18 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



SiREx GiGAs IN WILTSHIRE. — In Octobei' last an example of this 

 species was captured at Coulston, near Westbury, Wilts. It was a 

 female, in excellent condition. — J. B. Teend ; 1, Grosvenor Square, 

 Southampton, Dec. 13th, 1903. 



Autumnal Lepidoptera in Surrey. — This autumn seems to have 

 been particularly favourable for collecting at gas-lamps, and among a 

 host of other things taken by this means since Sept. 1st I may 

 mention : — Neuronia pojndaris, Luperina cespitis, Xanthia citrai/o, 

 X. (jilvacjo, Cirrhcedia xerampeliiia, Calocawpa vetnsta, Ennomos alniaria, 

 E. fuscantaria, Himeia pemiaria, Eupithecia siibfnivatu, Triphosa dubi- 

 tata, Euholia cerviiiata. Sugaring has also produced its insects, though 

 of only the commoner order, the following being taken since Sept. 

 29th : — Xylophasia monoglypha (one on Oct. 13th), Agrotis suffusa (two), 

 Noctica c-nigrurn, Mania maura (one on Sept. 30th), Orthosia lola, 

 0. pistacina (abundant), 0. litura, Orrhodia lignla, Scopelosoma satel- 

 litia, Xanthia gilvago, X. circellaris (common), Miselia oxgacantlicB, 

 Phlogophora tneticulosa (in swarms), Catocala nupta (slightly worn), 

 Hypena rostralis, and Pyralis costalis. — Leslie H. Mosse-Bobinson; 

 Wandle Bank, Wallingtoii, Surrey, Oct. 20th, 1903. 



Collecting in Devon, Torquay, and Neighbourhood, 1903. — The 

 first three months of 1903 were very mild, which caused the sallows 

 to come into leaf before the catkins had a chance to open. Therefore 

 we did not get many insects at sallow. Larvae were fairly plentiful 

 during the first quarter of the. year. I append a list of the principal 

 captures for the year, taken from my note-book. In January and 

 February larvae of Heliophohns hispidus were fairly plentiful ; also a few 

 each of Leucania putrescens (full-grown in January), Rusina tenebrosa, 

 TriphcEna ianthina, T. fimbria, Epunda lichenea. The following moths 

 were taken at sallow, light, &c. : — Hybernia rupicapraria (males and 

 females at rest on blackthorn bushes), H. leucophcearia, H. progem- 

 maria (males only). In March, imagos of Selenia illunaria (first speci- 

 men taken March 19th). Xylocampa lithoriza and Taniocampa gothica 

 were the only fresh things noticed out. 



In April the following moths were noticed, principally at sallow : — 

 Taniocampa munda, T. cruda, T. miniosa, T. gracilis, T. stabilis, T. 

 instabilis, T. rubricosa, Hojwrina croceago (one), Scop>elosoma satellitia, 

 Xylina petrificata, and a few Trachea piniperda. In the same month the 

 larvae of Arctia fidiginosa, Chelonia villica, Nudaria mundana, Calli- 

 morpha dominula, were noticed among others. 



In May, larvae of Lithosia caniola, L. complanula, Epunda nigra, and 

 on heather larvae of Agrotis agathina, A. porphyrea, Noctuaneglecta, &c. 

 The moths for the month, noticed, were Anarta myrtilli (one) on May 

 8th, at rest on heather (is not this early for this species ?), Heliodes 

 arhuti, Gonoptera libafrix, Tephrosia crepuscidoria, Nemoria viridata, 

 Asthena candidata, Corycia temerata, Fidonia pmiaria, Melanippe procel- 

 lata, Anticlea badiata, Cidaria russata, and Anaitis plagiata. 



June : the following imagos : — Zygcsna lonicercB, Euthemonia rnssula 

 (males only), Chelonia villica, Orgyia pudibunda, Acronycta ligustri, A. 



