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they settle anywhere it would seem, as some were seen on aspen, and 

 some even on oak, besides on the trunks of large birch trees. On April 

 7th, an evening visit to Wimbledon resulted in some larvte of Aplecta 

 ti7icta and Triphaena fimbria, onQ worn A. flavicornis a,ndL some fairly 

 fresh Larentia iiiultistn(jaria were also seen. At Oxshott, on April 

 22nd, Panolis ]nnipel■da^ysiS over, as likewise was L. uudtistn'naria, but 

 Pachnobia rabricosa was in good order and fairly numerous. One 

 Xylocampa areola was caught flying round a sallow, and the net was 

 also serviceable in securing some very fresh Eupitliecia nanata. A fine 

 pinkish-coloured Taeniocarnpa f/othica was taken (more by accident, it 

 must be said), for renewing purposes. On May 2nd, Cijaniris anjlolm 

 appeared in the garden at Worcester Park. As at many other places 

 this year the species was noted for the first time. The sudden appear- 

 ance of this insect in many places in the southern and midland (I have 

 not heard if northern also) counties, where previously it was almost 

 unheard of, is peculiarly interesting. One is tempted to enquire 

 whether the species maintains an existence regularly, but in such 

 scanty numbers as to pass unnoticed, in all these recently observed locali- 

 ties, or whether there has been a dispersal or migration from anywhere. 

 Our Editor will probably attack this species in his excellent articles on 

 " Migration and dispersal " as soon as the facts can be made known. 

 On May 17th a visit was paid to some aconite plants — growing at 

 Surbiton — for larv^xD of Pltisia muneta. Eight very young larvae, as was 

 supposed, were taken from the spun-together young shoots. But it 

 was soon apparent that all the eight were not IHusia larvte. In less 

 than a week one had spun up and revealed itself to be a Tortricid. Three 

 only of the eight turned out to be P. muneta. Subsequent visits gave 

 similar results. The Tortrices proved, on hatching, to be Sciaphila 

 vir[/aitreana. A day at Horsley on May 27th gave the following results : 

 Nemeobius Iticina, very fresh, hardly fully out, Drepana cultraria, six 

 c? s somewhat worn. Callophrijs rubi, evidently going over. EiicJdoe 

 cardawiuef;, fresh. Two or three fine Bapta bimaculata and an odd 

 specimen or two of Melanippe sociata, Phutotnetra aenea, Strenia clathrata 

 and Fidonia atomaria. Back towards Effingham some larv^ and 

 cocoons of PUida muneta Avere met with. On June 4th Ptiludnntis 

 palpi na flew into my room. I rarely get more than one or perhaps 

 two in a season here. On the following evening I was much pleased 

 to know that Clostera curtida still exists in the neighbourhood, a fine 

 S' came to light. Af/rotia piita and Grammesia trigrammica also turned 

 up. On June 6th, at Horsley again, Pidyommatus aatrarche, Ennychia 

 cinyidata, E. niyrata and Bapta bimaculata were the best species noted. 

 J'hicUdia mi and E. ylyphica were flying together, the former being 

 much the commoner of the two. On this date a specimen of Cidaria 

 sayittata, hatched from the Wicken contingent of larvte taken the 

 previous August. This specimen, and another that hatched on the 

 20th, are the disappointing result produced by twenty larvae. On the 9th, 

 quarters were secured at Wicken for a week, the particular insects to 

 be searched for being Hydrilla palustris and Hadena atriplicis. Diligent 

 work failed to give either. Of the usual insects obtainable at this time 

 of year a fairly good account can be given. Mr, Dixon, who had joined 

 me for the week-end only, had noticed a very large buckthorn bush in 

 flower, and also that during the day the Hymenoptera were greatly 

 attracted to it. I had heard that CMix ^par^ata flew round such bushes 



