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larvse of Goneptery.v rhantni from buckthorn {Rhamnus frangida), some 

 young and some nearly full-grown, which pupated between July 9tb 

 and 18th, the first to emerge being a male on the 28th of the same 

 month, males and females continuing to emerge until August 3rd. 

 We also took larvae of Euchelia jacohoEcB feeding on ragwort {Senecio 

 vuli/aris), together with several male and female examples of the perfect 

 insect; Gnuphria rubricolUs, Fjucosmia undidata, and one Boannia yla- 

 braria on July 13th ; I also obtained two larvae of this local insect 

 feeding on lichen on oak trees on July 4th, which pupated on the 23rd 

 and 27th; the imagines emerged on August 5th and 8th respectively. 

 On some of the moors I took fine series of Euthemonia russula (both 

 sexes), Fidonia atomaria, Lasiocampa quercus (male), Macrothylacia rubi 

 (male), Anarta myrtUli, Pscudoterpna cytiscaria, Lithosia mesoinella, 

 Melanippe rivata, and Tephrosia e.vtersaria. 



Sugaring was the worst I have known for years ; though we sugared 

 religiously every night, our take was very small, including Leucania 

 tiirca, Moma orion, Thyatira derasa, T. batis, Aplecta nebulosa, Euplexia 

 lucipara, Dipteryyia pinastri, Xylopliasia hepaiica, Carodrina viorpheus ; 

 we expected Catocala sponsa and C. promissa, but were disappointed. 

 At dusking we were fairly successful — more in quantity, though, than 

 in quality; Melantlwi albicillata, Cidaria fidvata, Boannia roboraria, 

 B. consortaria, Lithosia mesuviella, Fseudoterpna cytisaria, Metrocavipa 

 maryaritaria, Larentia pectinitaria, Aspilates striyillaria, Elhpia fasci- 

 aria, (Jabera pusaria, Ephyra trilinearia, and Heinithea thy miaria -were 

 amongst our captures in this line. 



We tried light, both with and without a sheet, also acetylene gas, 

 but the result was far from satisfactory. By these means we took 

 Pericallia syrinyaria, Plusia chrysitis, Ayrotis porphyrea, Xotodonta 

 cameliha, Urapteryx saiiibucaria, Boarmia ruboraria, Macaria alteniata 

 (one), and Halia vanatia. I also obtained from au oak tree a full- 

 grown larva of Lipans monacha, which pupated on the 16th, and 

 emerged a fine female on the 28th of July. 



On June 30th we went to Ringwood, in the hope of taking Emydia 

 cribrum, but, though we tramped the heather there all day, we did not 

 see a single specimen ; possibly we were rather late for this insect. 

 The only insect taken worthy of note was a good series of Bupalus 

 piniaria, including both sexes, flying round pine trees. Having heard 

 that Gnuphos obscurata was being taken, and wishing for a series our- 

 selves, I broached the matter to several professional collectors, but 

 found this class of collector very shy on such subjects, and could get 

 no information whatsoever as to the spot to find this insect. I was 

 afterwards told by a gamekeeper of the Forest of a spot where he used 

 to take the species twenty years previously. We found this spot, and 

 by rattling with a stick in the rabbit-holes, and by raking about under 

 ridges of the ground, we disturbed them from their hiding-places, from 

 which they flew out by dozens, so that after a very short time we had 

 as many as we could possibly wish for, all being of the dark form. I 

 also took Anyerona prunaria and Fachycnemia liippocastanaria. I may 

 mention that during tlie three weeks of our stay at Brockenhurst we 

 only had one really rainy day. — Lawrence S. Hodson ; *' Maisonnette," 

 Palmer's Green, N. " 



