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Spilosoma lubricipeda, S. menthastri, A. exclamatioiiis, Rumia 

 cratagata, MeXanippe fluctuata, Melolontha vulgaris (common 

 cockchafer). This beetle reminds one that there is a tell-tale 

 physiognomy among insects as well as among men, with this 

 difference, that man can, to a great extent, cultivate his facial 

 expression, whilst that of the insect is as fixed, from the first, as its 

 facet-divided eyes. Thus, there is the malignant look of the 

 wasp, the irritable face of the bee, the cold, hard, and repellent 

 face of the aphis, and the utterly mild and inoffensive look of 

 the moth or butterfly. Our cockchafer is a blustering but 

 harmless sort of fellow, and he looks like it. His very obesity 

 commands affection. 



July. 



S. ocellatus, S. populi, N dictcea, N. camelina, Ldthosia com- 

 planula, Nola cucidatella, Thyatira derasa, Noctua c-nigrum, 

 Leucoma salicis (one specimen on the 18th. I laid down, some 

 five hundred yards away from where I made this capture, a lot 

 of eggs from Hoylake moths, years ago. As the species is new 

 to the Chester list, the circumstance just related may account 

 for its appearance), P. iota, P. pidchrina (again here are two 

 species appearing together, very like each other, and yet keeping 

 themselves distinct), P. chrysitis, P. festucce (first brood, and 

 rather worn), P. gamma, Tryphcsna pronuba, T. orbona, X. litlto- 

 xylea, Mamestra persicarice, M. brassicce, A. putris, L. impura, 

 L. pollens, L. conigera, L. lithargyria, C. cubicidaris, H. triplasia, 

 Tapinostola fulva, Bryophila perla, Apamea ocidea, D. cucubali, 

 C. umbratica, S. menthastri (one, a late one), C. blanda, H. 

 oleracea (getting worn and over), M. literosa, N. rubi, A. exclama- 

 tionis (also getting over), A. betularia (began to thin off by the 

 5th), Cidaria fulvata, Uropteryx sambucata, Boarmia repandata, 

 Eupithecia absynthiata, Halia wavaria, Selenia illunaria var. jidi- 

 aria, Pelurga comitata, M. fluctuata, T. amataria (worn), Crambus 

 tristellus, Hydrocampa nymphcealis, Tortrix podana (with the black 

 form), Aspis udmanniana, Sclioenobius forficellus, Xanthosetia zoe- 

 gana. Nuisances : X. polyodon (they swarmed, settled on us, 

 and even crawled over us), Arctia caia, L. auriflua. 



August. 



The advent of this month completes a year's observations at 

 our electric lamps. So far — Aug. 18th (the weather " broke " in 

 the middle of the month, as usual) — the present August, in spite 

 of the recent Indian heat, has not been so prolific as last, either 

 in quantity or cpaality of moths. The following is a representa- 

 tive list : — 



N.dictcea. — A collector took four this week, and in fine condition. 



N. dromedarius. — Several. I have been very careful about 



