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form of Cidaria suffumata of quite a northern type, taken at 
Chingford; and a specimen of Acronycta leporina, taken at 
Abbot’s Wood, having a dark blotch of some extent on the right 
wing. Mr. Wm. Machin’s long row of Geometra smaragdaria 
formed one of the most popular exhibits of the evening, and were 
well calculated to excite the feeling of envy. A series of Nonagria 
elymi, and one of the local form of Eupithecia nanata from the 
Island of Unst, appeared in Mr. Carrington’s box. Some 
exceedingly well-set specimens of Coremia quadrifasciaria were 
shown by Mr. J. T. Williams; and the long and varied row of 
Nola centonalis, bred by Mr. Robert Adkin, were looked at more 
than once. The Tortrices shown by Mr. H. Payne were 
not without interest; and Mr. R. G. Burry, secretary of the 
Haggerston Entomological Society, showed a male Fidonia 
piniaria in the guise of the female. The host of specimens 
exhibited by Mr. T. W. Hall, among which were noticeable a 
yellow variety of V. atalanta, Pieris crategi from the New Forest, 
arow of Tethea subtusa, and several Dicranura furcula, go far to 
show that there are some diligent workers in the field. Many 
other exhibits were remarked, although the presentation was the 
chief feature of the evening; and we trust that the cabinet will 
prove a source of pleasure to its present possessor, and frequently 
remind him that there are those who feel grateful for his constant 
endeavour to assist with equal courtesy the poor gardener who 
comes with his destructive larve for identification, or the rich 
collector with his unnamed specimens.—W. H. Wricut; Secre- 
tary’s Department, Inland Revenue, November 7, 1883. 
NoTES ON THE SEASON FROM CROYDON AND ELSEWHERE.— 
The season has been on the whole one of scarcity, at least in the 
first half of it, but some species have been unusually abundant. 
During the mild January Chetmatobia boreata and C. brumata 
were common at West Wickham; Hybernia defoliaria was not 
very scarce; H. leucophearia was in tolerable abundance, though 
not so common as in former years, and one specimen of Phigalia 
pilosaria was taken. In February several of these species con- 
tinued, and towards the end of the month Hybernia progemmaria, 
Anisopteryx escularia, and Tortricodes hyemana, but the two 
former were much scarcer than usual; and H. rupicapraria 
was not seen at all. These continued till the 4th of March, 
when the weather became so cold that for three weeks nothing 
