1B4 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



cardui (on Aug. 1st; this makes the second Vanessa taken at light, my last 

 list containing V. atalanta), Smerlnthus popuU (1), Nola cuciiUateUa, 

 Gnophria ruhricollis (1), Drepana lacetinaria (1 male), Pterostoma 2ialpina 

 (1 male), Notodonta chaonia (1 male), Asphalia fiavicornis (1 male), Apamea 

 didyma, Caradrina alsmes (4), Agrotis agathina (2), Amphipym tragopo- 

 gonis, Panolis piniperda (2), Orlhosia lota, Hypenodes albistrigalis 

 (numerous), Eurymene dolobraria (1 male), Nyssia hispidaria (9 males), 

 Boarmia abietaria (5 males), Zonosoma porata (4), Z. linearia (several), 

 Acidalia dimidiata (several males and females), A. emarginata (1), Aspilates 

 ochrearia (male and female), Cheimatobia boreata (several males), Eiqdlhecia 

 pulchellata (I), E. absintkiata (1), E. rectangidata, Cidaria associata (1), C. 

 testata (several), Eubolia cervinata (2 males), Scoparia ambigualis, Scapula 

 olivalis, S. primalis, Botys ruralis, Ebulea sambucalis, Spilodes vertlcalis, 

 Crambxis inquinatellus, Nephopteryx spissicella, Pempelia palumbella (1), 

 BhodoplicEa viarmorea (1), Peronea sponsana, P. comparana, Aspis udman- 

 niana (]), Padisca profundana, Semasia wceberiana, Depressaria umbcllana 

 (1), Bryotropha terella (1). Besides these new species T took the following 

 additional specimens of species already recorded, viz. : — Nudarla mundana 

 (several), Odoneslis potaloria (several males), Stauropusfagi (1 male), Noto- 

 donta dictcEoldes (1), N. trimacula (several males), Taplnostola fulva {2), 

 Charaas graminis (1 male), Luperina cespitis (1 male), Stilbia anomala (4), 

 Noctua depuncta (2 males), N. c-nigrum (1), N. brunnea, Paclmobia rubri- 

 cosa (several), Dasycampa riibiginea (2), Calymnia affinis (1), Dianthcecia 

 capsincola (1), Aster oscup) us sphinx (2 females, males of course numerous), 

 Plusia chrysitis (1), Selenia lunaria (3 males), S. tetraluaaria (numerous 

 md\Q&), Himera penna'^ia [\ itivaaXe, males numerous), Boarmia repandata, 

 var. co)iversaria (2 males and 1 female), Geometra j^ajnlionaria (5 males), 

 Acidalia imitaria (3), Lobophora car/)(?i«;a (numerous), Anliclca nigrofasciaria 

 (several). Tinea semifidvella . The following, which were plentiful in 1893, 

 were scarce in 1894, viz. : — Pcecilocampa populi, Neuronia popidaris, 

 Luperina testacea, Noctua /estiva, N. xanthographa, Cerastis vaccinii, 

 Cidaria silaceata. The following were exceptionally numerous in 1894, 

 viz. : — Pachnobia rabricosa, Anchocelis pistacina, A. lunosa, Selenia tetra- 

 lunaria, Cleora licheuaria, Hybernia leucophoearia (in spring), H. auran- 

 tiaria (in autumn), Oporabia dilutata (the last two species in hundreds), 

 Lobophora carpinata, Anticlea nigrofasciaria. The traps were set in exactly 

 the same places as in 1893. — E. F. Studd; Oxtou, Exeter, Feb. 21st. 



Nyssia hispidaria, &c. — When digging on March 7th I obtained a red- 

 dish pupa, under a very young elm, bordering a yard. Not knowing what it 

 was, I put it, as usual, with my other pupse, into the breeding-cage. The 

 following morning, on looking to see if anything had emerged during the 

 night, I found a moth quite new to me, and after looking it up found it to 

 be Nyssia hispidaria, which is, I believe, a species new to the Gloucester- 

 shire list. Is it not rather peculiar to find the pupa of this species at the 

 roots of elm ? I also found a larva of Cossus ligniperda under oak in an 

 earthen cocoon ; the larva was about half-grown, and was not at all sleepy 

 as if hybernatiug. Can any one explain this? — C.J. Nash; Standish 

 Vicarage, Stonehouse, Glos. 



Hybernia LEucoPHiiARiA, &c., in January, 1895. — Thepresent season 

 has not, so far, given many opportunities for either insects or collectors to 

 emerge. There were a few hours' mild weather on Jan. 20th, and an after- 

 noon's search round oak-trunks reavealed the presence of many males of 



