THE ENTOMOLOGIST. ila! 
if possible, some data which can be relied upon with some 
sort of certainty as to what sort of night is likely to produce 
a good haul of Lepidoptera. ‘The sugar I used was always 
about one half-pint of common black treacle, with about a 
tablespoonful of rum; and I always sugared the same 
trees. 
1. Day fine, towards evening cloudy, with slight south- 
west wind and heavy dew. A very fair number. 
2. Day dull and close, with very heavy thunder-storm in 
the middle of the afternoon, after which there was a brisk 
wind from the west. A great number before the moon rose, 
after which I found very few. 
3. Day fine, with wind from the west, sky clear, and no 
dew. Only three very common species. 
4, Day fine, with no wind, cool in the evening, and no 
dew. Nothing at all except a few earwigs. 
5. Day fine, but dull towards evening, no dew, and a good 
deal of wind. Very few of any kind. 
6. Very fine day, cloudy towards evening, with a slight 
dew and gentle south-west wind. A moderate number. 
7. Very windy day, with alternating cloud and sunshine; 
the wind dropped towards evening, and there was a slight 
dew. About twenty specimens of common species. 
8. Very fine day, cloudy and close in the afternoon and 
evening, with a slight west wind and dew. A great many of 
all sorts. 
9. Very stormy and wet morning, which cleared up about 
noon, and the wind dropped to a light breeze from the 
west; the vegetation very wet with the rain in the morning. 
Numerous species, 
10. Day rather cold and windy, but warmer towards even- 
ing, with a slight dew. A very large number of common 
species. 
11. Very close day, with a light west wind, and a slight 
dew in the evening. A great number. 
12, Magnificent day, without a cloud, but extremely 
windy, and a very slight dew. Nothing at all. 
13. Very warm day (with a good many butterflies about), 
with hardly any wind and no dew. Very fair number. 
14. Very fine day, but rather misty, which increased 
towards evening, and the grass very wet. Only four common 
ones. 
