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and Satyrus seinele still out, and also saw Vanessa io. Three species of 

 dragonflies were noticed: — Stjmpetrum striolattou, S. scoticmn, and 

 JEschna (/ cijanea), the first-named species also being seen at Salisbury. 

 I also came across three or four dead grass-snakes, from one of which 

 I obtained a specimen of the beetle Silpha littoralis. 



To return to Salisbury and moths. Treacle was tried in the 

 garden on several occasions, but it was a failure, Anchocelis pistacina, 

 Xanthia ferrucjinea, and Cerastis vaccinii being the only moths attracted. 

 The ivy in the garden was equally unattractive, Orthosia lota being the 

 only addition. The street-lamps, however, were very productive, 

 moths being plentiful on them both by day and night. Species taken 

 at light; — Pcecilocampa populi (a few males), Petasia cassinea (three), 

 Nonagi ia ti/pha: (one, Oct. 29th), Atirotis siijf'usa ( Oct. 29th.), Diloba carulco- 

 cephala (common), Noctua c-ni<jrum (up to Oct. 29th), Folia liavicincta, 

 Anchocelis pistacina, Orthosia lota, Plusia (jamma, Miselia oxyacanthcR, Phi- 

 galia pilosaria (one male, Dec. 1st), Himera pcnnaria (abundant and very 

 variable, all males), Hybemia defoliaria, Oporahia lULutata (common), 

 Cheimatobia bnimata (very abundant), Cidaria //a'rtfa (a few), C. tnmcata 

 (or ? inuiumata) (up to Oct. 24th), Botys ferruyaiis (one, Oct. 24th). 



Of insects taken by other means Folia jiavicincta occurred on walls 

 up to October 8th, and the following were also noticed : — Bryophila 

 perla, Anchocelis rufina, Xanthia silago, Hadena protea, Xylina rhizo- 

 litha, Oryyia antiqua, and Pionea forjicalis. Larvae were taken of 

 Sphinx ligustri, Choerocatnpa po)xeUus (Oct. 8th), Lasiocampa quercus, 

 Spilosoina liibricipeda, Lophopteryx camelina (Oct. 26th), Phalera buce- 

 phala, Acronycta tridens {one), A. psi, Abrostola m-tic(B, Mainestrabrassica;, 

 M. persicaricB, Amphidasys hetularia, Pieris brassiccB, and P. rapa;. The 

 dates appended show how late many of the species were in one of the 

 worst seasons for collecting I have ever experienced. — F. M. B. Carr ; 

 The Choir School, The Close, Salisbury. 



Lepidoptera in Hertfordshire, 1902. — As so many lepidopterists 

 appear to have met with very poor results during last year, I thought 

 some remarks on the species which came under my notice in this 

 county might perhaps be of interest. 



In all I have notes on rather more than 220 different species, which 

 I think is a fairly respectable total. 



As has been observed by other writers in this Journal, the best and, 

 at times, the only way of obtaining perfect insects was by the employ- 

 ment of light. By this means I obtained about 185 species, some 40 

 of which were new to my list for this locality (Bushey Heath). The 

 best captures in this line were : — 



Lasiocampa quercifolia, Drepana hinaria [JiamuJa), Notodonta dicta- 

 aides (one), Luperina cespilis, Agrotis porphyrea [strigiila), Hadena thalas- 

 sina, Calymnia pyralina, Plusia moneta, Kllopia prosapiaria {fasciaria), 

 Eurymene dolabraria, Selenia lunaria, Asthena luteata, Macaria litnrata, 

 Agio ssa ping ninalis, Phycita 7-oborella (spissicella), Salebria betulcc, S.pni- 

 nosa, Hypochelia aheneUa (one), Earhodope advenella, Euzophera pinguis, 

 Ephestia elutella, Tortrix miifasciana (one female dark form), Dictyo- 

 pteryx Iceflingiana, D, hergmanniana, Penthina ochroleuca7ia, P. cynos- 

 bana, Spilonota ocellana, S. roscecolana, Sericoris urticana, Carpocapsa 

 splendidana, Xanthosetia zcegana, Yponomeuta vigintipunctatus, Y. cog- 

 hagellxis, Depressaria flavella [litureUa). 



