198 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



pronuba, Noctua plecta, N. c-nigrum (two), N. augur (one), Leu- 

 cania obsoleta (two ; Bailey says this is a very rare insect in the 

 fen), L. pudorina (abundant), Hadena adusta (one), H. suasa (a 

 few), H. tlialassina (one or two), Aplecta advena (two), Agrotis 

 segetum (one or two), Miana fasciuncida (very abundant and 

 varying from red to putty-coloured), Xylophasia polyodon, X. 

 lithoxylea, X. sublustris (a few), Rusina tenebrosa, Acronycta psi 

 (? tridens), Gonoptera libatrix (in fine condition some of them), 

 Herminia cribralis, and Nascia cilialis. 



Besides those already referred to as occurring at light, the 

 following appeared : — One more Spilosoma urticce, two more 

 Ptilodontis palpina, Earias chlorana (occasionally), five more 

 Macrogaster arundinis (males), Epione apiciaria (one), Acidalia 

 rubricata (one), Rumia cratce'gata, Cabera pusaria, Melanippe 

 uuifasciata, Lomaspilis marginata, Phibalapteryx lignata (a few), 

 Eupithecia centaureata, one Collix sparsata, Miana strigilis, M. 

 fasciuncida, M. arcuosa (three), several more Meliana flamniea, 

 Leucania pudorina, Rusina tenebrosa, Apamea gemina, A. basilinea, 

 Noctua rubi, N. plecta, Agrotis exclamationis, A. corticea, Hadena 

 oleracea, H. dentina, Xylophasia sublustris (one), Plusia festucce, 

 (a perfect specimen), and one Hydrelia unca. 



Micros were more numerous, but, unfortunately, I can only 

 give attention to the macros at present. 



The following were taken on the wing in the evening : — A 

 few Earias chlorana and Phibalapteryx lignata, and single speci- 

 mens of Spilosoma urticce, Notodonta ziczac, Timandra amataria, 

 and Collix sparsata. 



Day work had to take rather a back seat, as I found quite 

 enough setting to do. However, we generally spent a few hours 

 in the fen, and also had days at Chippenham and Tuddenham. 



Larvse were fairly plentiful : — A few full-grown larvae and 

 cocoons of Odonestis potatoria, two larvse of Lasiocampa querci- 

 folia ; whilst searching buckthorn and sallow sticks for the latter 

 I found eighteen larvse of Lithosia griseola. A good many larvse 

 of Bombyx neustria were found, but Arctia caia and Liparis auri- 

 flua were the most abundant. Fourteen Leucoma salicis were 

 taken from sallow, but they all occurred on bushes in a very 

 limited area and seemed to be local. A batch of small larvse of 

 Saturnia carpini was found on low buckthorns, but I understand 

 their favourite food in the fen is meadow-sweet. By searching 

 dwarf sallows about a dozen Clostera reclusa were picked up, and 

 a single egg of Dicranura vinula was found on sallow. Two full- 

 grown larvse of Geometra papilionaria were taken from birch, but 

 they promptly paid me out for taking them by developing a fine 

 lot of ichneumons. 



My father beat three larvse of Scotosia dubitata from buck- 

 thorn, all of which have emerged safely and are perfect speci- 

 mens. Tceniocampa gracilis (abundant on meadow-sweet), 



