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THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



though very odoriferous. Took one Colins edtisa, female, var. helice, 

 one Vanessa mitiopa, and another Pararge hiera. 



June 1st (Sunday). — A very hot day. 



2nd. — Visited St. Gingolph and Bouveret. Terrifically hot, but 

 fortunately no flies to worry us. Met with no fresh species. 



3rd. — Caught in a storm at Blonay. Vanessa cardui was common 

 between that place and Montreux. 



4th. — A dull day with clouds low down over the mountains. Went 

 up above Caux to get a few roots of plants, such as gentian, &c. 

 Total entomological bag, one Erastria deceptoria. 



6th. — Paid another visit to Aigle, going over much the same 

 ground as before. Caught another Papilio podalirius in very fair 

 condition, and a good series of Aporia cratrngi (males), evidently just 

 out. Rpinephele hyperanthtis, I'oli/onimatas dorilis, and Zygmia trifolii 

 met with for the first time. 



Thus ended a very delightful and successful holiday. It will be 

 observed that we attempted no night work. This was partly because 

 we were generally quite ready for bed by the time supper was over, 

 and partly because there was nothing to be got within reasonable 

 distance. We saw no moths around the numerous electric lamps after 

 dark. — PmLip J. Barraud ; Bushey Heath, Herts. 



Lepidoptera in North Dorset, 1902. — The earlier part of the 

 season was one of the worst I have ever experienced. East winds and 

 fogs followed by cold nights and much wet in the early summer made 

 even the commonest insects scarce. Sugaring was a total failure (not 

 even Mamestra hrassic(e being attracted) until September, when it began 

 to be fairly remunerative. I append a list of moths, most of which 

 were taken at light, sugar, or ivy within a quarter of a mile of my 

 house, the remainder by beating and dusking. Besides those specially 

 mentioned, many other commoner species were seen or taken without 

 any particular note being made of time or place. I should mention I 

 was away from home from July 28 to Sept. 10, so that many species 

 were missed. List : — ClieBiocampa elpenor, July 16. Phragmatohia 

 (Spilosovia) fuliginosa, May 6. Porthesia aurijiua, Sept. 26. Trichiura 

 cratmgi, Sept. 21-25. Pcecilocampa populi, Nov. 1-30. Malacosoma 

 {Bomhyx) neustria, Sept. 24. Odonestis potatoiiu, July 16-24. Cilix 

 glaucata, June 3. Dicranura [Cerura] vinula, June 3-10. Bnjophila 

 perla, July 24. Diloba cceruleocephala (males), Oct. 23-28. Leucania 

 pallens, Sept. 26-27. Hydicecia niicacea, Sept. 25. Xylophasia sub- 

 histris, Sept. 13. Luperina testacea, Sept. 24-Oct. 10. Miana arcuosa, 

 July 24. Agrotis puta, Sept. 10-22. A. suffiisa, Sept. 12-Oct. 11. 

 A. saucia, Nov. 15. A. segetum, Oct. 28-30. Noctua plecta, Sept. 10. 

 iV. c-nigrum, Sept. 13-30. .V. rubi, Sept. 12-21. N. neglecta Sept, 21. 

 Amphipyra pyraniidea, Sept. 13-21. A. tnitjopogonis, Sept. 14-21. 

 Taniocaiiipa gothica, April 2. T. stabilis, March 16. Orthosia lota, 

 Oct. 19-Nov. 15. 0. macilenta, Oct. 24-Nov. 11. Anchocelis pistacina, 

 Sept. 23-Nov. 16. A. lunosa, Sept. 19-26. A. litura, Sept. 27-Oct. 13. 

 Cerastis ligula (spadicea), Oct. 28-Nov. 16. Scopelosoma satellitia, 

 Oct. 18-Nov. 15. Xanthia aurago, Oct. 24. X, circellaris, Oct. 10- 

 Nov. 15. Pulia fiavicincta, Sept. 10-Oct. 17. Miselia oxyacanthtBy 

 Oct. 25-30. Phlogophord meticulosa, Oct. 1-31. Calocampa exoleta, 



