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ocellatus. On the ylst a further number of the above larvae were taken, 

 and others, including Pygara pic/ra (?) and some Eupithecia larvae (species 

 unknown). On the 2Hth the most notable was a single Macroglossa 

 fuciformis, which probably fell off honeysuckle. 



On Sept. 7th a visit to the birches resulted in a single specimen pf 

 Notodonta dromedarius, three Drepana falcataria, five D. lacertinaria, and 

 a few common larvae. 



To sum up, the year itself, so far as this locality is concerned, must be 

 considered distinctly satisfactory; and though one regrets the absence of 

 such larvae as Pcecilocampa popidi and Thecla qxiercus, yet the profusion of 

 the others makes the Forest still worthy of the lepidopterist's attention. — 

 E. W. Lane ; 9, Teesdale Street, Hackney Road, N.E., Feb. 2ud, 1901. 



Lepidoptera in Co. Westmeath. — As I have been collecting here for 

 the last few years, a list of some of the insects I have met with may be of 

 interest. Among others, I have taken the following species : — Euchlo'e 

 cardami)ies, Anjynnis paphia, Melitcea aurinia, Vanessa io (fairly abundant 

 last season), Thecla rubi (very common), Polyommatus phlceas, ChcBrocampa 

 porcellus, G. elpenor, Sinerinthus ocellatus (larvse abundant), S. populi, 

 Macroglossa stellatarum, Trochiliwn crabroniforinis, Ino statices, Gnophria 

 rubrlcollis, Euchelia jacobaia (extremely common), PhragmatobiafuUginosa, 

 Levcoma salicis (abundant, but very localized), Orgyia antiqua. Saturnia 

 carpini, Cilix glaucata, Centra furcula, C. vinula, Lophojyteryx camelina, 

 Notodonta dromedarius, N. ziczac, Pygara pigra, Cymatophora duplaris, 

 Bryophila perla, Acronycta megacephala (pupae not UMCommoi)), A. rumicis, 



A. menyantliidis, Tapinostola fulva, Xylophasia sublustris, Neuronia popu- 

 laris, Luperina testacea, Mamestra furva, Apamea unanimis, Lanipetia 

 arcuosa, Miana literosa, Celana haworthii, Agrotis saticia (not uncommon 

 last year), N. c-nigrwn, Triphcena interjecta, NcBuia typica, Mormo viaura, 

 Panolis piniperda (one), Paehnobia rubricosa, Taniocanqja j^opideti, T. gra- 

 cilis, Orthosia pistacina, Hadena dentina, H. pisi, Xylocampa areola, Calo- 

 campa vetusta, Xylina socia, Plusia bractea (took eight specimens of this 

 moth last season, and I have a number of the larvae at present hyber- 

 nating), F. iota, P. pulchrina, P. festticce, Erastria uncula, Euclidia 

 glyphica, Eurymene dolabraria (one), Crocallis elinguaria, Biston strataria 

 (one), Amphidasys betularia, Tephrosia. crepuscular ia, Abraxas adustata, 

 Lobophora carpinata, Thera firmata, Melanthia albicillata, Phibalapteryx 

 vittata, Coremia designata, Cidaria miata, C. siderata, Tanagra atrata. — 



B, L. Middleton; Belsize House, Mulliugar, Ireland. 



Notes on the Season of 1900 in Carnarvonshire. — Sallows at 

 Capel Curig. in Carnarvonshire, were not very productive. Tceniocampa 

 stabilis and T. gothica were abundant ; and Paehnobia rubricosa occurred 

 sparingly, along with a few T. incerta. The varieties of this insect, where 

 it occurs among the mountains, seem to be very remarkable and confusing. 

 I found Melitcea aurinia very common on June 10th, in one of the 

 localities near here, where I discovered it six years ago. I was not able to 

 repeat my last year's excursions to Dinas Rawddwy, in Merionethshire, 

 where, in June, 1899, I captured between forty and fifty fine Chcerocampa 

 elpenor, at rhododendron bloom. They swarmed in scores at one small 

 bush, along with a few specimens of C. porcellus. Sugar has been totally 

 unproductive all the year, and light nearly as bad. Among the butterflies, 

 Vanessa io has been verv abundant this summer ; V. c-album I saw twice. 



