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willows ; Genistae and Thalassina were not uncommon on 

 gales, the former alwajs on the iron bar, the colour of which 

 formed a good protection for it; Psi and Megacephala were 

 common ; Capsincola and Lithoxylea occurred about the 

 town and near the railway. I took two beautiful specimens 

 of Unanimis; and afterwards two more on flowers; Chi, 

 which was plentiful the year before, I failed to take in 1871. 

 The insects which I took on the wing are too many to 

 mention here; I will, however, just name a few of the best: 

 Batis, Derasa and Duplaris occurred sparingly, with Chrysitis, 

 Arcuosa, Putris, Plecta, Brunnea, Triplasia, and Umbratica ; 

 Saponariae and Dentina were not as common as the year 

 before, when I took Rurea at the flowers of the Cornus 

 sanguinea; Elinguaria and Spinula were not uncommon; 

 Statices, Lonicerae and Filipendulae were all common ; the 

 first brood of Argiolus was a large one, whilst of the second, 

 in August, I only noticed a few specimens ; T. Rubi and 

 Sinapis were scarce; the hop-cats (larvge of Pudibunda), hop- 

 dogs (larvae of Betularia), and silver grubs (pupae of C-Albnm), 

 were very scarce this season, probably owing to the failure 

 of the hops. Among the Geometers which I captured I may 

 mention Petraria, Pulveraria, Emarginata, Punctulata, Punc- 

 taria, Pendularia, Lactearia, Bajularia, rare; Luteata, Griseola, 

 Affinitata, uncommon ; Decolorata not common ; Irapluviata, 

 Rubiginata, Ocellata, Picata, rare ; Corylata, Adustata, 

 Didymata, Russata, and Ribesiaria, in gardens ; Imitaria, 

 Amataria, and Tersata, flying about a bush of clematis ; 

 Imrautata, rare ; Scutulata, Bisetata, Incanaria, and very fine 

 Repandata. Mundana, Albulala, Ulmata, and Syringaria, 

 did not fall to my lot this year, although I had taken them 

 more or less plentifully before. Many of the above, I 

 believe, have not been recorded in the neighbourhood before, 

 and some are new to the county. Looking back, and con- 

 sidering that during the year I took nearly three hundred 

 species of Lepidoptera, I think that Leominster may fairly be 

 considered a first-rate locality. 



Thomas P. Lucas. 



169, Kencington Eoad, Lambeth. 



