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An hour round the lamps on June 30th yielded good results. 

 Pyralis costalis was in the pink of condition, and as numerous as last 

 year. Other micros bottled were Crambus cerusellus, Aspis udmanniana, 

 Tortrix forsterana, Sjnlodes verticalis (cinctalis), Hydrocampa stagnata, 

 Xanthosetia liamana. 



Incidentally, I may say that it is my practice to immediately kill 

 all micros taken at light, keeping a separate poison-bottle fitted with a 

 lining of cotton-wool for this purpose. They can easily be dislodged 

 afterwards, and I find it more expeditious than using pill-boxes, whilst 

 if proper precautions are taken there need be no trouble about stiffening. 



Reverting to the night in question, the Bombyces were only repre- 

 sented by Dicranura bifida and Ptilodontis palpina, and the Noctuse by 

 Dianthcecia cucubali, Grammesia trilinea (3), and some other commoner 

 things. The Geometrae, however, were in evidence, and included 

 Etirymene dolabraria, Acidolia amataria, Eupithecia rectangulata , E. suc- 

 centnriata, PhibaJapteryx vitalbata. 



Old walls were not so productive as I usually find them, but in the 

 same spot where I always can find Padisca biiunana I boxed what 

 proved to be my most interesting record of the year, inasmuch as its 

 identity at the time of writing is a matter of question, I believe. It is 

 at present in the collection of Mr. C. G. Barrett, F.E.S., to whom I 

 presented it after he had kindly endeavoured to name it. The specimen 

 is a very fine one, and has a characteristic look about it, whilst it is 

 much smaller than Gelechia fuyitivella . The fact, however, that it was 

 taken near some elms, Mr, Barrett thinks, strongly points to its being 

 a tiny variety of that species. At any rate it is the nearest to it of any 

 species known to Mr. Barrett. I should have added that the curious 

 capture was made on June 28th, at Ipswich, at the foot of Anglesea 

 Road. 



Among other interesting micros descried on wall or paling were two 

 dark forms of Padisca oppressana, and some extremely variable Tortrix 

 xylosteana and Batodes angiistiorana ; also a large Hyponoweuta padella. 

 Specimens of Bucculatrix boyerel.la and Argyresthia retineUa were also 

 discovered. Tinea fuscipunctella,T.merdeLla, T. pellioneUa, and Gelechia 

 ajjinis were located in an attic. 



Another visit on a fine day to Belstead Wood, on July 9th, was not 

 at all unproductive. At the cottage in the lane I found the good lady 

 had been keeping a very fine specimen of Smerinthus oceUatus, male, 

 for the first comer. It was alive, but scarcely damaged. Search 

 about the garden and outbuildings resulted in the finding of swarms 

 of l^inea ferrugineUa, which were flying in groups like gnats. I boxed 

 a very fine series, also a large and dark T. pellionella. Though 

 there were numerous Acidalia virgulana on the sheds, I failed to find 

 any more of the unique var. which I recorded the year before. The 

 captures at the wood were not of great importance, but I was inter- 

 ested to net Homceosoma sinuella again. Other species met with were 

 Penthina cynosbatella, Sen'coris lacunana (3), S. urticana, Ebidea verhas- 

 calis, Dicrorampha petiverella, Graj)holitha trimacidana (common), SjJilo- 

 nota dealbana, Gelechia terrella, (Ecophora lunaris, (E. fuscesceiis, Argy- 

 resthia brochella (4), Coleophora limosipennella, Cemiostoma laburneUa, 

 a var. of Tortrix unifasciana, &c. Amongst other records for July 

 were (Ecogenia qiiadripunctata, Tineola bisellieila, and Imea merdella. 



