40 }'orks/iiiT Lcpidoplcrti in kjoj. 



Otiier species were Acldalia iiionui/ii (a few), Geomctra papili- 

 oiKi/'id, Xoc/iKi dahlii, and Eiipen'ti paleacea in Deffer Wood. 

 Altog"ether durinj^ the season Mr. Morley records having taken 

 or seen 201 species in the SUehnantliorpe district. Mr. Morley 

 adds that of the Larcutia ccesiata one-third were black, and 

 that Lareiitia mnllistrii^aria will soon be a black race about 

 there. In all probability too, black Xylopliasia pulyodon are more 

 frequent, and many other species seem to be becoming' melanic. 



Mr. J. W. Carter, Bradford, reports that D. templi has been 

 lather common in the Bradford neighbourhood, and that Erebia 

 blandina was as abundant as ever at Grassington in August. 



Mr. H. Johnson, Beverley, writes that Hecatera serena 

 occurred in abundance near Beverley. Mr. Hewett took a 

 specimen of this species at rest on a tree trunk, close to Flam- 

 borough Station on June 22nd. 



Mr. Beck, Shipley, reports the capture of a fine female 

 specimen oi Acherontia atropos at Baildon Bridge on August 31st. 



Mr. Corbett, Doncaster, says moths were very abundant at 

 sugar during July, but chiefly common species, and that he never 

 saw TrypJuena pronuba in such abundance. Aplecta occulta and 

 Xylophasia hepalica and Neuria sap'juaruc, of the latter species 

 he took a good pale variety. 



Mr. L. S. Brady, of Sheffield, reports obtaining larvae of 

 Boarmia repcmdatUy from which he bred some perfectly black 

 forms and many intermediate varieties. He also captured 

 melanic forms of Venusia cambncaria, which were fairly plentiful. 



Messrs. Boult, Chapman & Porter, of Hull, found common 

 insects plentiful at sugar, and record the capture of 16 specimens 

 of Agrotis nivida, Maniestni d/bico/oii, Maniestra abjecta, 

 Neuria saponarkc, Noctua bninneu (two), all at sugar. This 

 last species is scarce in the Hull district. Achcrontiu afropos, 

 four or five larvae, near Hull (Mr. Porter). 



Mr. Lofthouse, Middlesbrough, reports the capture of a few 

 Tieniocampa leiicographa at sallows, and at sug'ar single speci- 

 mens of (\doc(imp(i vcfusta and Clodiitha solidtii^inis and one or 

 two Pyni/is cos/ci/is in an outbuilding at Linthorpe ; for this last 

 species only one or two localities are given in Mr. Porritt's list. 



Mr. W. Brooks, Rotherham, says Plnsia iota and Abrostola 

 tnp/asiu were very common at Grange Park, and that larvae of 

 Ciiciillid vrrbdsci were common. 



Mr. W. Hewett remarks on the scarcity, indeed almost total 

 absence of Abnixus iilnuitd at Sledmere, where a few years ago 

 it swarmed. Asflwiiii blonwrnrid, Wiiusid canibricdria and 



Naturalist, 



