118 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



The best day was February 16th, when 93 were noted (81 <? , 12 9 )- 

 of which 21 were melanic, and I think this about represents the 

 proportion in the total catch. One specimen was very pale, and 

 one of the melanic males had one wing " diaphanous." April was 

 generally cold, but during a mild period from April 18th to 21st the 

 common species of Tceniocavipa were plentiful at sallows, and at 

 the same time about a dozen Panolis inniperda were taken, about 

 one-third with a more or less greenish appearance. So far my 

 experience is nearly the opposite to that of Mr. Burras in the New 

 Forest (see p. 37). During May Satuniia carpini was scarce, also 

 Acromjcta menyantliidis and Hadena glauca ; indeed Noctuidte gene- 

 rally were scarce during the whole season. May 24th was a warm, 

 lovely day, and insects abounded, Eviaturga atomaria in variety, 

 Callophrys {Thccla) rubi (which seems to be extending its range in 

 Lancashire), Gelechiaericetella, G. longicornis, Argyrcsthia ga'dartella 

 and A. spiniella, with Cnephcma politana, mostly amongst bilberry. 

 June was mostly cold, especially the last week, but during some 

 warm intervals Hepialus hectns occurred freely, also Bupalus piniaria, 

 one having one fore wing diaphanous. On the 15th quite a number 

 of Macroglossa stellatarum were buzzing along a wall in the bright 

 sunshine (would not these be immigrants ?). June 22nd : One or 

 two Tinea fulviviitrella on trunks, and Microptcryx aureatella among 

 bilberry were numerous. I was away during the early part of July, 

 but on the 13th I took Notodonta dictceoidcs on a trunk in a birch- 

 wood (new to district), and a few Venusia cavibrica were also seen. 

 On August 3rd Crambus tristellus was abundant, one very dark brown 

 specimen being taken, also Pcedisca occuUana flying round pine-trees. 

 Polia chi were about average, but were over by the end of the month. 

 September was fine generally. Padisca solandriana were abundant 

 and very varied among the birches, also P. corticana on oak trunks. 

 On the 9th Chrysophanus phloeas, which was more abundant than I 

 had ever seen ; I took one ab. schmidtii and one dark form. Oporabia 

 fiUgrammaria was scarce, but at the end of the month 0. dilutata 

 was numerous. In October Exapate congelatella were generally to 

 be found on fine days, also Chiviabache phryganclla, and on the 18th 

 I took C. pJilceas — possibly a partial third brood, as they were in good 

 condition. Of the late autumn I will only remark on the extreme 

 abundance of Ilybcrnia dcfoUaria and H. aurantiaria, well over 1000 

 examples of the former being observed ; 31 females were counted on 

 one tree and several hundreds in the wood one afternoon. Naturally 

 they were very varied ; all the ordinary forms were noted, while two 

 melanic males and one female and two very light orange males of 

 H. dcfoliaria were obtained ; also two H. aurantiaria, unicolorous 

 and melanic. — W. G. Clutten ; 132, Coal Clough Lane, Burnley, 

 Lanes. 



Entomological Eecords (MACRO-LEriDOPTERA). — In reply to 

 Mr. Ernest Cornell's note advocating a systematic collation of notes 

 and statistics of the relative seasonal abundance, or scarcity of species 

 in various localities, and suggesting myself as secretary, alter con- 

 sulting Major H. C. Gunton, who kindly promises his assistance, I 

 have outlined a scheme which I hope to place before lepidopterists 



