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many Xylophasia hepatica, Thyatira hatis, T. derasa, and one or two 

 Heliothis marginata, &.c. PJiorodesma hajidaria was flying in 

 numbers, a dozen falling easily to my net ; and Tephrosia con- 

 sortaria was resting on a sugared tree, whether attracted by the 

 sweets or not I do not know. Erastria fuscula, which is very 

 abundant in the pine-woods, was nearly over, but I took three or 

 four. A worn male Eutliemoma russula turned up, and Anarta 

 myrtilli was very abundant on the heath. — H. K. Harris ; 

 2, Richmond Villas, London Eoad, Kingston-on-Thames. 



Sugaring at Darenth. — Whilst sugaring in Darenth Wood 

 on Saturday (10th July) I had the good fortune to capture, 

 amongst many commoner insects, two Acronycta leporina, Hadena 

 contigua, Aplecta tincta, and a very fine specimen of Orthosia 

 suspccta. Is not the occurrence of the last-named species in the 

 South of England rather unusual? — J. A. Finzi; 105, Gower 

 Street, W.C., July 11, 1881. 



An Afternoon in Wicken Fen. — I am glad to be able to put 

 on record one of the most successful afternoons as regards 

 collecting I ever made. On June 26th I strolled into the fen 

 about three o'clock, and shortly saw such a sight as would have 

 made glad the heart of the most morose entomologist. In less 

 than two hours I boxed nearly two hundred specimens of really 

 good insects. Phoxopteryx palludana was common, as was also 

 Eupoecilia notulana, the latter very fine both in condition and 

 size. The extremely rare and beautiful Cosmopteryx orichalcella 

 was flitting over the fescue grass (Festuca) : of this I got a nice 

 series. C. Lienigiella was also taken. Buccidatrix frangidella 

 was abundant round bushes of buckthorn {Rhamnus catharticus). 

 I got a single specimen of w^hat must be EupcecUia Oeyeriana, 

 but from the fact of its being a month earlier than the Norfolk 

 specimens, and being so much smaller and brighter in colour, 

 made me at first think I had got an addition to our list. Since 

 then I have, however, obtained a longer series, and find they vary 

 to a considerable extent, some specimens being almost counter- 

 parts of E. vectisana. Penthina carhonana was not uncommon. 

 Anesychia funerella was abundant amongst the comfrey {Symphy- 

 tum officinale). Chaidiodus illigerella was flying at dusk with 

 Coleopliora anatipennella, as also was C. troglodytella. Gelechia 

 inornatella was scarce, with G. ntfescentella, and five specimens of 



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