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segelum, A. cinerea, N. triangulum, N. f estiva, T. gothica, D. carpophaga, A. 

 advena, H. dentina, H. adusta, T. pastinum, E. advenaria, M. margaritaria, 

 E. dolobraria, P. syringaria, S. bilunaria, 0. bidentata, C. lichenaria, H. 

 abruptaria, B. repandata, B. roboraria, C. biundularia, or C. crepuscularia, 

 C. luridata, C. punctularia, G. vernaria, I. lactearia, E. porata, E. linearia, 

 E. annulata, L. didymata, A. remutata, A. aversata, A. marginepunctata, T. 

 amataria, C. pusaria, A. pictaria, P. petraria, N. pulveraria, L. viridaria, 

 E. plambeolata ?, E. nanata, E. satyrata, M. albicilata, M. unangulata, 

 M. montanata, M. fluctuata, A. badiata, A. derivata, C.ferrugata, P. tersata, 

 P. vitalbata, G. corylata, C. russata, C. dotata. 



The following moths were taken with the trap on the coast of 

 Kintyre, Argyllshire, between Aug. 2nd, and Sept. 2nd, 1889 : — 



L. impura, T. fulva, H. nictitans, H. micacea, 0. graminis, L. testacea, 

 M. literosa, 0. alsines, A. tiitici, A. cursoria, A. pracox, N. xanthographa, 

 T. janthina, X. fulvago, X. flavago, E. lutulenta, P. chrydtis, S. anomala, 

 R. luteolata, C. elinguaria, A. bisetata, 0. Jiligrammaria, L. didymata, E. 

 subfulvata, T. variata t, C. immanata, C. testata. 



There are generally some Micros in the trap but I cannot 

 name them ; neither can I specially refer to the various kinds of 

 flies found therein. 



Watergate, Emsworth. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES, CAPTUKES, &c. 



Captdkes at the " Sallows." — The sallows in this district were out 

 early this year, some bushes being in full bloom by the 15th March. I was 

 not able, unfortunately, to pay them a visit till the 8th April, aud then the 

 insects had become scarce, my only captures being 1 Tceniocampa gracilis, 

 3 T. stabilis, 1 T. gothica, and 1 T. pulverulenta (cruda). Some friends of 

 mine, however, went to High Beech on the 15th March, and found insects 

 in great abundance and fine condition, the captures being T. stabilis (very 

 common), T. instabilis (common), T. gothica (very common), T. cruda (very 

 common), T. vaccinii (common), T. munda (rare, 2 or 3 specimens only). 

 Solitary specimens of T. stabilis, T. gothica, T. gracilis, and T. instabilis, 

 have also been taken with the net, during this month, and in fine condition. 

 — C. Nicholson ; 202, Evering Road, Upper Clapton, N.E., May 30, 1890. 



The Chemistry of Insect Colours. — I am much obliged by the 

 references quoted by Mr. Cockerell, in his note on the subject last month 

 (Entom. 200), some of which references he had already been kind enough 

 to apprise me of by a private communication. Regarding Mr. Hopkins' 

 investigation, it is quite true that I had overlooked the account given in the 

 ' Chemical News ' of last August, and this owing to the fact that I was out 

 of England when the number in question appeared, and had apparently 

 omitted to look up the back numbers on my return. Mr. Hopkins' paper 

 was read before the Chemical Society, but has not, so far, been published 

 in their journal ; otherwise, of course, I should have seen it in full there. 

 I did, however, see a brief extract of it in one of the scientific journals, but 

 this abstract was so meagre as to have given me a very imperfect knowledge 

 of the nature and extent of Mr. Hopkins' work. Had I been better informed 

 on the subject, I should have made some reference to his work in the first 



