IIG THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



believe, in Herefordshiie : I took four specimens, and missed 

 ulheis ; it was uiuch commoner than its ally, Dubitala, 

 which also occurred, llluslraria occasionally put in an 

 a])pearance ; but Illunaria was as a hundred to one in 

 comparison, and nearly three times as large as the summer 

 brood, called by courtesy "Juliaria." Suffiimata, Derivata, 

 Badiata, hybernaled; Miata, Abruptaria, Ferrugata, and 

 Unidenlala, rewarded a diligent search in moderate numbers. 

 May and June were less productive; single s])ecimens of" 

 Ziczac and Bifida occurred on the black beams opposite 

 some of the lamps. I was absent during the greater part of 

 July; but August and September were very good months; 

 from ten o'clock to midnight was the best time, and tilled up 

 the evening nicely after sugaring. Popularis, with its beau- 

 tifully feathered antennae, was side by side with Lunosa. 

 Teslacea was very common. A few specimens of Quercifolia 

 occurred about the end of July. Xerampelina was sadly too 

 fond of light, most of those I took being damaged by the 

 flame. Craia^gi was rare. The beautiful canary-coloured 

 thorn, Tiliaria, visited a couple of the lamps, near water ; 

 and in the same place last year 1 took Fuscantaria. Pro- 

 ]:)ugnata was not common. How many of the garden carpets 

 J netted, hoping they might be sonieihing else, it would be 

 difhcidt to say. Peila appeared as fond of glass plates as of 

 its prescrijjlive brick walls. The specimens of Micacea were 

 small. 1 failed to take Ravida, Citraria, or Cervinaria, 

 although they had rewarded my search in the previous 

 season. A iaw stray speciujens of Apiciaria were obtained, 

 but the best take of thai insect was with the net at (hisk ; it 

 was much later than in the previous year. Plagiata formed a 

 very conspicuous object, and many other common species 

 occurred in greater or smaller numbers. Necessity is the 

 mother of invention : at first I lost many Noctuas, but at last 

 generally secured them by holding a large open un)brella to 

 receive them — touching their highnesses with the fine end 

 of a fishing-rod, the pieces of which weie conveniently 

 carried without attracting attention, and could be adjusted to 

 any length. 



At the sallows, in March, I had one or tw^o good nights, but 

 llie wind was so high that the blossom lasted only for a few 

 days; however, I took all the Tajuiocampas, excepting 



