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P. aspersana, a few specimens have tella xylostella, Depressaria litu- 



been taken. rella, D. nanatella, D atomella, 



Aspis udmanniana, occasionally. D. heracliella (larvae), Gelechia 



Orthotania striana, a few specimens malvella, G. mulinella, Nothris 



near Walmer. durdhamella. 



Sciaphila perterana, S. subjectana, Pterophori : — Pterophorus acantho- 



aud S. virgaureana, specimens are dactylus, not uncommon. 



occasionally taken. P . plagiodactylus, occasionally, Deal 



Grapholitha nigromaculana, not to Sandwich. 



common. P. fusco dactylus, rather common, 



G. campollllana, occasionally. Walmer to Kingsdowu. 



Hypermecia angustana, occasionally, P. lithodactylus, not uncommon. 



Kingsdown to St. Margaret's Bay. P. pterodactylus, occasionally, Deal 



Catoptria hohenivarthiana, not un- to Sandwich. 



common. P. microdactylies, rather plentiful, 



Cochylis stramineana and C. gig an- but somewhat local. 



tana, rather common, Kingsdown P. baliodactylus, occasionally, Kings- 



to St. Margaret's Bay. down to St. Margaret's Bay. 



Aphelia pratana, occasionally. P. tetradactylus, once only, Walmer 



Tinea were not looked after, and to Kingsdown. 



only a few species were noticed, P. pentadactylus, common, Kings- 



viz. : — Tinea pallescentella, Plu- down to St. Margaret's Bay. 



This list of nearly one hundred and fifty species was taken, 

 with a very few exceptions, during the daytime only, my health 

 not permitting night work ; otherwise no doubt the list would 

 have been a much longer one. At the same time I may remark 

 that the few occasions on which I have tried sugar produced 

 little or nothing worth taking. If lists somewhat like the above 

 for other months were contributed it would, I think, be interesting 

 to many collectors. 



4, Cathcart Street, Kentish Town, London, March, 1884. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES, CAPTURES, &c. 



Lepidoptera near London. — I should like to bear out the 

 experience of Mr. T. W. Hall as regards the fairly plentiful 

 occurrence of Lepidoptera in South London last year. In a 

 small district I worked I found enough to afford consolation, 

 after spending several nights in other quarters with no success 

 whatever. I am unable to state anything about the Diurni, as I 

 had no opportunity for observing them ; but these are not likely 

 to have been many ; nor have I much to say of the Geometers, 

 as it was amongst the Nocture I did most work. The only 



