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Oct. 13-Nov. 5. Xylina ornithopus, Oct. 17-Nov. 11. X. socio, 

 Oct. 15-29. Asterosco/ms sphinx (P. cassinea), Nov. 23-27. (jronoptera 

 libatrix, June 3 and Sept. 10. Habrostola triplasia, July 1-10. Plusia 

 iota, July 5. P. (jamma, Nov. 2. Paimia hiteolata (cratcegata), May 10- 

 Sept. 20. Ennornos alniaria {tiliaria), Sept. 21-30. E. fuscantaria, 

 Sept. 23. Himera pennaria, Oct. 25-Nov. 2. Biston stataria, March 6. 

 Amphidasys betularia, June 5. Boarmia rhomhoidaria , July 23. Zona- 

 soma annulata, July 10. Astheyia Inteata, July 10-13. AcidaUa 

 remutaria, June 3. Halia wavaria, Sept. 10. Liijdia adustata, July 5- 

 13. Lomaspilis maryinata, June 3. Hybernia rupicapraria , March 6. 

 i2^. leticophearia, Feb. 28. i:/. defoliaria, Nov. 30. Anisopteryx (Bscularia, 

 Feb. 28-March 31, Oporabia dilutata, Oct. 18. Larentia viridaria, 

 June 3. Melanthia bicolorata, July 13. Melanippe sociata, June 8. 

 iVf. montanata, June 8. -M. yaliata, July 5. Anticlea rubidata, July 4-10. 

 .4. badiata, April 2-May 10. Coremia desiynata, June 8. Campto- 

 gramma bilineata, July 13-20. Coremia terruyata, June 3. Phibala-- 

 pteryx tersata, July 4-13. Triphosa dnbitata, Sept. 18. Eucosmia certata, 

 May 22-26. Scotosia rliamnata, July 10. Cidaria miata, Sept. 26- 

 Nov. 5. 6\ truncata, Sept. 26. C imrnanata, Sept. 18-26. (7. associata, 

 July 4-17. Eubolia cervinata, Sept. 23-Oct. 5. Tunagra atrata, 

 July 19. As a whole, the year was a poor one in regard to the total 

 number of species and specimens taken, but, notwithstanding, there 

 were some good captures for the district ; amongst the best being 

 C. elpenor, T. cratagi, P. popuU, H. micacea, A. puta, P. flavicincta, 

 E. fuscantaria, A. sphinx, X. socia, C. miata, X. aurayo, and E. certata. 

 My friend Mr. C. W. Dale informs me that the two last are now 

 recorded for the first time in the county ; also that A. litura, though 

 commonly taken, is inadvertently omitted from his ' Lepidoptera of 

 Dorsetshire.' There are several curiosities in the matter of dates 

 which may be noticed. They are mostly of late occurrences, and 

 illustrate the abnormal character of the season ; amongst others, 

 6r. libatrix, June 3 — this I think, by the way, was the only specimen 

 of any kind taken at sugar up to then ; M. neustria, Sept. 24 ; P. 

 axtriji.ua, Sept. 26 ; L. pallens, Sept. 26-27 ; P. gamma, Nov. 2 — all 

 unworn specimens taken at light, and, in the case of P. aurifiua and 

 L. pallens, apparently just emerged. I might add that, with regard to 

 our local Rhopalocera, the weather prevented visits being paid to the 

 haunts of Leucophasia sinapis and Nemeobiiis lucina, but Melanaryia 

 galatea and Melitaa aurinia were found at home. None of the Coliades 

 were seen, nor did Sphi^ix cunvolvuli put in an appearance. — James 

 Douglas ; Sherborne, Dorset. 



Collecting in YoRKsmRE in 1902. — From Aug. 5th to Sept. 8th 

 this year I was in different parts of Yorkshire, and made expeditions 

 to various localities. The first two weeks were cold and damp, but 

 after that the weather improved, but there was generally a scarcity of 

 insects, no doubt owing to the wretched apology for a summer that we 

 have had. The heather was three weeks later than usual in flowering 

 on the moors. One Colias edusa was met with near Bridlington on 

 Sept. 5th, a male in perfect condition. I visited the locality again 

 next day, but could not find another. Melanaryia galatea was seen in 

 three localities within easy distance of York : in one spot I saw over 



