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species of the former group noticed last year were Selenia 

 illunaria, Metrocampa margaritaria, Acidalia aversata, Rumia 

 cratcegata, Cabera pusaria, C. exanthemaria, Anticlea dcrivata, 

 Melanippe subtristata, Panagra petraria, Ypsipetes elutata, and 

 Aspilates strigillaria. As regards the Nocture, however, I think 

 in}' list is a fairly good one for the season. In the spring time, 

 at sallows, were to be found Tceniocampa stabilis, T. instabills, 

 T. criicla, and T. gothica. At sugar, during the summer and 

 early autumn, were taken the following : — Acronycta psi, 

 *A. leporina, Leucania lithargyria, *L. pnidorina, L. comma, 

 L. impura, L. pollens, Hydroecia nictitans, Xylophasia lithoxylea, 

 X. polyodon, X. hepatica, Dipterygia pinastri (in fair abundance), 

 Apamea gemina, A. oculea, Miana strigilis, M. furuncida, 

 Grammesia trilinea, Rusina tenebrosa (very common), Agrotis 

 suffusa, A. segetum, A. exclamationis, A. corticea, Triphcena 

 janthina, T. orbona, T. pronuba, Noctua glareosa, N. augur 

 (plentiful), N. plecta, N. c-nigrum, N. triangulum, N. festiva, 

 N. rubi, N. baja, N. xanthographa, Orthosia lota, Anchocelis 

 pistacina, A. lunosa, A. litura, Xanthia cerago (very common), 

 X. silago, X. ferruginea, Cosmia trapezina, Hecatera serena, 

 Phologophora meticidosa, Euplexia lucipara, Aplecta nebulosa, 

 Hadena proteus, H. chenopodii, H. oleracea, H. pisi, Plusia 

 gamma, Amphipyra tragopogonis, and Catocala nupta. In ad- 

 dition to these I took on the wing Chortodes arcuosa (very 

 plentifully), Tapinostola fulva, and Euclidia mi; at lamps, 

 *Luperina cespitis, Gortyna jlavago (several) ; and at rest, three 

 Acronycta aceris. Of those marked with an asterisk only single 

 specimens were taken. Another collector took, in addition, in 

 the same locality, Euthemonia russula (in fair numbers), one 

 Geometra papilionaria, one Notodonta dictcea, and several Agrotis 

 porphyrea. Of course I am aware that there are no really good 

 things in the above list of sixty-one species of Nocture ; but it is, 

 I think, sufficiently comprehensive to show that in some few 

 localities there were exceptions to the almost universal dearth of 

 even common insects. — J. E. Tarbat; Cambridge, April 21, 1884. 



Papilio machaon in Surrey. — It may interest the readers of 

 the 'Entomologist' to know that I have just found a pupa of 

 Papilio machaon in a field abounding with wild carrot plants, and 

 near a marshy piece of ground. It was found suspended to a 

 dead twig. There is a mention, in Newman's ' British Butter- 



