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Of those which had occurred here before, the following may be 

 mentioned : — 



Gastropacha {Lasiocampa) quercifolia, Drepana falcula, D. binaria 

 (hamula), Pterostoma palpina, Axijlia putris, Xylophasia lithoxylea (one ; 

 this species has been scarce for some years), Dipteryr/ia jnnastri (scabri- 

 nsculd), Neu7'onia popnlaris, Cerif/o matura, Luperina cespitis, Miana 

 fascimicida, M.bicoloria {fi(rimcula), Petilampa (M.) arcuosa, Ar/rotis puta, 

 A. porphyrea (striguJa), Noctua triangulum, Calymnia pyral'ma, (J. diffinis, 

 Hadena thalassina, Plusia moneta (fairly common), Selenia lunaria, En- 

 nomos erosaria, Acidalia miitarm, Timandra amataria, Eupithecia sub- 

 fulvata, E. pulchellata, E. subnotata, Cidaria pymliata, C. associata, 

 Pehinja comitata, Eaboliapliunbaria, Herminia tardpennalis, H.ynsealis, 

 PyraUs farinalis, Crambus hortuellus, Aphonia sociella, Tortrix heparana, 

 T. fosterana {adjunctana), Peronea variegana, Penthina betulmtana, P. 

 ochroleucana, Xanthosetia zoegana, and X. hamana. 



I tried sugaring in August and September both at Bushey Heath 

 and Bricket Wood, but it was slow work, captures being few and far 

 between. The following, among others, were taken : — Asphalia diluta 

 (common), Agrotis mffusa (both sexes fairly common), Noctua plecta, 

 Triphana fimbria, Amphip)yra pyrarnidea , Mania maura, Xanthia citragn, 

 Polia flavicincta, Hadena protea, Catocala nupta, and Hypmia rnstralis. 



At the end of June I had a day's collecting in the north-west part 

 of the county, in the chalk district. Lycana beUargus {adonis) males 

 were fairly plentiful, but only one female fell to my lot. I also took 

 L. alsHs (^minima) and Carpocapsa grossana, the latter beaten out of 

 beech. 



I was pleased to find Hesperia thaumas {Jinea) at the same locality 

 in August, but only in limited numbers. (Although this is generally 

 considered to be a common " skipper," I have never seen it in abun- 

 dance anywhere round here). I was rather too early for Hesperia 

 comma and only saw two males, but Lyccena corydofi swarmed as usual. 

 Eubolia limitata {menmaria) and E. bipunctaria were also taken. 



I am indebted to Mr. Eichard South, and also to Mr. C. G. Barrett, 

 for having named for me some of the more obscure species mentioned 

 above. — Philip J. Barraud; Bushey Heath, Herts. 



Autumn Notes from the Salisbury District. — I have been in 

 Salisbury since about the middle of September, and my notes are from 

 September 18th to December. With the exception of one or two 

 evenings at the street-lamps, very little serious collecting has been 

 done, but the results, I venture to think, on the whole, are satisfactory, 

 and I eagerly await the summer of 1903 for working the district. To 

 start with the butterflies : Oonepteryx rhamni was common, and was 

 seen up to the 25th October. Pieris brassica and P. napi were both 

 about in September, the last I saw of the former being on October 

 12th. Vanessa urtica, was common enough, and was seen as late as 

 the beginning of November. F. atalanta was also seen up to October 

 16th. Other butterflies noticed were Epitiephele ianira, Ccenoyiympha 

 pamphilus, Chrysophamis phlceas, and Lycisna icarus, an apparently quite 

 fresh example of C. phlceas being seen October 8th. 



On September 26th I cycled over to Lyndhurst, and spent a very 

 short time in the New Forest, where I found Dryas [Argynnis) paphia 



