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THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 



by wrapping an old table-cover round the trunk of a poplar-tree and 

 find them in the folds next morning ; Calymnia trapezina-'' (S), 

 occasionally; C. rt/fz»/.s(S), onceor twice at sugar; Melliniacircellaris [^), 

 occasionally; Anchncelis litura-'-, a few larvae on mint ; A. limosa, not 

 uncommon in some years at light ; ><copeIosorna satellitia, one caught 

 in a cob-web ; ('ucullia iimhratica, occasionally ; Plusia chrysitis-'', rather 

 common, one or two larvae on mint: P. i/aiiima'-'-, very common; 

 i'hrysoptera nioneta, one at the flowers of Lychnis Hos-cucidi in 1899; 

 Hahrostolatriplada''- ,v?ii\xQr: covam.on,\2>^VY?e. on hop; Catocalanupta'''- (S), 

 the larvas very common on poplar. Deltoides -.—Herminia tarsi- 

 pcnnalis, the imagines common about a wood heap ; H. yrisealis, once 

 or twice ; Hypena rostralis, occasionally ; H. proboseidalis, occasionally. 

 GEOMETRmES : — Urapteryx sanibacaria'', very common ; Riimia cratae- 

 yata-'', common ; L'abera pusaria, very occasionally ; C exanthemaria, 

 once at light in 1900; Macaria litiirata, once in 1893 ; Halia vanaria, 

 not very frequently ; Ennomos anyidaria''-, very occasionally ; Crocallis 

 eUnyuaria, occasionally ; lliston hirtaria-'-, very common ; Aiuphidasys 

 hetularicr', the imagines rarely, but the larvje not unfrequently ; 

 J^kigalia pedaria ,onceml896; Boarmia rlwmboidaria''- (S), very common; 

 Hemernphila abniptoria''', common ; Hybeniia anrantiaria, once ; 

 Abraxas grnssidariata''% common ; Acidalia interjectaria, once or twice; 

 A. incanaria''- (S), very abundant, two melanic specimens in 1895 ; A. 

 aversata, common; Melanthia ntbiyinata, once at light in 1898; 

 Melanippe iiiontauata, once only ; 37. flactitata-' (S), very abundant ; 21. 

 ftiibtristata, once in 1891 ; Coremia unidentaria, occasionally ; Larentia i 

 pectinataria, once in 1891; Cidaria associata, occasionally; Pehirya i 

 vomitata, once or twice ; Scotosia rhaninata, once at light in 1899 ; S. 

 diibitata, oncein 1894; ('aiiiptoyranimabilineata, occasionally; Hypsipetes 

 elutata, occasionally ; Oporabia dilutata, once ; Cheimatnbia briiiiiata, 

 occasionally ; Eupithecia centaiireata-% common, larvas on fennel ; FJ. 

 snbfiilrata, once or twice; A', isof/rammaria, not common; E. fraxinatd^', 

 very common ; ¥'. subnotata, common ; E. vtdyata-'-, very common ; 

 E. assimilata, common ; E. rectanyidata, rather common, and very 

 black. 



Besides these, we also met with the following species in Hammer- 

 smith, but not on our own premises (I do not say garden, because some 

 were found in the house, attracted by light). Cilix ylaucata-'', one 

 larva on hawthorn ; Taeniocampa stabilis, one or two in Ravenscourt 

 Park; Cosmia diffinis'^, one larva; PL. defoliaria-' , H. proyemmaria, 

 H. leucophaearia, Anisopteryx aescidaria, Larentia didymata, all rarely; 

 Eupithecia puwilata, one in Ravenscourt Park in 1895. 



Collective Inquiry as to Progressive Melanism in Lepidoptera. 



Summary of Evidence prepared by L. Doncaster, M.A. 

 {Continued from p. 168.) 

 PmGALiA piLosARiA. — In the south of England only light forms 

 occur, but the buff type is widely distributed, and the markings may 

 be nearly, or quite absent. In the north, the prevalent form is darker, 

 and usually greenish. A smoky form appeared in Yorkshire, probably 

 about 30 years ago, and has spread widely. Later, a darker, uniformly 

 smoky, form appeared, which now occurs in Yorkshire, less commonly 



