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the terminal band, the division of spot 6 by nervure 5 in the forewing, 
and their condition, which was past its pristine glory, I have no par- 
ticular hesitation in referring these specimens to the race hippocrepidis. 
True /ilipendulae is due out in Dorset about the third week in July. 
SymonpsBury.—I only walked round one evening; my captures 
were Cacoecia ministrana, a Tortrix I had always associated with birch 
copses in Hast Dorset, and Xanthosetia hamana, a fairly ubiquitous 
species. The actual place of capture in each case being on the Inferior 
Oolite. Mr. Webber records a single Colias hyale and an abundance of 
Brenthis euphrosyne for this locality. 
Briprorr Town.—tThis stands on the Lower Lias. It is a cheer- 
ful, clean country town, with wide streets that would do credit to 
many larger places. My captures were chiefly casuals that flew in at 
the windows. Hipocrita jacobaeae was common in the garden, having 
assembled to a crippled ¢ I broughtupfrom Hype. Arctia villica was 
also obtained. Mamestra (Barathra) brassicae and Triphaena pronuba, 
which are nearly domestic insects, were taken. Triaena (Acronicta) pst 
was found sitting on a poplar tree. Mr. Male gave me a bred series of 
Amorpha populi and Dicranura vinula of local origin. Mr. Male also, 
with great generosity, presented me with a very fine Hyloicus pinastrt, 
which had been taken on July 14th, 1917, on a wall in South Street, 
Bridport. The insect is in beautiful order, but the state of the fringes 
show that it had flown some distance. This is an odd capture in a 
district where Pinus sylvestris is scarce and presumably a migrant. Mr. 
Webber tells me Colias edusa was not uncommon at times, which record 
Mr. Male confirms for 1917, when the insect was by no means uncom- 
mon. Gonepteryx rhamni is not common as Rhamnus is a rare plant 
there. Mr. Male records Celastrina argiolus as not uncommon in 1900, 
1901 and 1902, and in 1906 Isaw two myself. Mr. Webber says fairly 
common throughout the district. Mr. Male also records Cossus liyni- 
perda bred from plum, July 8rd, 1904, the second he has seen in 30 
years. (Mr. Webber, however, says the larve are destructively plenti- 
ful.)  Smerinthus ocellatus, Lachneis (Hriogaster) lanestris, Phalera 
bucephala, Manduca (Acherontia) atropos one, on November 6th, 1905, 
also in 1910 and 1911. Odontopera bidentata, Cucullia verbasci, and 
Amphipyra pyramidea. Pyrameis cardui was common in 1906 and 1917, 
Eumorpha elpenor first taken on June 24th, 1907, but bred from larvee 
both in 1909 and 1910. Habrosyne derasa and Thyatira batis. Sphinx 
ligustri was fairly common. Agrius convolvuli in 1911 and 1917, also 
by Mr. Webber. Mimas tiliae not common, though there are a fair 
number of limes in Bridport. Sesia (Macroylossa) stellatarum very abun- 
dant in the season 1911 (A. E. Webber). Aeyeria tipuliformis, Lasio- 
campa quercus, Amphidasis betularia not common, and Triphaena 
fimbria one specimen in 1917. In conversation with Mr. Male, and in 
going through his collection, I ascertained, however, that Plusta yamma, 
P. chrysitis, and P. iota were common on flowers in his garden, and P. 
pulchrina occasionally put in an appearance. Mr. Webber records 
Nudaria mundana occasionally at the lamps, Cybosia mesomella not 
commonly, Arctia caia common, A. villica fairly so, Phragmatobia fuli- 
ginosa occasionally at gas lamps, Diaphora mendica not common, D. 
lubricipeda very common, Hepialus humuliin swarms, H. sylvanus com- 
mon, Zeuzera aesculi one only, Porthesia similis (aurifua) common, 
Psilura monacha one only (actually in Bridport Town itself), Pericallia 
