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close by. A claj^ or two later I boxed Tinea nigripunctella on 

 the entrance door of the hospital. This species was also 

 new to the countj-. Light yielded some notable captures, in- 

 eluding the rare Apamea ophiogramma. I may mention that 

 Mr. Hy. Miller, of Ipswich, tells me that he and Mr. Hy. Ling- 

 wood, of Needham Market, have also taken this species this 

 year. It should be explained that all my collecting at light 

 has been at suburban street lamps fitted with incandescent 

 mantles, and a nocturnal excursion has never failed to result 

 in a good capture. The best records for the month included 

 Smerinthus ocellatus, S. jJopuli, pale forms of Bomhyx neustria, 

 Nudaria senex, Liparis salicis, Amphidasys hetularia var. double- 

 dayaria (which is not infrequently met within Ipswich), Leucania 

 conigcra, L. lithargyria, Hecatera serena (several), Aplecta advena, 

 Thyatira derasa, Tethea suhtusa, Acidalia ruhricata, lodisvernaria, 

 Phihcdapteryx vitalbata, Cidaria fulvata, Evpithecia fraxinata, 

 E. suhnotata, E. oblongata, E. succenturiata, E. sobrinata, E. 

 pumilata, Strenia clathrata, Emmelesia alchemillata, E. decolorata, 

 Timandra imitaria, &c. 



The Micros were also well represented, the commonest being 

 the pretty Pyralis costalis. This was constantly met with from 

 the beginning of July right up to October, and it was nothing 

 unusual to see three or four on a lamp. It would have been a 

 perfect pest but for the peculiar habit it has of resting with its 

 wings pressed flat on the glass, by which, viewed from below, 

 it is readily distinguished. Endotricha flammealis was also a 

 frequent visitor to light in the town, and single specimens were 

 also taken of Eiizophora pinguis, Halonota foenella, Ephestia 

 elutella, Myclois cribrum, Carpocapsa 2)omonella, Homoeosoma 

 nebulella, Rhodophcea fonnosa, 11. consociella, Splialeroptera icteri- 

 cana (female), and Hydrocampa stagnalis. 



The specimen of R. consociella requires more than passing 

 notice, it being a very fine variety — dark purple instead of bright 

 purplish red. Mr. C. G. Barrett thinks it may be a local form, 

 as it quite differs in colour from any that he has hitherto seen ; 

 but I cannot settle the point, as I have never met with the 

 species before. I searched the few oaks in the neighbourhood in 

 hopes of finding some of the larvte, but was not successful. 

 Another interesting and unique capture was an exceptionally 

 fine and large pale variety of Acidalia incanaria {virgularia), 

 which I took near Bentley. This has also been examined by 

 Mr. Barrett, who considers it the most beautiful and by far the 

 most distinctly marked specimen of this rather obscure species 

 which he has ever seen. He informs me that this pale form is 

 known abroad, but he does not recollect it occurring elsewhere in 

 this country. I think it must be a local form, as I have another 

 older specimen, quite as large, and taken several years ago in 

 Ipswich, whilst two or three others were met with i the same 



