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grand condition), Numeria pulveraria, Emmelesia affinitata, E. alchemillata, 

 E. decolorata, Cidaria corylata, C. silaceata, Ligdia adustata, Melanippe 

 rivata, M. galiata, M. ocellata, Coremia propugtiata, C. unidentata, Corycia 

 temerata, Ephyra trilinearia. and E. omnicronaria. Trunk searching was 

 very tiring work, only one Stauropis fagi represented some hours' search. 

 In the lanes, Chelonia villica was by no means scarce, and Thecla rubi were 

 very plentiful. Sugaring was a failure; only a few Acronycta rumicis, 

 Agrotis exclamationis, and Xylophasia monoglypha ca.me to the bait. — H. 0. 

 Wells ; Hurstfield, The Avenue, Gipsy Hill, London, S.E., Aug. 24th. 



Notes from Southend. — At a distance of seven miles from here — a 

 pleasant run over a good road for the cyclist — the asters made a fine show 

 during September, and larvae of Cucullia asteris were fairly common. 

 Larvse of Spilodes palealis occurred frequently in umbels of the wild carrot. 

 Surely this species has been observed elsewhere this season. With us it 

 seems to have reappeared in considerable numbers, after an absence of 

 several years. A worn Spilodes sticticalis occurred at aster bloom, Sept. 15th, 

 and a fine Aplecta occulta (typical southern form) came to sugared Eupa- 

 torium Aug. 18th. — F. G. Whittle ; 3, Marine Avenue, Southend, Oct. 3rd. 



Notes from North Wales. — While spending a fortnight's holiday at 

 Barmouth, from the beginning of July, I had the pleasure of seeing C. edusa 

 on two occasions: one specimen on the coast-road to Towyn, and another 

 near Beddgelert. Ino statices was captured at an elevation of 1200 feet on 

 one of the lower slopes of Cader Idris. — W. S. Gilles ; Booking, Braintree. 



Catocala fraxini in the Isle of Wight. — On Sept. 19th last I had 

 the good luck to capture a very fine specimen of this splendid moth at sugar 

 on the trunk of an aeh not far from this house, and another rather worn was 

 taken close by three days later. — Hugo Harpur Crewe; Spring Hill, 

 East Cowes, I.W. 



Epunda nigra, Dasycampa rubiginea, &c., at Camberley. — On 

 Sept. 20th last I took E. nigra on the trunk of an apple-tree that I had 

 sugared ; on Oct. 10th, 1899, 1 obtained a specimen of the same species on 

 ivy. In October, 1899, 1 took two specimens of D. rubiginea, and last week 

 (Oct. 16th, 17th, and 19th) I took three more specimens, all on the same 

 piece of ivy. I also took Xanthia aurago at sugar in September last. All 

 the above were taken within a radius of ten yards, on the borders of Berk- 

 shire, less than a mile from both Hants and Surrey. — (Lieut.-Col.) A. F. 

 Mockler-Ferryman ; R M. College, Camberley, Oct. 23rd, 1900. 



Miscellaneous Notes. — On July 13th last J took a day on the hills 

 from Betch worth to Box Hill; one E. hyperanthes, quite fresh, was taken: 

 Hesperia thaumas was out in tolerable numbers ; E. ianira in intolerable 

 ditto ; Euchelia jacohcece was to be found both in the larval and in the 

 perfect stage ; in a clearing in a wood near Box Hill I took a specimen of 

 Thecla w-album and saw one or two more ; Macroglossa stellatarum was 

 fairly abundant. On July 15th I again went to Box Hill; a very fine 

 specimen of Va^iessa cardui provided some sport, but was not captured, and 

 I took two more T. w-album; this time M. stellatarum was in great 

 numbers. Nailed shoes are advisable for the Box Hill country. Stimu- 

 lated by Mr. Lucas's note {ante, p. 202) on the abundance of larvae of T. 

 w-album somewhere near Ripley, I went over there yesterday, hoping to 

 complete my series more easily than would be the case at Box Hill ; in 

 this 1 was disappointed, as I did not see a single specimen. On the road 

 from Ripley to Cobham I saw one of the large fritillaries, A. paphia, I 



