344 THE entomol6gist's record. 



Af/rotis corticea, A. ser/etum, Leucania coniijera, and Erastria fuscula. 

 Setting out again we found that the night had grown as dark as pitch, 

 and the air much cooler, but on reaching my round I captured a fine 

 series of Aplecta nchdosa, and also Aplccta herhida. This time I filled 

 my boxes very quickly, and returned to my friend's patches, and waited 

 until he had filled his, we then repaired to the shed, and killed our 

 takings. On this round we had taken the following fresh insects : — 

 Thyatira batis, Cerifjo viataya,Xylopliasia pohjodnn (very dark specimens), 

 X. hepatica, Aplecta herbida, A. nebidosa, 'Boarinia rcpandata, Gonoptera 

 libatrix, Miana fasciuncida, Triphaena pronnba, X. subhistru, Noctiia 

 triangulum , N. plecta, Hadena pisi, and A", lithoxylea. As soon as we 

 had killed these we set out once more, but found the arrivals to be 

 considerably fewer, in fact when I had filled my boxes dawn was 

 breaking and there was no need of a lantern to see to box the insects, 

 I repan^ed to the hotel and found Mr. Field already there ; this tnne 

 we had only taken one fresh species, viz., Ayrotis nbsnira. Having pinned 

 the insects we rested upon the rough planks, but found sleep impossible, 

 for the birds kept up an incessant chirping, and the morning air was 

 exceedingly cold. Having boiled some water on our little spirit stove, 

 and made tea, we partook of a hearty breakfast, and soon after- 

 wards turned our attention to larva-beating with fair results.— E. 

 Ceisp, 31, Union Road, Cambridge. October 30th, 1900. 



Lepidoptera in South Devon. — I spent my holiday this year in 

 South Devon, but did little entomologically. On July 17th between 

 Exmouth and Starcross I found Anthrocera trifolii in abundance in a 

 field near the railway ; the confluent form appeared to be fairly common, 

 much more so than at Tenby, the specimens, however, rather worn, a 

 condition that might be expected at this date. At Torquay, where I 

 arrived on the 18th, I obtained Leucania patrescena both at sugar and 

 flowers, and also noticed Ayrotis Inniyera and A. lucernca, as well as 

 commoner things. — (Rev.) E. C. Dobree Fox, M.A., Castle Moreton 

 Vicarage, Tewkesbury. November 1st, 1900. 



Lepidoptera at Marlow in 1900. — Of the insects observed by me 

 during the past season several are, to the best of my belief, new to the 

 locality. In particular Lithosia somrcula on a tree trunk. May 27th, 

 Polyommatiis bellaryns, from June 4th-17th, all the females being of 

 the cernnns form. Schoenobius forjicelhis, from July 4th-8th ; FJiycis 

 ornatella&ndSjnlodes 2)alealis, on Julj 28th ; and a solitary Thccla ir-albinii 

 sitting in a road in a beech wood on July 27th. Amongst lepidoptera 

 not strangers to the place, Bapta bimacnlata was seen on June 2nd, 

 and Oxiiptilus parvidactylus was to be found amongst thyme at the end 

 of July. Mihiacscoptihis phacodactylus, which swarmed in 1899, was 

 searched for in vain, but Vanessa io was fairly common after an absence 

 of eight years. Bothhvoodsot Cyaniris aryi<dusSindFidyommatHsastrarcJie 

 were unusually abundant, Dryas papkia was very scarce, and Pararye 

 viet/aera still scarcer, in fact only one specimen of this once abundant 

 butterfly was seen. C(dias ednsa 3" was common from August 12th 

 to the middle of September, C. Jn/cdc did not appear until three weeks 

 later and was in very poor condition, it seemed to prefer stubble to 

 clover fields.— A. H. Clarke, F.E.S., 109, WarAvick Road, S.W. 

 November 5th, 1900. 



Notes on AcherontxA atropos. — Referring to my note (ante., p. 275) 

 recording the finding of five nearly full-fed larvae of ^. atropos at Margate, 



