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Macroglossa fucij'ormis, of which we managed to net a fair number in the 

 best possible coiiditiou, one solitary M. bonibyliformis finding its way to the 

 flowers and the net. At Stubby the latter insect was in some abundance, 

 two specimens in cop. being taken on the wing by a friend. Insects 

 seemed rather scarce, especially Geometers. Pieris brassica, Gonopteryx 

 rhaimd (in plenty), Colias edusa (three seen), Arriynnis euphrosijne, A. selene, 

 Nemeubiils lucina, Zygcp.na lonicertB, Lithosia aureola, Euchelia jacobace, 

 Nemeophila russula (female), Spilosoma mendica, Tephrosia biundularia, T. 

 punctularia, Venilia macalaria, Eilopia prosapiaria, Nemoria viridata, 

 lodis lactearia, Zonoxomn porata, Cabera pusaria, Biqjalus piniaria, Tliera 

 variata, Loinaspilis marginata, Melanijjpe rivata, Lareniia olivata, Anticlea 

 rubldata, and Cidaria siijf'umuta complete the list of those taken at the two 

 former places. An unproductive trudge to Hohensleigh, in the hope of taking 

 Gnophria rubticollis, wearied and disappointed us, though a couple of 

 Boarmia roboraria just saved the day from being an utter blank. — C. T. 

 Nash; Standish Vicarage, Stonehouse, Gloucester. 



Collecting in 1895. — As this season has been, so far as we have been 

 concerned, an unusually good one, a list of the chief captures may perhaps 

 be of some interest. A visit to Darenlh Wood at Easter furnished us with 

 Brephos parthenias, and at sallow Taniocawpa munda and other common 

 moths, in April Selenia Ulunaria was common at Willesden. May 

 provided no fresh species in the above neighbourhood, but a visit to 

 Lyndhurst at Whilsun for four days proved very successful, our finds 

 being as follows : — Lycana argiolus (one battered female), Scodonia 

 helgiaria, Aspilates strigillaria, Venilia maculata, Bupalus piniaria, 

 Lurentia pectiidtaria, Atiaitis plagiata : all the foregoing were netted. At 

 sugar we obtained Tliyatira batis, Xylophasia rurea, Grammesia trilinea, 

 Agrotis exclamationis. A sheet hung up m the woods attracted only 

 Spilusoina viextkadri and Odontopera bidentata. The following larvse were 

 beaten : — TcBinocampa miivda, T. miniosa, &c., Agriopis aprilina, Amphi- 

 pyra pyramidea, Cymatophora fiavicornis, Asphaiia ridens, Brephos par- 

 thenias, Geoinelra papiLionaria, Nyssia hispidaria, Himera pennaria, Phi- 

 yalia piiosaria, and others. During June and July sugar at Willesden 

 attracted Rusiua tenebrosa, H. marginatus, and Noctiia triangulum. In 

 August Bryophila perla, and Agrotis aquUina were taken at Banbury, the 

 latter at liglit. At Turustead, in Essex, su<,'ar on the night of the great 

 thunderstorm in August produced A. pyramidea, N. c-nigrum, and T. 

 orbona. In the same parish we found several larvse of Dlcranura furcula, 

 a fine Vanessa polychloros, and, at light, A. plagiata. At Willesden, 

 during August, Catocala nvpta and Mania waura turned up at sugar, also 

 on the nignt of a thunderstorm. At Willesden, ui September, N. c-nigrum 

 and Miselia oxyacanthcs came to sugar, and we took the following species 

 on gas-lamps between Kingsliury and Neasden (adjoining Willesden): — 

 Gortyna Jlavago, Xanthia silago and X. cerogo, Avchocelis pistacina and 

 A. lunosa, Eugenia tdiaria and E. fascanlaria, Himera pennaria, and 

 Cidaria miata. In Octol)er, so far, we have taken at light, at Neasden, 

 Diloba co'.rideocephala, Oporabia dilutala, and Hybernia defnliaria ; also 

 Phlogophora meticxdosa, Anchocelis pistacina, and Cerastis spadicea. A 

 tine larva of Bombyx rubi was found in a field near Edgeware. Altogether, 

 being the possessors of only a small collection, we have reason to be well 

 satisfied with the results of this season's work. — A. R. and R. H. Heath ; 

 Willesden, Middlesex, 



