1896.] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 73 



Colias philodice, common as usual. 



" " var. alba, common on blue daisy, Sept. i to 20- 



Pieris rapts, common. 



" oleracea, only three specimens taken. 

 Papilio troilus, only one specimen taken. 

 " asfetias, only two seen but not taken. 

 " turnus; only five or six seen this year, but in 1893 they 

 were quite plentiful, and in 1892 they could be counted by 

 hundreds flying about Syringa bushes. 

 Pamphila peckius , P. napa, P. ?nanataagua, P. zabulon, common. 

 Pudamiis tityrus, common, July. 

 " bathyllus, common. 



HETEROCERA. 



Hemaris diffinis, three specimens. 

 Amphion nessus, one taken June 7, 1894. 



Deilephila lineala, D. chamcenerii, rare this year, but quite com- 

 mon in 1893. 

 Darapsa choerilus, quite common. 



Smerinthus modesta, fifteen specimens; June 25 to July 10. 

 '■ geminatus, not as plentiful as in 1893. 



"" ophthalmicus, five specimens; June 29 to July 20. 



Paonias inyops, rare this year, but plentiful in 1893. 

 " exccscatus, rare. 



" *' dark variety % fairly common. 



Cressonia juglandis, one specimen, 9. 

 Sphinx kalmicB, common. 



" gordius, very rare this year, but plentiful in 1893. 

 " drupiferarum, fairly common. 



" chersis, one specimen observed, but it escaped; I think 

 there have been only three ever taken here. 

 Ellema harrisii, more common than usual. 

 Daremma tindulosa, very common. 

 Ceratomia aviyyiior, rare. 

 Prionoxystus robinia, three specimens. 



, one specimen. 



" , one specimen. 



Alypia octomaculata, very common. 



Mamestra bella, only two or three battered specimens. 



Ctenucha virginica, common. 



