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Aporophyla australis, Apamea ophiogramma, Miana literosa, Agrotis 

 suffusa, A. saucia, A. cursoria, Triphcena ianthina, T. fimbria (once), 

 T. orbona, Xanthia silago, Hadena serena, Folia flavocincta, Calocampa 

 vetusta, C. exoleta, Xylina semibrunnea, Epione apiciaria, Selenia luharia, 

 Eugonia alniaria (once), Cidaria miata, Aspilates citraria A. gilvaria, 

 Strenia clathrata, Fidonia atomaria, Melanippe procellata, Eubolia palum- 

 baria, E. bipunctata, Mesotype virgata (lineolata), and Anaitis plagiata. 

 Although Thanet is destitute of woods, there are several snug little clumps 

 of trees admirably adapted for sugaring. The ivied walls of Richboro' 

 Castle are truly a magnificent sight, but can with difficulty be reached after 

 dusk. — T. Willson; Dudley House, Ramsgate, March 6, 1890. 



List of Insects observed on Lundy Island, July 13th, 1888. — 

 Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera : — Pieris brassicce, P. rapce, Satyrus ianira, 

 Ccenonympha pamphilns, Polyommatus alexis, Vanessa cardui. Lepi- 

 doptera-Heterocera : — Camptogramma bilineata (smaller than on the main- 

 land), Melanippe fiuctuata. Coleoptera : — Ocypus olens, Telephorus 

 melanurm, Calathus cisteloides. Hymenoptera : — Apis mellifica, Bombus 

 muscorum, Chrysis ignita, Halictus albipes, Sphecodes gibbus, Formica 

 nigra, F. rubra. Diptera : — Chrysotoxum fasciolatum, Scatophaga 

 stercoraria, Musca ccesar, Calliphora vomitoria, Tipula oleracea, Anthomyia 

 lucorum. Hemiptera : — Ptyehts. Orthoptera : — Perotettix pedestris, 

 Forjicularia auricularia. Arachnida : — Epeira diadem a. — (Rev.) F. A. 

 Walker ; Dun Mallard, Cricklewood, March 11, 1890. 



Additions to the Newbury List of Macro-Lepidoptera. — Although 

 the entomological season of 1889 proved to be most unsatisfatory, I was 

 successful in adding several new species of Macro-Lepidoptera to our New- 

 bury list. They are as follows : — Eurymene dolobraria, Pericallia syring- 

 aria, Eugonia erosaria, Acidalia holosericata, Bapta temerata, Emmelesia 

 adaquata, Eupithecia pulchellata, E. plumbeolata, E. irriguata, Lobophora 

 sexalisata, Eubolia cervinaria, Chesias spartiata, Nola cucullatella, Trichiura 

 cratagi, Saturnia pavonia (pupae), Acronycta leporina, Hydrcecia petasitis, 

 Noctua dahlii, Panolis piniperda, Taniocampa mimosa (larva?), Tethea 

 retusa, Diantlmcia capsincola, Asteroscopus sphinx, Heliaca tenebrata. — 

 M. Kimber; Cope Hall, near Newbury. 



Parasites on Moths. — The acarid moth-parasites, referred to by your 

 correspondents, also occur in America. On August 25th, 1887, 1 took a 

 Noctuid by the Blue River, Dillon, Colorado, with a red mite on its abdo- 

 men. Unfortunately, I did not ascertain what species the mite belonged 

 to.-— T. D. A. Cockerell; February 25th, 1890. 



SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society of London. — March 5th, 1890. — Capt. 

 Henry J. Elwes, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the chair. Mr. Gr. H. 

 Kenrick, of Edgbaston, Birmingham, and the Rt. Hon. Lord Rendlesham, 

 of Rendlesham Hall, Woodbridge, Suffolk, were elected Fellows; and 

 Mr. J. P. Mutch was admitted into the Society. Mr. C. Gr. Barrett 

 exhibited a number of specimens of Dianthcecia carpophaga, Bork., bred by 



