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vanaria, July 9 to 17, Sept. 13 to 17. Panagra i^etraria, May 31. Nu- 

 meria pulveraria, May 31. Fidonia atomaria, May 21, 22. Ligdia 

 adnstata. July 10. Emnielesia ajjinitata, May 30. E. decolorata, May 

 30. Melnnippe procellata, July 8. M. rivata, May 31. M. sociata, 

 May 24 to 31. M. montanata, May 24. Anticlea hadiata, May 4. Co- 

 rewim ferrufiata, May 24 to 30. Triphosa dubitata, Sept. 15. Cidaria 

 miata, Sept. 25 to Oct. 24. C. teatata, Sept. 27. 6'. associata, July 9 

 to 18. Euholia plambaria, July 11. Tanagra atrata, July 11. 



The most notable absentees were A. puta, A. corticea, A. pyramidea, 

 0. lota, 0. macilenta, C. ligula, S. satellitia, X. socia, E. aJniaria (till- 

 aria), E. cervinata. Some of these are accounted for by the atrocious 

 weather in October, and the fact that ivy was a complete failure, the 

 continuous and heavy rains washing off the pollen and rotting the 

 unexpanded flowers. 



L. pallens, in this district, appears either to be double-brooded, or 

 to emerge over a much longer period than usual, as the specimens 

 taken at the end of September, both this year and last, were perfectly 

 fresh. — James Douglas ; Sherborne, Dorset. 



Lepidopteea at Light during 1903, in the Dorking District. — 

 I devoted special attention to this method of collecting last year, and 

 the results obtained are, I think, very encouraging, especially when 

 the adverse climatic conditions are considered. The chief drawback 

 to it is that one has to be out so late, the best work being done be- 

 tween 11 p.m. and 1 a.m., and scarcely anything is to be taken before 

 11, as a rule. I employed the Dixon lamp-net to a limited extent, 

 and I only used it for lamps which were difficult to climb. But most 

 of the lamps here have a projecting ridge about three feet from the 

 ground, and this provides a fairly safe foothold. My captures con- 

 sisted chiefly in males, quite ninety per cent, of the whole ; but I was 

 fortunate in taking several fertile females, such as Da.sychiia pudibimda, 

 Dicranura vinula, Notodonta dictceoides, Agrotis puta, Odontopera biden- 

 tata, and Biston strataria. I append a list of the insects taken, with 

 the date of capture of the first specimen in each case : — 



Smerinthus ocellatus. May 27. S. popidi, June 11. Euchelia jacobacr, 

 May 25. Arctia caia, July 18. Spilosovia Itibricipeda, May 24, »S. 

 vienthastri, May 10. llepialus humuli, June 17. H. hipulinus, June 

 10. Porthesia similis, July 17. Dasychira pvdibunda, May 28. Mala- 

 cosoma {^Bomby:c) neustria, July 22. Dicranura vimda, May 31. Ptero- 

 stoma palpina, May 23. Lophopteryx camelina, June 6. L. carmelita, 

 May 1. Notodonta dictaa. May 28. N. dictceoides. May 31. N. trepida, 

 May 31. N. trimacida. May 23. Phalera bncephala, July 4. Cymato- 

 phora duplaris, July 16. BryopMla perla, June 27. Diloba cmruleo- 

 cephala, Oct. 19. Leucania co7iigera, July 24. L. comma, June 16. L. 

 imjjura, July 12. L. pallens, 3 xxXj 1. Hydrceciamicacea,Se'gt.2Q. Xylo- 

 phasia rurea var. alopecurus, June 20. Neiiria reticulata, June 24. 

 Gerigo matura, July 26. Luperina testacea, Sept. 14. L. cespitis, Sept. 

 14. Mamestra brassicie, July 17. M. persicarice, July 16. Miana stri- 

 gilis, July 5. M. fasciuncula, June 27. M. arcuosa, July 18. Gram- 

 mesia trigrammica. May 31. Caradrina morpheus, June 27. C. taraxaci, 

 June 29. C. quadripunctata, June 4. Rusina tenebrosa, June 27. 

 Agrotis puta, May 18. A. exclamationis, June 11. A. corticea, July 1. 



