104 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Sphingidse were exceedingly plentiful almost throughout the 

 evening, and I took the following : — Chcerocampa eson (2), C. 

 capensis('d), C.celerio (4) , Phlegethonotiusfulvinotata (2), Polytychus 

 grayi (1), P. postica (3), B. meda (5), Euchloron megcera (1), 

 Nephele accentifera (1), Andriasa mutata (one male), and Temnora 

 marginata (2) ; Sphinx convolvuli gathered in great numbers, and 

 many were run over on the ground by carts, rickshas, &c. 



Of the Geometridffi very few occurred that I am able to 

 identify, these moths not being named yet. I took, however, a 

 banded variety of Boarmia accaciaria, and saw two or three 

 others ; also three specimens of B. proximaria. 



The Noctuidse simply swarmed, and a few rare ones were 

 obtained. I captured one specimen of the scarce Spiraniiopsis 

 corunna, and am sending this to the Entomological Society of 

 London, as I had previously sent them a blown specimen of the 

 extraordinary larvae of the species. Plusia unguium (many), 

 P. signata (2i, P. oxygramma (3), P. chrysitis, P. chalcites (2), 

 Leucania loreyi (1), L. infima (3), Serrodes inaria (7), Amyna 

 selenampha (1), Ophiusa indeterminata (2), 0. limbata (1), 0. 

 alyira il), 0. echo (2), Agrotis segetum (1), A. muscosa (1, and two 

 vars. of same), Chalciope stolida (5), C. hyppasia (4), Thermesia 

 atriplaga (2), T. irrorata (1), Bereia incedens (1), Entomogramma 

 pardus (3), and Cytogramma latona (2). Other species taken 

 were Diacrisia leinardi (2), D. lutescens (4), D.flava (1), Rigema 

 ornata (1), Metarctia lateritia (2), M. rufescens (four of the black 

 variety, type-form very common), Anthena sinijrtex (l),-4. tricolor 

 (3), Duomitus capensis (2), Euproctis fasciata (1), E. pallida (2), 

 Rhodogastria lupia (one, rare), R. astreas swarmed (took two or 

 three of the dark variety), Maurilia arcuata (2). 



The following butterflies also turned up, which, with the 

 exception of the first-named, is very unusual indeed : Melanitis 

 leda (2), Myrina dermaptera (a very tine female), Papilio demoleus 

 (1), Crenis boisduvali (1), Charaxes verannes (one, damaged). 



As I am now working hard at the Micros out here, I took in 

 all about thirty different species ; they were about in thousands, 

 and I am glad at last to be able to get these properly attended 

 to and named. 



In conclusion, I may also state that there were hundreds of 

 grasshoppers, locusts, &c, dashing about, and several beetles. I 

 took six different species of water-beetles and some of the very 

 large water-bugs, also on the wing. Altogether it certainly was 

 a sight I should have been sorry to have missed. The bats, too, 

 that are generally on the wing all the evening, disappeared soon 

 after 8 p.m. I conclude they had had a good meal by that time. 

 Strange to say, on the previous evening, with about the same 

 weather, there was scarcely an insect to be seen. 



Durban : March 16th, 1907. 



