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In November Oporabia dilutata, Hybernia aurantiaria, Cheimatobia 

 brumata, Cerastis vaccinii, Cerastis (spadicea) ligula, and Scopelusoma satel- 

 litia were noticed. 



I have omitted from these notes collecting in the New Forest (July 16 

 -27) and treacling in September and October, which have already been 

 referred to in the ' Entomologist' (xxxi. 291, 296). The season of 1898 

 was not very productive, and was much more backward than that of 1897, 

 at least so far as our collecting was concerned. Treacle was an utter 

 failure until September, when it was productive till the end of October. 

 We did not try light very much, and most of our insects were obtained by 

 beating, searching and dusking. — F. M. B. Carr ; 46, Handen Road, 

 Lee, S.E. 



Notes from North Staffordshire in 1898. — Collecting has been 

 fairly productive in this district during the past season, sugar, however, not 

 being very successful until the autumn. The followiug is a partial list of 

 insects taken : — Amongst other butterflies taken or seen through the season 

 were Argynnis selene, common locally ; Vanessa urticce, V. atalanta, Eu- 

 chlo'e (Anthocharis) cardamines, Pieris napi and P. brassicce, which has been 

 very common. Amongst the moths were Smerinthus populi, Sesia tipu- 

 liformis, Nudaria mundana, Bombyx rubi, Satumia carpini, Uropteryx 

 sambucata, Metrocampa margaritaria, Amphidasys betularia and the black 

 variety doubledayaria ; Eupisteria heparata, Venusia cambricaria, not nn- 

 common, but local: Macaria liturata, amongst pines; Halia wavaria, 

 Panagra petraria, Fidonia piniaria, Abraxas idmata, Cheimatobia boreata, 

 Oporabia jiligrammaria, a few on the moors during August and September ; 

 Larentia multistrigata, L. ccesiata, Emmelesia affinitata, Eupithecia pul- 

 chellata, E. subumbrata, and several other species undetermined ; Thera 

 variata, Hypsipetes impluviata, Melanthia rubiginata, M. ocellata, Melanippe 

 tristata, M. rivata, M. galiata, Anticlea badiata, Coremia munitata, one 

 specimen ; Cidaria corylata, C. russata, C. immanata, G. suffumata, C. 

 ribesiaria, C. fulvata, C. pyraliata, C. dotata, Eubolia bipunctata, Cilix 

 spinula, Dicranwa vinula, Notodonta camelina, N. dictaa. On Sept. 5th 

 five larvae of N. ziczac were taken on sallows; Bryophila perla. Our first 

 night at sugar, on June 20th, produced a fine specimen of Acronycta 

 leporina and another was taken at rest on July 3rd. A. rumicis, Leucania 

 impura, M.iana (Chortodes) arcuosa, Charaas graminis, Apamea basilinea, 

 Agrotis porphyrea, Orthosia macilenta, Anchocelis rufina, Xanthia cerago, 

 X. silago, Polia chi, Agriopis aprilina, Hadena protea, H. glanca, fairly 

 common. H. dentina, H. thalassina, Cloantha solidaginis, Calocampa 

 exoleta, Anarta myrtilli, Habrostola urticce and H. triplasia, at flowers of 

 rocket and at light. — J. & W. Hill; 7, Westwood Grove, Leek, Staffs, 

 Jan. 9th, 1899. 



Sphinx convolvuli in the Isle of Wight, 1898. — This species was 

 very plentiful in Ryde last year, twenty specimens being taken in the 

 garden of Little Appley duriug the last ten days of September hovering 

 round a bed of Nicotiana. A number of other specimens were taken in 

 aud near Ryde during the season. — A. Bevis ; 71, Union Street, Ryde. 



ENTOM. — FEB. 1899. 



