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though very odoriferous. Took one Colins edusa, female, var. helice, 

 one Vanessa mitiopa, and another Pararge hiera, 



June 1st (Sunday). — A very hot day. 



2nd. — Visited St. Gingolph and Bouveret. Terrifically hot, but 

 fortunately no flies to worry us. Met with no fresh species. 



3rd. — Caught in a storm at Blonay. Vanessa cardni was common 

 between that place and Montreux. 



4th, — A dull day with clouds low down over the mountains. Went 

 up above Caux to get a few roots of plants, such as gentian, &c. 

 Total entomological bag, one Erastria deceptoria. 



5th. — Paid another visit to Aigle, going over much the same 

 ground as before. Caught another Papilio podalirius in very fair 

 condition, and a good series of Aporia cratceiji (males), evidently just 

 out. Epinephele Ju/peranthas, I'olyommatiis dorilis, and Zy;j(ena trifolii 

 met with for the first time. 



Thus ended a very delightful and successful holiday. It will be 

 observed that we attempted no night work. This was partly because 

 we were generally quite ready for bed by the time supper was over, 

 and partly because there was nothing to be got within reasonable 

 distance. We saw no moths around the numerous electric lamps after 

 dark. — Philip J. Barraud ; Bushey Heath, Herts. 



Lepidoptera in North Dorset, 1902. — The earlier part of the 



season was one of the worst I have ever experienced. East winds and 



fogs followed by cold nights and much wet in the early summer made 



even the commonest insects scarce. Sugaring was a total failure (not 



even Mamestra brassictE being attracted) until September, when it began 



to be fairly remunerative. I append a list of moths, most of which 



were taken at light, sugar, or ivy within a quarter of a mile of my 



house, the remainder by beating and dusking. Besides those specially 



mentioned, many other commoner species were seen or taken without 



any particular note being made of time or place. I should mention I 



was away from home from July 28 to Sept. 10, so that many species 



were missed. List : — ChtBrocavipa elpenor, July 16. P/iraymatobia 



(Spilosuvia) fiilu/inosa, May 6. Porthesia aurijiua, Sept. 26. Trichiura 



cratcegi, Sept. 21-25. Piecilocampa populi, Nov. 1-30. Malacosoma 



(Bonibyx) neastrta, Sept. 24. Odonestis potatoria, July 16-24. Cilix 



glaucata, June 3. Dicranura (Cerura) vinula, June 3-10. Brgophila 



perla, July 24. Diloba caruleocephala (males), Oct. 23-28. Leucania 



pal.lens, Sept. 26-27. Hydrcecia micncea, Sept. 25. Xylophasia sub- 



iustris, Sept. 13. Lupemia testacea, Sept. 24-Oct. 10. Miana arcuusa, 



July 24. Ayrotis pitta, Sept. 10-22, A. suffusa, Sept. 12-Oct. 11. 



A. saitcia, Nov. 15. A. seyetum, Oct. 28-30. Noctua plecta, Sept. 10. 



N. c-nigruin, Sept. 13-30. " .V. rubi, Sept. 12-21. iV. neylecta Sept. 21. 



Amphipyra pyraiiiidea, Sept. 13-21. A. tiuigopogonis, Sept. 14-21. 



Tmniocampa yothica, April 2. T. slabiUs, March 16. Orthosia lota, 



Oct. 19-Nov. 15. (J. macilenta, Oct. 24-Nov. 11. Anchocelis pistacina, 



Sept. 23-Nov. 15. A. lunvsa, Sept. 19-26. A. litura, Sept. 27-Oct. IB. 



Cerastis ligula (spadicea), Oct. 28-Nov. 15. Scopelosoma satellitia, 



Oct. 18-Nov, 15. Xanthia aurago, Oct. 24, X. circellaris, Oct, 10- 



Nov. 15, PoUa fiuvicincta, Sept, 10-Oct. 17. Miselia oxyacantha;, 



Oct. 25-30. Phlogophora meticulosa, Oct. 1-31. CuJocavipa exoleta, 



