292 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



statices, Acidalia hnitaria, and several Thyat'ira derasa, captured 

 either at sugar or flowers. This Hst, omitting other species 

 common and generally distributed, represents entomologically 

 Mr. Kerr's garden. Its application to Barmouth can be increased 

 by adding Macroglossa stellatanim, Bomhi/x quercus, Macrothylacia 

 rub'i, Malacosoma neustria (the larvae feed here on sloe), Odonestis 

 Rotatoria (very common), Lasiocampa quercifoVm (two larvae found 

 on sloe, June, 1904; one reared to an imago), Saturnia pavonia 

 = carphii, Liparis auriflua (rather scarce), and A. tincta and 

 A. herbida, June, 1905. 



Two of the above species deserve special mention, A. nehulosa 

 and M. maura. The type-form of A. nehulosa at Barmouth is 

 as pale as Polia cJii ; that is, although only some sixty odd miles 

 south-west from Chester, and practically on the same coast, the 

 moth exhibits no trace of melanism, as in the Delamere varieties 

 rohsoni and thompsoni, but, in fact, inclines towards albinism ! 

 Mr. Kerr very kindly gave me one of his specimens. The upper 

 wings are white, the usual markings smoky-grey, with a short 

 black bar near the lower angle.; the lower wings are smoky-grey 

 and gradually paler towards the base. 



Dusking was much obstructed by the over-abundance of 

 Hypena proboscidalis, Scopida lutealis, Boti/s ruralis = verticalis, 

 Camfptogramma hilineata, and Cramhus cidmellus. Other captures 

 were S. primalis, S. olivalis, Herminia derivalis, Rivula sericealis, 

 Ebiilea sambucalis, Nudaria mundana, Aphomia sociella, C. pinellus, 

 Liparis auriflua, Miana furuncula var. vinctuncida (Hiib.), Leu- 

 cania comma, Noctua haja, Mamestra brassiccs, Habrostola triplasia, 

 Plusia gamma, P. chrysitis, GnopJios ohscuraria, Uroptery.v sambu- 

 caria, Meti'ocampa margaritaria, Crocallis elinguaria, Pseudoterpna 

 cytisaria, Hemithea strigata = thymiaria, Boarmia repandata, B. 

 rhomboidaria, Emmelesia decolorata, E. aflinitata, Acidalia scutu- 

 lata, A. bisetata, A. imitaria (very common), A. aversata, Halia 

 ivavaria, Cidaria dotata, G. ribesiaria, Eupithecia castigata, E. 

 pumilata (worn). Abraxas grossulariata, A. sylvata = idmata, 

 Hysipetes elutata, Cahera pusaria, Coremia ferrugata, Melanthia 

 bicolorata = rubiginata, M. ocellata, M. albicillata, Melanippe soci- 

 ata, Larentia viridaria = pectinitaria, Pterophorus monodactylus, 

 and Aciptilia pentadactyla. 



Beating by day gave us Lithosia lurideola = complanula, 

 Lomaspilis marginata, Eubolia mensuraria, C. populata, C. trun- 

 cata = russata, H. elutata (very ordinary forms), E. aflinitata ; 

 while Tanagra atrata = choerophyllata, Pyraustra purpuralis, P. 

 ostrinalis, and Ennychia octomaculata were occasionally netted on 

 the hillsides. 



Among other small things taken in the district were C. 

 hortuellus, C. j^ratellus, T.fosterana, T. vihurnana, T. Iceflingiana 

 var. ectypana, Cnephasia suhjectana, Scnparia cembra var. scotica 

 in 1904 ; and T. Iceflingiana, Scoparia frequentella var. j^ort- 



