106 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
expedition. In this Mr. Hodgkinson, who has taken so many 
species in this locality, and has made it his head-quarters, 
has promised to assist; and by far the greater share of 
information will be due to the patience and perseverance he 
for so many years has shown in the pursuit of Entomology. 
J. H. Threlfall; 17, Ribblesdale Place, Preston. 
New Forest Insects (Entom. viii. 84).—I was surprised in 
reading Mr. B. Cooper's interesting list of New Forest captures 
in 1874 to notice that he speaks of the scarcity in that year of 
certain species. I will not trouble your readers with a list of 
my captures, as it would nearly be a repetition of Mr. 
Cooper’s, but will merely say I found Leucophasia Sinapis 
decidedly-common, and not so local as in most seasons. I 
easily captured two dozen specimens in an hour. I find the 
nearly white variety equally common in both broods. Lime- 
nitis Sibylla, though pretty common, was not nearly so 
plentiful as in the year 1869, when it swarmed in every wood 
here. Lyczna Argiolus was pretty common; I took twenty- 
six specimens; and of Nemeobius Lucina about twenty. 
The “ new enclosure” is a somewhat vague term, as there are 
so many new ones. I have observed that in whatever 
direction one is collecting, the “ natives,” in giving instruc- 
tions, invariably mention a “new enclosure.” The “ natives” 
are getting so entomological here that they can nearly always 
tell what species one is searching for, 7.e. when they know 
the particular locality the “fly-ketcherr” is going to: they 
always encourage the collector by telling him, “ You'll ketch 
he there.” I noticed Colias Edusa and C, Hyale within half 
a mile of Lyndhurst in 1869, but have not seen either species 
since.—H. Ramsay Cox; Lyndhurst. 
Sugaring for Moths (Eutom. viii. 88).—I do not know that 
I can give Mr. Crallan much information, that will be new 
to him, about sugaring trees for moths, but, in the first 
place, I may say that there is always some uncertainty 
attending it, moths being frequently very abundant one 
night, while on another, apparently equally favourable, 
scarcely any will be seen. The sugar should always be 
applied to the trees before sunset, and, when practicable, it 
should be put on warm, as the scent is much more powerful 
than when it is applied cold. The greatest number of moths 
will generally be found about three quarters of an hour after 
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