74 THE entojiologist's record. 



were found fully out, but as the day was rather breezy, many more 

 were seen than captured. Towards the close of the month, a visit was 

 paid to the Lough Neagh bogs, where a number of Aspilates stri<4llaria 

 and 8elidose»ia ericetaria were wailied up and netted, including a 

 melanic variety of the latter, all the wings being of a dark sooty or 

 leaden colour. For this aberration, I suggest the name fumo.sa. The 

 following is a description of this variety, which I provisionally name 

 furiiosa ; male, all wings blackish, suffusion uniform with the marginal 

 band, faint pale sub-marginal line, and discal marks faintly indicated ; 

 this seems similar to sh. pyrenaearia except for the ground colour being 

 blackish instead of violaceous grey. I have a form leading up to this 

 dark type, with all the wings streaked with blackish, inner edge of 

 marginal band much broken up, central fascia blackish. 



In the marshes, swarms of Coenocalpe vittata and Xantliorhoe 

 unanciulata flew at dusk, and Apa^nea opldoc/raniina was abundant at 

 Glyceria Jiaitans growing in the drains ; Geometra papilionaria was 

 taken flying slowly round the aiders. 



Early in August I was on an old worked-oufc bog covered with 

 coarse grass, sedges, and rushes, over which a few belated Polyomiiuitus 

 icarus, and a number of very dilapidated Epinephele jiirtina females 

 were flying; one of the latter I casually netted, and on examining it, 

 I saw that it had two distinct black spots on the fulvous area just 

 below the apical ocelli. Needless to say, I captured and scrutinised all 

 the females that were about, and at least every second example bad 

 one or more of these spots on the fulvous area ; however, only three 

 were in fair condition, the remainder, being hopelessly worn and ragged, 

 were liberated. Some time after, I came upon a note in The Record, 

 XV., 168, describing the capture of two similar specimens in the south 

 of Ireland, and also that Mr. Mousley had named this aberration 

 addeijda. I hope to visit the locality again during the coming season. 



During the month, working the ragweed bloom paid well, particu- 

 larly a large patch growing in a clearing in a small birch wood, when 

 the following were observed or captured, Cidaiia triincata, and C. 

 iDuiianata in swarms, Eupit/iecia subfiihata, Lygris priinata, L. testata, 

 deep purple in colour, Noctua triangulniH, A', baja, N. ccanthographa, 

 several black, Agrotis nigricans, A. iritici, Miana literosa, M. bicoloria, 

 Helutropiia lencostig))ia, Tripliaena conies var. rufa, Calyvinia trapezina, 

 Dyschorista suspecta, several nice forms. Hydroecia crinanensis was 

 hardly as abundant as usual, and H. lucens very scarce. 



In September, Amphipyra pyramidea turned up at the sugar in some 

 numbers in the same birch wood, here at its extreme northern range 

 in Ireland. Calamia lutosa was found to be plentiful when searched 

 for on the outskirts of reed-beds during the month of October ; and 

 sugaring at the same time in a large wood, where felling was going on, 

 I found " the sweets " almost deserted, and the butts of the fallen 

 trees, oak, ash, and sycamore, covered with moths feasting upon the 

 exuding sap ; Orrhodia vaccinii, easily first in point of numbers, with . 

 Scopelosoiiia satellitia, Aniathes [Orthosia) lota, A. (O.) macilenta, Calo- 

 caiiijta vetiista, and Xylina socia ; on the way home, about two dozen 

 larvfe of Eupithecia succenturiata were picked off mugwort, Artemisia 

 vulgaris, only six of which pupated successfully. 



My last outing was on October 30th, when Hybernia aurantaria 

 was found resting on the bare birch twigs, and Hiviera pennaria flew 

 wildly round the lamp. 



