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my captures, though I shall not enumerate here all the common species 

 which visited the lamp. By far my best capture was a grand form of 

 Euchelia jacobcecB, in which the usual crimson was entirely absent, and re- 

 placed by a brilliant golden yellow. The specimen, which is a large female, 

 was evidently freshly emerged, and in absolutely perfect condition, the 

 whole colouring being particularly rich ; and a merely superficial examina- 

 tion of the insect would suffice to dispel any idea of its having undergone 

 some " fading " process. In 1898 I was fortunate in taking a beautiful 

 variety of this species at the same lamp, and recorded the capture in the 

 ' Entomologist' ; but this specimen puts it entirely in the shade. Next to 

 this, my best captures were: — Stauropus fagi (1), Notodonta dodonea (1), 

 N. dict(Boides [1), Plusia moneta \1), Cucullia lychnitis {] , C. chamomillcB 

 {I}, Aventla Jieanda {i), and Triphcsna interjecta (1). I also took in fair 

 numbers: — Neuria saponarice, Agrolis cinerea, A.corticea, Hadena genistce, 

 Dysthymia luctuosa, Dianthoecia conspersa, D. carpophaga (including one 

 almost pure white), Xylophasia sublustris, Hecatera serena, Addalia 

 imitaria, Eupithecia venosata, Anticlea rubidata; and less commonly — 

 Sphinx ligustri, Svierinthus populi, Acronycta liguslri, A.rumicis, A. mega- 

 cephala, A. aceris, A. tridens, A. psi, Demas coryli, Agrotis puta {'very 

 variable!, Noctua triangulum, N. c-nigrum, N. rubi, N. augur, Axylia 

 putris, Dianthoecia cucubali, D. capsincola, Hadena chenopodii, Habrostola 

 urticcB, Mamestra persicaricB, Caradrina blanda. C. moipheus. C.cnbiculans, 

 Dipterygia pinastri, Cosmia trapeziaa, Heliothis marginatus, Hydrcecia 

 nictitans, Chortodes arcuosa, Grammesia trilinea {yi'ith a few of the var. 

 bilinea), Cucullia umbratica, C.verbasci, Cerigo cytherea, Euplexia lucipara, 

 Aplecta herbida, A. nebulosa, Zeuzera CESCidi, Xylophasia lithoxylea, Miana 

 furuncula, M. fasciuncula, M. stngilis, Leucania conigera, L. comma, 

 Hadena adusta, H. gemina, Notodonta dictma, N. camelina, Ptilodontis 

 palpina, Arctia fuliginosa, A. caia, Liparis chrysorrhcea, L. salicis, Nolu 

 cuculatella, Nudaria mundana, N. senex, Lasiocampa quercifolia, Calli- 

 genia miniata, Lithosia aureola, Platypteryx falcula, P. hamula, P. ungui- 

 cula, Ennomos illustraria, E. tiliaria, Eurymene dolobraria, Acidalia 

 inornata, A. remutata, A. immutata, Eupithecia coronata, E. subfulvata, 

 E. abbreviata, E. nanata, E. exiguata, E. linariata, E. subumbrata, E. iso- 

 grammata, E. sobrinata, E. subnotata, E. assimilata, E phtmbeolata, E. cen- 

 taureata, E. vulgata (very common), E. absinthiata, E. indigata, E. pul- 

 chellata, E. dodoneata (1). E. pusillata (li, E. rectangulata, Tephrosia 

 extersaria, Macaria liturata, Phibalapteryx vitalbota, P. tersata, Geometra 

 papilionaria, Amphidasys betularia, Bonrmia roboraria, Melanlhia albicil- 

 lata, Melanippe galiata, M. rivata, M. unangula. M. procellata, Cilix 

 spinula, Lobophora viretata. Anticlea berberata, Cidaria corylata. Scotosia 

 rhamnata, S. vetidata, Eubolia mensuraria, E. bipunctaria, E. jmlumbaria, 

 Urapteryx sambucata, Hemithea thymiaria, Eupistera heparata, lodis ver- 

 naria, besides very many other commoner species in more or less abundance. 

 The insect which appeared in the greatest abundance was undoubtedly 

 Agrotis exclamationis, with Noctua /estiva and Arctia menthastri as good 

 seconds. These three species were perfect nuisances, as also were Hadena 

 dentina, Rusina tenebrosa, Leucania lithargyria, Orgyia pudibunda, and 

 Odontopera bidentata, all of which absolutely swarmed. On the whole, I 

 consider that the season must have been an exceptionally good one ; and I 

 have every reason to be more than satisfied with my list of captures. — H. 

 W. ShephearP'Walwyn ; Glensyde, Bidborough, near Tunbridge Wells. 



