single specimens of 

 Macroglossa stellatarum —now at late blossoms of the heather, and then in 

 gardens. I heard of Sphinx convolvuli being frequently seen in other parts 

 of Somersetshire, and it also turned up in Gloucestershire. In October, 

 with the exception of Anchocelis pistacina and Phlogophora meticulosa, 

 moths were scarce the few times I was able to visit the ivy bloom, as wet 



