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darkest; Agrotis nigricans, too, was in splendid variety ; 
Thyatira batis, T. derasa, Acronycta Ligustri, A. Rumicis, 
Cosmia affinis, Amphipyra Tragopogonis, Noctua triangulum, 
Gonoptera libatrix, and Epunda viminalis, were common ; 
whilst Xylophasia polyodon, Triphena pronuba, T’. orbona, 
Agrotis Tritici, Apamea oculea, Miana strigilis, and Cosmia 
trapezina, jostled each other for standing-room,—it was a 
sight to see them. ‘The following better things, too, were 
less abundant:—Hypenodes albistrigalis, H. costestrigalis, 
Pyralis glaucinalis, P. fimbrialis, Phycis roborella, and a few 
extremely fine T'oxocampa pastinum. I certainly never saw 
sugar so attractive before. 
The underwood being so much soaked by rain made it bad 
for beating and for getting Geometre. However, I obtained 
Limacodes Testudo, Nola strigula, Cidaria picata, Pericallia 
syringaria, Melanthia rubiginata, Eupithecia plumbeolata, 
and E. tenuiata; the local Acidalia rusticata was not rare in 
ils peculiar spots; Acidalia inornata deposited me sixteen 
eggs, from which I obtained sixteen imagos this October,— 
this appears contrary to rule; and from a batch of eggs of 
Acidalia emutaria, from the Gravesend marshes, I reared a 
fine series, only five weeks in larva, and imagos produced 
early in September, although a few of the same batch are 
hybernating as larve. 
Of the Tortricina I only met with the following :—Tortrix 
transitana, T. corylana, Dichelia Grotiana, Leptogramma 
Boscana, Peronea Schalleriana, P. variegana, P. tristana, 
Leflingiana, Penthina ochroleucana, Antithesia  salicana, 
Phtheocroa rugosana, Pedisca profundana, Argyrolepia 
ewneana, Eupecilia angustana, and Cochylis inopiana: the 
beautiful Pterophorus rhododactylus was difficult to get in 
any number; so many larve had been collected that the 
species was and probably will be, year by year, a more scarce 
insect. It is well to know the life-history of all species, but 
al times it may not be an unmixed good, as it entails, in 
many instances, av almost entire destruction of a species, by 
too closely working it in its larval state. 
Had the weather been more propitious I should doubtless 
have had better sport; but I returned from my trip well 
pleased with North Kent as a collecting-ground. 
W. H. Tuewe t. 
8, Lewisham Road, Greenwich. 
