S40 THE entomologist's kecoed. 



atropos have also been found in fair numbers. Sugar was rather good 

 for a fortnight or so at the end of August and beginning of September. 

 Amongst others, I took Peridroma saucia, P. snfnsa, Tiliacea citrcujo, 

 Citria falvaijo, G.fiavaijo, Mellinia f/ilvatjo, and M. ferriiginea, all in 

 plenty, two Asplialia diliita, Avhilst Anchocelis lunosa was very common. 

 — H. M. Edelsten, F.E.S., Forty Hill, Enfield. October 22nd, 1900. 



LEPmoPTEEA IN Kent and Devon. — This season will be memorable 

 for the number of butterflies seen in this corner of Kent : Cyaniiis 

 argiolus was common in both its broods; Arriynnis ar/laiaiii the utmost 

 profusion; Melanan/ia rjalathea, common, after several years of scarcity, 

 Pohjommatus corydon, P. bellargus, and Cupido minima more prolific 

 than usual, and now Colias edusa, and its var. helice, and C. htjale are 

 brightening the clover fields. During a recent visit to Oxton several 

 insects, which do not occur in my district, proved interesting. These 

 were Peronea cristana, ArgyrestMa anderreggella, Coriscium citrinelliim, 

 Cerostoina horrideUa, and Teleia Immeralis. The Argyresthia and 

 Cerostoma occurred in fair quantities, the Peronea and Coriscium only 

 as odd specimens, but the Teleia Avas far from rare and varied to an 

 enormous extent, some examples being nearly black whilst in others 

 the predominant colour was white, there being many intermediate forms. 

 We also secured Leptogramma literana, Zelleria hepariella, Psori optera 

 gibboseUa and several common species. All the foregoing Avere obtained 

 by beating trees and bushes ; searching tree-trunks, as is usually the case 

 in this part of Devonshire, provedfruitless. Thatch yielded a few 6'c?-isrHn». 

 brogniardellmn and a nice series of Depressaria albipunctella , as Avell as 

 several of the commoner Depressariae. Ergatis hrizclla was flying 

 freely over thrift in the afternoon at Dawlish Warren, in which locality 

 Gelechia cUffinis visited our sugar in numbers. Near home again the 

 street lamps have been much more productive than usual, but this may 

 be due to their having been recently fitted with incandescent mantles. 

 These mantles have one great fault, i.e., if the glass of the lantern is 

 broken, and the moths get inside they are generally wasted. The 

 most interesting insect taken was Mellinia gilvago which, as far as I 

 can learn, is a new species for the immediate neighbourhood. Enno- 

 mos fuscantaria and E. erosaria were both fairly numerous, though 

 unfortunately in poor condition, and the latter all males. One night 

 five Eutricha qnercifolia were taken, but no more appeared afterwards. 

 When in search of Colia hyale, three Spilodes sticticalis were netted, 

 which is I believe also an addition to our district. Sugar on the three 

 or four occasions it could be tried, proved most attractive, record 

 captures being made of Lencania pudorina, Epunda lutulenta and the 

 sight of a perfect example of Dipterygia pinastri and Euplexia lucipara 

 in the middle of September was rather a surprise. — B. A. Bowek, 

 F.E.S., Langiey, Eltham Eoad, Lee, S.E. October 15th, 1900. 



Lepidopteka at Lyndhuest and Bournemouth. — As an extension 

 of my notes {ante., -p. 300) I may state that during -July and August sugar 

 was practically useless and light not much better. I spent several week- 

 ends at Lyndhurst and took many Geometrids by dusking, the best 

 being Acidalia inornata, A. trigeminata (I am now breeding this from 

 ova obtained), Zonosoma omicronaria, Bapta temerata, B. taminata, 

 Epione advenaria, Ellopia prosapiaria, Anyerona j'runaria, Hyria auro- 

 raria, Phorodesma baialaria, and also Lz'^/io.si'a complana, L. coinplamda, 

 L. helcola, (Eniatis quadra, Calligenia miniata, and Cybosis mesotaella (I 



