64 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



This is the second time I have bred both these species in the late 

 summer, the first having been already recorded in the ' Entomologist ' 

 (vol. xxxiv. pp. 229 and 258), and I was very much interested to read 

 Mr. Richard Garratt's note in this month's issue (vol. xxxvii. p. 323) 

 on tlie same subject, indicating that the two broods occur wild as well 

 as in confinement. On July 12th Aventia fl.ejcula was beaten out, and 

 on the 14th and 20th Flusia moneta was taken from the lamps. 

 Acronycta aceris was taken on the 18th, and Triphmja ianthina on the 

 23rd. Larvae of Smerinthns tilicB went down to pupate on the 25th, 

 but neither this year, nor previously, have the imagines appeared the 

 same year. On the 25th also, a rather striking light variety of 

 Abraxas (jrossulariata flew into my study window ; and on the 27th 

 and 30th Hesperia comma was to be seen in great numbers on Ranmore. 

 On these dates also, I beat Lithosia deplann and Anticlea cucnllata, both 

 of which were new to me. Also, on the 27th, I took a bleached speci- 

 men of Epinephele ianira, the under side being especially light. From 

 this time until the middle of September I was away from Dorking, and 

 so my next entry for this locality is Sept. 17th, when a brood of larvas 

 of Hadena oleracea began to go down ; they had been feeding since 

 July 26th. I did nothing of note during the rest of the year, except 

 an occasional visit to the lamps, when I took Xanthia dtrogo on Oct. 

 11th, and Nonagria anindinis on Oct. 12th. On Dec. 1st Paicilocawjia 

 populi was fairly abundant. 



The new species taken by me in this locality this year are : — 

 Lithosia dejolana, Drepana falcataria, A.sphalia flavicornis, Leucania 

 lithargyria, Nonagria arundinis, Xanthia citrago, Aiiarta myrtilli, Eury- 

 tneiie dolabraria, Zonosoma penduluria, Asthena luteata, Bapta taminata, 

 Emmelesia alchemillata, FAqrithecia scabiosata, E. lariciata, E. sobrinata, 

 Melanippe procellata, and Anticlea cucullata. Some of these, of course, 

 are quite common things, but I had not taken them here before. — 

 F. A. Oldaker ; Parsonage House, Dorking, Dec. 30th, 1904. 



Lepidoptera at Light in Reigate and Redhill, 1904. — During 

 the past season I have worked the street-lamps in this district for 

 Lepidoptera very regularly, and I think perhaps the following list of 

 my captures may be of interest to some of my fellow-collectors. The 

 electric arc lamps in the market-places of both towns were especially 

 productive, Staiiroptis fagi, Pheosia dict(Boides (fertilized female), Noto- 

 donta trepida, and Ennomos fuscantaria (37) being taken flying around 

 these. I must add that I am indebted to Mr. Tonge, of Reigate, for 

 the identification of many of the species. The date given is for the 

 first specimen taken. Sphiiix ligiistri, July 5th. Clmrocampa elpenor, 

 June 20th. C. porcellus, July 8th. Smerinthus tilicB, May 23rd. S. 

 ocellatus, June 27th. ^S'. pojnili, July 5th. Ino statices, July 27th. 

 Arctia caia, July 27th. Phragmatobia [Spilosoma) fuliginosa, July 6th. 

 Spilosoma lubricipeda, May 16th. S. menthastri, May 26th. Hepialm 

 hiimuli, July 7th. H. hectiis, July 1st. h. lupnlinvs, May 30th. Cossus 

 ligiiiperda, June 30th. Zeuzera pyrina, July 27. Porthesia similis, 

 June 28th. Stilpnotia [Leucoma] salicis, July 8th. Dasychira pudibimda , 

 June 6th. Pcecilocampa pojndi, Nov. 14th. Malacosoma iieustria, July 

 27th. Lasiocampa quercifolia, July 27th. Cilix glmicata, June 3rd. 

 Dicranura vimila, May 11th. Stauropux fagi, July 27th. Pterostunia 



