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Naenia typica 

 Xylina Lambda 



putris 

 Calocampa exoleta 



vetusta 

 Xylophasia litlioxylea 



polyodon 

 Heliophobus Popularis 

 Apamea nictitans 

 Miana humeialis 

 Miselia Oxyacanthae 



Aprilina 

 Polia flavocincta 



protea 

 Calyptra Libatrix 

 Cosmia affinis 



Nonagria Typliee 

 Leucania fulva 

 Phlogophora meticulosa 

 Cucullia Lactucce 

 Hybernia defoliaria 



prosapiaria 

 Metra pennaria 

 Georaetra erosaria 



angularia 



illustraria 

 Boarmia consonaria 



strigularia 

 Larentia cervinaria 

 Drepana unguicula 

 Cledeobia angustalis 

 Lozotsenia Forsterana 



Lozotaenia Sorbiaua 



Ribeana 



Cerasana 



Rosana 



Oxyacanthana 



costana 



cruciana 



Holmiana 

 Ditula rotundana 



porpliyriana 

 Aulitliesia corticana 



Betulatana 



tripunctana 



pullana 

 Semasia Pomonella 



spleudana 



Gortyna micacea 



TriphcBna Janthina and orhona. These were particularly abundant in August ; of 

 the latter I captured one or two remarkable varieties. T. inteijecta was far more rare. 



Cerigo texta. Not common. A few years since this species abounded here, but of 

 late years only a few individuals have occurred annually. 



Lytcsa umbrosa. This insect abounded early in August ; the males were far more 

 numerous than the other sex. It is an insect that lasts but a short period, and is very 

 soon worn and ragged ; but few fine specimens were to be obtained a week after their 

 first appearance. 



Cerapteryx Graminis. This insect is not at all uncommon on a heathy spot near 

 High Beech ; it appears about the 20th of August. The males fly rapidly over the 

 heath from about 8 till 1 1 o'clock in the morning. 



Agrotis cequa. I captured a single male the beginning of Novembei*. 



Agrotis siiffusa. I saw only a single female of the June brood ; in October I cap- 

 tured them ill abundance, but owing to the extreme wetness of the season and the 

 habits of the Agrotes in secreting themselves in the grass during the day, compara- 

 tively few were to be had in fine condition. The females were more numerous than 

 the males. 



Agrotis radia, (Haworth). I captured two fine specimens of this insect in Septem- 

 ber. Ag. radia and radiola of Haworth appear to be the sexes of the same insect. 



Agrotis nigricans. This usually common insect was veiy scarce last summer. 



Graphiphora tristigjtia, (Stephens). This fine and very distinct species was taken 

 for the first time here in August. I obtained about twenty specimens, but only six in 

 fine condition ; the weather being so very wet and windy at the time, they were spoiled 

 almost immediately after their appearance. As a species it is very distinct, and it is 

 rather surprising that it should have been confounded with Graph, brunnea, from 

 which it is abundantly difi"event, and is at least six weeks later in the time of its ap- 

 pearance. It closely resembles the G. rhomboidea of Ochsenheimer, if the two be not 

 identical; the only difi'erence I can perceive between the British specimens and the 

 German ones of G. rhomboidea, given me by Mr. Becker, is that the latter are rather 

 smaller and inclining slightly to a chesnut hue, whereas ours are of a rich bluish 

 black. I believe it to be a rare species in this country. 



