46 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Insects taken at sugar were as follows : — 



Thyatira derasa, T. batis, Cymatophora ocularis, Acronijcta j)si, A. 

 leporina (one), Leucaiiia conigera, L. lithargi/ria, L. comma, L. impura, 

 L. j^allens (four beautiful dark-red varieties), Hydrcecia nictitans (some 

 nice varieties), H. micacea, Axylia putris, Xylophasia rttrea, X. lithorylea, 

 X. polyodun, X. hcpatica, Dipterygia pinastn, Xeuria Haponaria (abun- 

 dant both at sugar and lilac bloom), Gerigo cytherea, Mamestra ahjecta, 

 M. anceps (abundant), M, brassiccB, M. persicaria, Apamea hasillnea, A. 

 gemina (var. remissa and many nice forms), A. fibrosa (both varieties), 

 A. cculea, Minna strigilis, M. fasciuncula, M. furuncula, Grammesia tri- 

 linea, Caradrina morphem, C. blanda, C. cahicularis, Puisina tenebrosa, 

 Ayrotis valligera (one), A. puta, A. stiffusa (June brood), A. segetum, A. 

 exclamationis, A. corticea, A. nigricans, A. tritici, A. agnilina, Triphmna 

 ianthina, T. interjeeta (especially fond of sugared tansy), T. orbona, T. 

 pronuba, Noctua augur, N. plecta, N. c-nigruiii, N. triangulum, N. rhom- 

 boidea (one), N. brunnea (one), N. /estiva, N. rubi, N. umbrosa N.xantho- 

 yrapha, TcBniocampa gothica, T. instabilis, T. stabilis, T. mxmda, T. cruda, 

 Orthosialota, 0. macilenta, Anchochciis pistacina, A. lunosa, A. litura, 

 Cerastis raccinii, C. spadicea, Scopelosoina satellitia, XantJna. gilvago, 

 X. ferruginea, Cosmia trapezina, C. ajjinis, Hecatera serena (one), Miselia 

 oxyacanthce, Phloyopliora meticulosa, Exipiexia lucipara, Aplecta nebulosa, 

 A. adrena (very plentiful), Hadena protea, H. dentina, H. chenopodii 

 (specimens kept appearing from the early part of June to quite the end 

 of August), H. suasa, H. oleracea, H. thalassina, H ycnistce, Xylina 

 rhizolitha, Gonoptera Ubatrix, Amphipyra pyramidea, A. tragopogonis. 

 Mania typica, M. maura, Catocala nupta. A small number of Geo- 

 metrfe and Micros also appeared. 



My illuminated moth-trap added a few species, but on the whole I 

 did not find light very attractive, possibly because I did not hit upon 

 the right place to set my trap. Ccrign cythera seems to have a special 

 penchant for light, more so than for sugar, and came in numbers ; and, 

 amongst others, I may mention Nola confnsalis, Loplwpteryx catiielina, 

 Cilix glaiicata, Cliaraas gravmiis, Calamia lutosa, Epione apiciaria, 

 Selenia lunaria, Odontopera bidentata, Hiinera pennaria, Acidalia bi- 

 setata, A. trigeminata (this insect also comes freely to sugar), A. rubiyi- 

 nata [rubricata), A. emaryinata, A. promiitata, &c. From reed-beds at 

 dusk, in addition to some of the Leucaniids already noted, Lencania 

 straminea (a few), Calamia jyJii-agmitidis (in some plenty), Nonagria 

 neurica (one), together with examples of Chilo phragmitellus, were 

 secured. The reed-beds were only worked at dusk, three rather windy 

 nights during the second week in August. Aspilates citraria was 

 plentiful in a clover-field, and many other Geometry were met with 

 on the wing at dusk. I took a few Micros, but was unable to devote 

 much time to them. Sphinx convolruli appeared on August 15th, and 

 September brought quite an army of them, but for the most part in 

 bad condition, until the first week in October, when there seemed to 

 be a fresh emergence and I took five or six perfect specimens. My 

 experience in this respect seems to tally with that of Mr. J. H. 

 Fowler [vide Entom. Nov. 1901, p. 321). Larv^ and pupffi of Achcrontia 

 atropos have not been uncommon. All the Noctuse mentioned as 

 taken at sugar occurred within a very small area, comprising some 

 two and a half acres of cultivated garden-land and pasture, with a 



