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captured all these species of "footmen" on the same night). One Acidalia 

 ochrata,as noted, was taken in Bournemouth, on July 19th, by the Rev. 

 E. Hallett Todd, and identified by myself ; this I think is a new locality. 

 The other remarkable insect, far away from its favourite haunts, was 

 seen about half a mile from this house on September 4th, viz., Fapilio 

 machaon. Colias edusa has been fairly common, with a few examples of 

 the var. helice, but C. hyale has been rare, only five or six being taken. 

 I have bred a good many imagines from larvas beaten in the spring, 

 among others, one female Apatura iris, Lymantrla monacha, common, 

 Zephyrus quercus, common, Ennoinos anyidaria, Cleora lichcnaria, C. 

 f/labraria, (Enistis quadra, Boarmia roboraria, Nola striyula, Catocala 

 fvomissa, 0. sponsa, Metrocampa maryaritata, Nola cucnllatella, and 

 Hylophila revayana. The only insects that my moth-trap has produced 

 worth mentioning are, as I have before stated, some nice black aberra- 

 tions of Luperina testacea, but after my last note was written (Sep- 

 tember 13th) sugar paid much better, and I have taken Leucania 

 alhipuncta (two), L. vitellina (two), Caradrina ambiyua, Epunda lutu- 

 lenta, E. niyra, Xylina petrificata, Tripliaena siibsequa, Noctua glareosa-, 

 N. neylecta, whilst Tripliaena fimbria, Peridroma sujf'usa, P. saucia, 

 Xylina rliizolitha, Anehocelis lota, A. macilenta, and Mellirda ferruyinea 

 have all been more or less common, with A. lunosa in endless variety 

 at light, whilst an Ennomos erosaria, a few Epione apiciaria, Luperina 

 ce^pitiH, and LapJiyyina tu^V/^m were also taken at light. I may further 

 mention that at sugar I took some grand aberrations of Orrhodia 

 spadicea and 0. vaccinii. For sugaring purposes I have lately been 

 using, with satisfactory results, a mixture of black treacle, beer, 

 methylated spirit, and essence of jargonel. — (Major) E. B. Robertson, 

 Forest View, Southbourne Road, Boscombe, Hants. October 21th, 1900. 

 Lepidoptera at Burnley. — I did not commence the season till after 

 the big storm about the middle of February, when a few mild days 

 occurring I searched for the dark aberration oiPldyalia pilomria, but was 

 unsuccessful although some intermediate forms were found ; they 

 appeared from February 14th to March 24th, being quite common on 

 the latter date. On April 20th I tried sugar, but found very little 

 doing, one Calocampa exoleta being the bast. On the 21st Antidea 

 badiata, Larentia multistriyaria, and Hyhernia proyexim.aria were flying 

 at dusk. May was very cold on the whole and little could be done, 

 larvae of Larentia caesiata were plentiful on the 19th, but Plnsia larvae 

 were very scarce. From June 1st to the 16th Hypsipetes trifasciata 

 could be found by searching the alder trunks, while from the 7th to 

 14th Sinerinthns popidi were emerging in the garden, and were found 

 on the trunks or small branches of the poplars. On June 9th a visit 

 was paid to the moors where Acronycta menyanthidis (one) and Hadena 

 ylanca were obtained from the rocks, and Eidonia atomaria abundant 

 on heather. On June 16th I caught the first Venusia cambrica, also 

 Notodonta camelina and Larentia salicata. Another visit to the moors 

 on July 18th produced Phycis carbonariella, Chortodesarcuosa, Lycoplwtia 

 striyula, Cidaria populata, and Larentia caesiata. On July 19th I took 

 Cidaria j'lyraliata inthe woods, and at dusk Apawea imanimis andil/t;Za?z- 

 thia ocellata. In early July Eepialus velleda was fairly common, but fcAV of 

 the ab. yallicus, while H. hectns also occurred. On July9th at dnsk^Ielan- 

 ippeyaliata were flying, also one Cili.r ylaucata. On July 21st F. cambrica 

 were common but worn, and a single Sesia bembeciformis on a willow 



