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Mr. J. N. Milne, took a number of larvae of this species on sand- 

 hills on the Antrim coast. That a species so local in England— 

 a species the females of which are apterous — should be found in 

 such a locality is certainly a most interesting fact. We have 

 since succeeded in forcing two or three of the pupae, and have 

 thus made sure of the identity of the species; and there is 

 no appreciable difference between the specimens we have bred 

 and the ordinary English types. 



In July, in addition to species already mentioned, we took 

 larvae of — 



Demas coryli 

 Amphydasis betularia 

 Eupithecia venosata 

 Cidaria miata 

 Dicranura vinula 

 Imagines of — 



Satyrus semele 

 Argynnis aglaia 

 Nudaria mundana 

 Ellopia fasciaria 

 Cleora lichenaria 

 Venusia cambricaria 

 Acidalia scutulata 

 A. inornata 



Emmelesia alchemillata 

 Eupithecia centaureata 

 Melanthia albicillata 



Cymatophora flavicornis 

 Celsena haworthii 

 Hydrcecia nictitans 

 Anarta myrtilli. 



Cidaria prunata 

 C. populata 

 C. testata 

 C. comitata 

 Eubolia mensuraria 

 Anaitis plagiata 

 Thyatira derasa 

 Miana arcuosa 

 Abrostola triplasia 

 Plusia chrysitis 

 P. festucae. 



Coremia minutata 

 Noctuse were to be found in great abundance during this 

 month at the flowers of various grasses. Sugar was tried 

 on several occasions, but without success. 



In August we took larvse of Macroglossa stellatarum, 

 Smerinthns popidi, Dicranura furcula, Notodonta camelina, and 

 Hadena pisi. Imagines of — 



Crocallis elinguaria 

 Selenia illunaria 

 Melanthia rubiginata 

 Leucania littoralis 

 Hydrcecia micacea 

 Charaeas graminis 

 Apamea fibrosa 

 Celsena haworthii 

 Miana literosa 

 Caradrina alsines 



Agrotis tritici 



A. aquilina 



A. obelisca 



A. valligera 



A. praecox 



A. cursoria 



Noctua glareosa 



N. umbrosa 



Polia chi 



Amphipyra tragopogonis. 



