90 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Forest, I have enumerated below the various species of Macro - 

 lepidoptera taken by me during the last year on a small piece of 

 private ground, less than an acre in extent, and containing about 

 ten yards of whitethorn hedge and one poplar tree, the said piece 

 of ground being, I believe, within three miles of London Bridge 

 on the south side. The Diurni were not numerous, being 

 represented by Pieris brassicee and P. rapce, and their larvae ; 

 Vanessa urticce ; and the larvae, but no imagines, of V. atalanta. 

 Among the Nocturni were Smerinthus populi and its larva ; three 

 of the genus Arctia, viz., A. caja, A. lubricipeda, and A. men- 

 thastri ; and the larva of Nola cucullatella. The Geometrae were 

 fairly represented, as I noted the occurrence of twelve species, 

 viz. : — Rumia cratcsgata, Crocallis elingnaria, Hemerophila ab- 

 ruptaria, Boarmia rhomboidaria with its variety perfumaria, 

 Acidalia scutulata, A. incanaria, Halia wavaria, Abraxas grossu- 

 lariata, Eupithecia centaureata, E. vidgata, Campto gramma 

 bilineata and its larvae, and Eubolia mensuraria. The Noctuae 

 were more numerous than any other family, and form quite 

 a surprising list for so limited an area. Nearly forty species 

 were present in more or less numbers, some of them being far 

 from scarce. Among them were Acronycta psi and A. mega- 

 cephala ; five of the genus Leucania, viz., L. conigera, L. lithar- 

 gyria, L. comma. L. impura, and L. pollens, the latter two 

 being very numerous. Those ubiquitous species, Xylophasia 

 lithoxylea and X. polyodon were well represented, as were also 

 Mamestra brassicee and M. persicariat, and an occasional 

 Dipterygia pinastri. Four of the genus Apamea were visible, 

 viz., A. basilinea and its larvae, A. ophiogramma (but one), 

 A. gemina, and A.oadea; also Luperina testacea ; three of the 

 genus Miana, viz., M. strigilis in three different forms, M.fasci- 

 uncula, and M. literosa (only one of the latter, however, being 

 seen) ; Caradrina morpheus, C. cubicidaris, Agrotis exclamationis, 

 A. segetum, Triphaena pronuba, Noctua . c- nigrum, N. xantho- 

 grapha and its larva, Anchocelis pistachio, Cerastis vaccina, 

 Xanthia ferruginea, Tethea subtusa, Cosmia trapezina, Euplexia 

 lucipara and its larva ; three of the genus Hadena, viz., H. cheno- 

 podii, H.pisi, and H. oleracea ; Plusia gamma; and a very fair 

 number of unknown species among the Micro -lepidoptera. True, 

 with the exception of A. ophiogramma, the list contains no 

 rarities; but the very fact of one individual, a comparative 



