3S6 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Ennomos autumnaria near Dover. — On September 30th I 

 had the pleasure of taking two specimens of Ennomos autumnaria, 

 one sitting on a door-step, and one on a lamp- post. On October 

 2nd I took two more on lamp-posts. Although I have worked 

 very hard since, I have not taken any more, the cold weather 

 which has occurred having no doubt stopped their emergence. 

 — W. Davis ; 27, Winchelsea Street, Folkestone Road, Dover, 

 October 13, 1881. 



Ennomos autumnaria at Herne Bay. —It may interest your 

 entomological readers to know that on the 2nd of this month I 

 took a specimen of this scarce insect, drying its wings on a poplar 

 tree at Herne Bay. — S. M'Caul ; Blackheath Club, Bennett Park, 

 Blackheath, S.E, October 10, 1881. (From the ' Field.') 



Ennomos autumnaria (alniaria) near Deal. — I have great 

 pleasure in recording the capture of this great rarity near here, 

 having taken several specimens extending over a number of 

 years. I thought it was only E. angiilaria, and placed it in my 

 collection as such, having never seen the latter species. I have 

 given away my spare ones to young beginners as E. angularia, so 

 that they never come under the notice of any elder student of 

 Entomology. The first time Mr. Tugwell called on me and 

 looked over my collection he pointed out one, a conspicuous 

 female, as Ennomos alniaria ; the others were allowed to stand 

 as E. angularia. That gentleman also saw larvae feeding, and 

 failed to recognise them ; but as soon as the eggs hatched that I 

 sent him I was informed by a stranger that they were E. alniaria. 

 Once in possession of their true character, I soon determined to 

 find them out ; and, having found a stray one, I commenced to 

 scour the country round here, but could only find an occasional 

 specimen, until returning from a long and fruitless walk I 

 suddenly found myself in the midst of their settlement. Then 

 I went to work with a will, and soon was in possession of twenty- 

 three specimens of the genus, seventeen being E. alniaria and 

 six E. tiliaria. Though I visited the same place many times 

 afterwards, I can only count up twenty-eight specimens all told. 

 As I understand that a lot of foreigners are introduced as British, 

 I hope entomologists will see a series I intend to send to a friend, 

 to be exhibited at the first Monday of the month's meeting at the 

 Aquarium, when all doul)ts as to the species being British will be 



