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Phytometra (Prothymnia) viridaria, Cl.—One, June 4th, 1918. Three 
July 11th, 1918. Not common. 
Sub-family Gonopterinae. 
Scoliopteryx libatrix, .——Common in June and July ; also occurs less 
frequently in March, April, May, and August. 
Sub-family Quadrijinae. 
Plusia moneta, F.—Three, June. Three, July. One, August. Not 
uncommon. 
Plusia chrysitis, L.—One, June, 1912. Four, July. One, August. 
Taken at ight in Hambledon Woods. 
Plusia pulchrina, Hw.—Four, June, 1912. One, July 12th, 1912. 
Taken at light in Hambledon Woods. 
Plusia gamma, L.—Common from May to September. 
Abrostola triplasia, L.—August 29th, 1912, one specimen. 
Abrostola tripartita, Hufn.—One, May, 1919. One June, 1912. Two, 
July, 1912. Two August. Taken on fences at ‘The Hill.” 
Euclidia mi, Cl—Common in meadows in May. 
Euclidia glyphica, L.—Common in May and June. 
Catocala nupta, Lu.—Two, Witley, one from larva taken on poplar at 
«The Hill,’ June, 1919; emerged in August. One, on a 
wall at ‘“‘ The Hill,” October 8th, 1912. 
Sub-family Hypeninae. 
Laspeyria flecula, Schiff.—One, June. One July, 1918. 
Zancloynatha tarsipennalis, Tr—Not uncommon, April. May, June, 
and July. 
Zanclognatha grisealis, Hb.—One, April, 1914. One, May, 1912. 
Very early. Can find no other records of such early captures. 
Four, July. 
Pechipoyon barbalis, Cl.—One, Witley, 1915. This species is not 
common here. 
Bomolocha fontis, Thanb.—Very common on bilberry in June and early 
July. 
Hypena proboscidalis, Hb. Very common in June and July. Larve 
common on nettles in May and June. 
Hypena rostralis, L.—One, May, 1912. Two, September 12th, 1912. 
One, Wormley. Not common here. 
(Lo be concluded.) 
Acalla reticulata, Strom.=contaminana, Hub.—Its History and 
its Variation. 
By H. J. TURNER, F.E.S. 
(Continued from vol. xxxi., page 164.) 
[Strém’s Torrrix reticutata.—Mr. Turner, who has so ably given 
us the result of his researches into the literary history of the moth we 
have known as contaminana, bas asked me for a note on certain points I 
have raised with regard to Strém’s description of his reticulata. My 
only knowledge of this is based on Schoyen’s German translation as 
given by Mr. Turner (Hint. Kec., xxxi., p. 16a), with one correctior 
with which he has since supplied me. In English Schéyen’s words 
