244 THE entomologist's JRECOED. 



Walking across Blackheath on Monday afternoon, the 13th inst., 

 a fine female Colias cdnsa crossed my path. — W. West, 8, Morden 

 Hill, Lewisham Eoad. Auf/iist 15th, 1900. 



SuGAEiNG IN THE IsLE OF Man. — I have sugared the trees in this 

 garden almost nightly for the past three weeks. Insects have been 

 very scarce, and the following are the only species which tm^ned np at 

 the sweets. Triaena jm (two), Leucania covima, L. 'pallens, L. imp}ira, 

 Axylia 'putris (three), Xylophmia vwnoijlypha (light, dark and inter- 

 mediate forms, some almost black), Mamestra brassicae, Apamea fiemina, 

 Miana striyilis, Ayrotis exclamationis, Noctua plecta, K.fcstica, TripJiacua 

 orhona, T.pironuba, Naenia typica (one), Mania maura, Euplexialucipara 

 and Pliloyopliora meticulosa. Throughout June and the first fortnight 

 of July flowers proved very attractive to certain species, amongst those 

 which occurred in numbers at red valerian were Choerocampa piorcdlus, 

 Habrostola triplasia, H. urticae, Plmia yamma, P. iota, P. pulclirina, 

 P. festucae, P. chrysitis, and Cucullia umbratica. — H. Shoeteidge 

 Claeke, F.E.S., Suiby Parsonage, Isle of Man. July %Oth, 1900. 



Notes feom Hailsham and Abbott's Wood. — A week spent at 

 Hailsham (June 23rd-July 1st) produced good results among the 

 lepidoptera. Among the butterflies one or two worn specimens of 

 Gonepteryx rliamni were still on the wing, and a few Pieris napi and 

 one male Eucldoe cardammes were noticed. Aryynnis aylaia was just 

 coming out towards the end of our stay, and the two specimens taken 

 were in beautiful condition. One specimen of Brcntlds cuphrosyne and 

 two B. sclenc were netted, all more or less worn. MeUtaea athalia 

 was not uncommon in two localities in the neighbourhood of 

 Melampynon prateme, and most of the specimens taken were in good 

 condition. An occasional Aylais urticae was met with and a few 

 Pyrameis atalanta were also noticed. Epincphele janira and Coenon- 

 ymplia pampldlus vied with each other for the proud distinction of 

 being the commonest butterfly. Polyommatus icarus and P. astrarchc 

 were both noticed in very bad condition, and as may be imagined, a 

 single example of Callophrys rubi was no better. Pamplvila sylvanus, 

 which was common and in good condition, completes the list of 

 Ehopalocera noticed. Day work among the moths was fairly good. 

 A single specimen of Macroylossa fuciformis was taken at the flowers of 

 the cow- wheat. Three females of Cocldidion Umacodes were beaten from 

 oak, beech and hornbeam, and a single freshly emerged CalUyenia 

 miniata from hazel. A few Lithosia sororcula (aureola) were beaten 

 from oak, but they were a bit "off colour " — they did not fall or 

 flutter down like many of the " footmen," but flew straight out. A 

 female Arctia villica was found on the top of a thorn hedge and a fine 

 male of the same species was disturbed from bracken. The Geometrids 

 noticed -were Fiumia cratacyata, Yenilia maculata (faded), Metrocampa 

 maryaritaria (very abundant), Eurymene dolahraria (a few), Boarmia 

 repandata, B. roboraria (a much worn male), Tephrosia extersaria (a few, 

 mostly worn) , lof/i.s lactearia (very common), PJiorode.vna bajularia (one, 

 fine), Hemitiica tJiymiaria (scarcely out), EpJiyra porata and E.punc- 

 taria (both common, but worn), Asthena luteata (a few), A. candidata, 

 Eupisteria heparata (among alders, very local), Acidalia triyeminata 

 (three), A. aversata (common), Cabera pmaria (very abundant), C. 

 exanthemaria, Lomaspilis maryinata, Larentia p)ectinitaria (very bad), 

 Melanthia ocellata, Melanippe unanynlata (-one, very &iie) , M. subtristata , 



