116 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



lutcolata, Selenia lunaria, Odontoptera bidentata, Himera jicnnaria, Strenia 

 clatlirata, Melanippe flucluata, Antlclea derivata, and Cidaria miata. 



June. — Spilosoma luhriclpeda, S. vienthastri, Cilix glaiicata, Leucania 

 comma, L. pnllens, L. impura, Xijl.ophasia riirea var. alopecurus, X. 

 Uthoxijlea, X. suhlustris, X. monoyhjpha, ]\[amestra basUinea (not all 

 common), Grammesia trirjrammica, a fair number of the var. bilinea, 

 Noctna augur, N. c-nigrum. N. rubi, Dianthcecia capsincolu, Hadena 

 dentina, H. dissimilis, H. genista;, Habrostola tripartita, H. triplasia, 

 Plusia chrysitis, P. iota, Selenia lunaria, OdontojJtera bidentata, Hemithea 

 strigata, Acidalia emarginata, Timandra amataria, PJiibalapteryx vitalbata, 

 Cidaria jjyraliata, and others commoner. 



July. — Litliosia complanula, Bombijxneustria, Cilix glaucata, Leucania 

 lithargyria, L. conigera, Cerigo niatura, Amphipyia tragopogonis, Hadena 

 dissimilis, Plusia iota, Uropteryxsambucaria, Pericallia syringaria, Selenia 

 bilunaria, CrocaUis elinguaria, Acidalia imit aria, and Coremia fernigata. 



August. — Trichiura cratagi, Neuronia p)opularis (more females this 

 year than last), Luperina testacea, L. cespitis, Noctua xanthograp)ha, &c. 



September. — Triclmira cratagi, Luperina cespitis, Anchocelis pista- 

 cina, X. lunosa, Xanthia gilvago (a few). 



October. — Cheimatobia brumata, &c. 



November. — Asteroscopus sphinx, &c. 



December. — Pa:cilocampa populi, &c. 



Those taken by other means in the same neighbourhood include : 

 — Argynnis euphrosyne, A. aglaia, Melitaa aurinia and var. (also a 

 single specimen of this on high ground, near woods, and eight miles 

 away from the big rendezvous), Melanargia galatea, Pararge egeria, 

 Kpinephele hyperanthcs, Tliecla rubi, Lyccena argiolus, Nemeobius lucina. 

 Sphinx ligustri, Chtcrocampa porcellas (in abundance), C. elpenor, 

 Smerinthus populi, S. tilicc (some fine forms), Macroglossa stellatarum, 

 M. bombyliformis (narrow-bordered), Ino statices, 1. geryon, Zygana 

 trifoUi, Z. lonicercE, Callimorpha domimda, Nemeophila plantaginis, 

 Hepialus lupidinus, Drepana cultraria, Grammesia trilinea var. bilinea, 

 Triphana fimbria, Hccatera serena, Hadena genista;, Xylina ornithojnis, 

 Cucullia rerbasci, C. umbratica, Epione advenaria, Venilia maculata, 

 Amphidasys strataria, Tephrosia consonaria, T. biundularia, Geometra 

 vernaria, Zonosoma Unearia, Z. punctaria, Minoa murinata, Abraxas 

 sylvata, Emmelesia albulata, Cidaria svffumata, Eucosmia certata, and 

 Anaitis jdagiata. Clucrocampa elpenor, Callimorpha domimda, and 

 llecatera serena are all "new takes." Those who have not yet cap- 

 tured the "scarlet-tiger" have an enviable treat in store. — C. J. 

 Nash ; Reading. 



Sallows in Yorkseiee, 189G. 



Sallows were very productive in the neighbourhood of York last 

 season, and whilst they were out I visited them on nine different 

 occasions. 



My first visit was on March 24th, when, accompanied by my friend 

 Mr. E. G. Potter, we proceeded on bicycles to a wood situated some 

 seven miles from York in a north-easterly direction. At this early date 

 only two trees were in bloom, but moths were obtained in abundance 

 from the first and largest tree. I spread a very large sheet under 

 this tree, and shook the branches vigorously ; en examination by the 



