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Aqrotis cinerea at Reading. — lu his uotes from Reading (ante, 

 p. 117) Mr. Nash stated that the capture of Agrotis cinerea at Reading is 

 unprecedented. I beg to say that I captured a specimen here on May 3rd, 

 1893, and recorded it (Entom. xxvii. p. 71) ; I also have three specimens 

 captured here last year. — W. E. Butler ; Hayling House, Reading, 

 April 23rd, 1897. 



[Mr. Nash has written to say that "all the trap captures, &c., should 

 have been under the heading ' Notes from Gloucestershire.'" — Ed.] 



Notes frojc Reading. — Phygalia pedaria, taken at light, Jan. 5th. 

 Hybernia leucophcBaria and Anisopteryx (Escularia were observed on Feb. 

 7th, on an old fence. On Feb. 14th Bombya: riibi emerged in breeding- 

 cages placed by the kitchen fire. Hybernia viarginaria occurred at light 

 on Feb. 2'-2nd, and Nyssia hispidaria was found on tree-trunks on the 24th 

 of the same month. On March 8th I noticed Gonopteryx rhamni flying in 

 my garden. Endromis versicolor, the first imago, from ova deposited by a 

 female taken April 6th, 1890 (Entom. xxix. 166), emerged March 10th. 

 Fine male Tephrosia crepuscularia were taken on March 20th and 29th, 

 and worn females of the same species on the last mentioned date and on 

 April 4th.— W. E. Butler; Hayling House, Reading, April 4th, 1897. 



Illuminated Moth-traps, 1896. — I enclose a list of insects taken in 

 my traps last year and not previously recorded. It was a very good season 

 for light here, and the bulk of the insects contained in my old lists oc- 

 curred again, the best being Smerinthus populi (several), Nudaria mimdana 

 (extremely common), Notodonta trepida (common), N. trimacula (common), 

 Xanthia aurago (a few; this species was common here last year on sugar), 

 Asteroscopiis spjldnx (over 250 males ; no females), Aventia flexula, Eury- 

 niene dolobraria, Selenia lunaria, Boarmia repandata var. conversaria, 

 Geoinetra papiUonaria [males, only), Acidalia iwitaria [the last six species 

 all quite common), Eupitliecia coronata (two), Lobophora viretata (first 

 brood common, second fairly so), Tinea seinlfulvella (both broods common). 

 It is, I think, very curious to notice how some insects refuse to come to 

 light. I observed this especially in D. cultraria, which was very plentiful 

 in May all round the traps, but not one was taken; while D. falcataria and 

 D. binaria, both of which were very scarce, were both taken; in fact,/aZ- 

 cataria was obtained in no other way. The same applies to Anchocelis 

 rajina, which was exceedingly common on sugar close to the traps, and was 

 never taken ; whereas A. pistacina, which was very little, if at all, com- 

 moner, was taken frequently. On looking over my old lists, I find I 

 included in one of them Agrotis corticea. This was an error, as 1 subse- 

 quently found that the insect was only an extreme form of A. segetum. I 

 do not think A. corticea occurs here, at any rate I have not come across it. 



The following are new to the " light list," viz. : — LitJwsia sororcula (three), 

 Arctia caia, Spilosoma fuliginosa (one male), Trichiura cratcegi (one male), 

 Bombyx neustria, Drepana falcataria (a few males), I), binaria (a few 

 males), Thyatira batis (a few males), Cymatophora duplaris (one male), 

 Acronycta alni (one male), A. rumicis, Leucaiiia comma, Hydrmcia viicacea, 

 Mavwstra sordida, Apamea basilinea, Caradrina morpheas (one male), 

 Agrotis puta, Noctua augur, N. baia (two), N. castanea var. neglecta, 

 Calymnia di£ims (one), Habrostola triplaaia (one), Flusia iota, Zonosoma 

 pendidaria, Acidalia dilutaria, A. marginepunctata, Halia vauaria, Emme- 

 lesia alchemillata, Eupithecia venosata (a few), E. fraxinata (two), E. albi- 

 punctata, E, subciliata (the only one I have known here), Hypsipet(8 



