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have been taken at rest in the vicinity of the arc-lamps during the day, and 

 the last specimen seen was on October olst. Amphidasijs hetularia, Arctia 

 inoithaslri, A. luhriclpeda, Hadena cJie)ioj)odii, Xylophasia pohjodnti, 

 Mitviestra hrassicce, M. persicarice, Agrolis exclamalionis, Phlo<jophora 

 inetictdosa, Luperina testacea, and Plusia (jamma were also numerous in 

 their season, borne remarkable melanic specimens of A. betnlaria occurred, 

 a few having wings perfectly black, except for a slight resemblance to the 

 usual colour on the hind wings just where the hind margin of the fore wing 

 overlaps. Those showing this aberration were usually much smaller than 

 the normal insect. Following is a list of captures for each montli, 

 commencing with March; where not otherwise stated, they were taken at 

 electric light. March, on lamps : Aniosopteryx (Bscularia, Hybenda pro- 

 (jenDiiaria, T. munda, T. gothica. April ; Amphidasys prodixnnaria, 

 Biston hirtaria, T. instabilis, T. stabiUs, A. cBscularia (2ord); lamps — T. 

 2)opuleti, Selenia iUunaria, Lobophora lobulata, Cidaria mlata. May : Nolo- 

 donta chaonia ; lamps — Eiipithecia vulgata, E. absintkiata. June : Heme- 

 rophila abruptaria, Grammesia trilinea, Smerinthus ocellatus, S. populi, 

 Sphinx liyustri, Fygcera bucephala, Hadena pisi, Dicranura bifida, Ptilo- 

 doiitis palpina, Eurymene dolobraria, Plusia chrysitis, Caradrina alsines, 

 Axylia putris, Miana strigilis, Acronycta tridens (?j, A. p)si, Agrotis segeium, 

 Euplexia lucipara, Boarmia rlwmboidaria, Eupithecia rectangidata ; lamps 

 — Metrocampa margaritaria. In July I was away on my holiday, and only 

 took Chelonia eaia, Plusia iota, Bombyx neustria, Amphidasys betularia 

 (27th), and Acidalia imitaria. August : Leucania lithargyria, Agrotis 

 puta, A. tritici, Noctua rubi, Notodonta camelina, Triphceiia orbona, T. 

 ianthina. September : Noctua plecta, Heliophobus popularis, Ennomos 

 tiliariu, E. fuscantaria, A. exclamationis (18th), Hydra:cia micacea; lamps 

 — Catocala nupta, Eubolia cervinaria. October: Melanippe birivata, 

 Agrotis sufftisa, AnchoceUs 2)istacina, A. litura, Xanthia ferruginea, Non- 

 agria lutosa; lamps — E. cervinaria (3), Chesias spartiata (o), Polia fiuvi- 

 ciiicta, Oporabia dilutata, Hybernia defoliaria. On the 8th, early morning, 

 I took Noiiagria typhce, (2), Gortyna fiavago (Ij, Xantliia gilvago (I), 

 Eugonia tiliaria (3j, E. aiigularia (1), Cidaria testata (I), G. miata {'2), 

 Mamestra brassicce, and Bumia cratagata, which speaks for the mildness of 

 the weather at this time, and this has been still further exemplified by the 

 following captures in November: — Diloba caruleocephala, Chesias spar- 

 tiata and P. gamma, on the 5th ; other captures up to the time of writing 

 being Himera pennaria, Cheimatobia brumata, H. defoliaria, and H. 

 aurantiaria. — Claude A. Pyett; 28, Waterloo Road, Ipswich. 



LiPARis sALicis IN THE LoNDON DISTRICT. — With reference to 

 Mr. Bird's communication (Entom. xxvii. 347) concerning Liparis salicis, 

 I may say that T found the moth on a fence here in August last year. 

 Bromley is ten miles distant from London Bridge. — E. H. Tait; 

 4, Holwood Road, Bromley, Kent, Dec. 15th, 1894. 



In 1880 I found larvse of this species common at West Dulwich, and 

 bred the perfect insect therefrom. This year (1894) 1 saw several larvae 

 on the same trees. — Walter A. Pearce ; 88, Croxted Road, West 

 Dulwich, S.E. 



Aporia crat^gi in Monmouthshire, 1893. — I have much pleasure in 

 stating that this tine species still exists — or at least existed last year — in 

 Monmouihshire. It has just come to my knowledge that on May 22nd, 



