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attempt " sugaring," as I was told that it was useless. The heaths proved 

 to be the best localities for moths, Nemeophila russula, Eubolia palumbaria 

 and Anarta myrtUli occurring by day, and Gnophos obscuraria, Pseudoterpna 

 pruinata, Acidalia straminata, Selidosema ericetaria and Agrotis singula at 

 dusk. " Mothing " in the woods resulted in the capture of Calligenia mini- 

 ata, Acidalia bisetata,A. scutulata and Hemithea strigaria. With regard to 

 C. miniata I may add that I netted twenty specimens in about ten minutes, 

 almost without stirring from one spot ; but on going to the same place on 

 the following evening only one put in an appearance. Besides the above I 

 took odd specimens of Cleora glabraria, G. lichenaria, Boarmia roboraria, 

 Ellopia prosapiaria, Macaria liturata, Bupalus piniaria (this species was 

 still abundant, although, as might be expected, very worn), Emmelesia 

 alchemillata, and Melanthia albicillata, while Eubolia limitata [mensuraria) 

 was swarming along the side of the railway line near Brockenhurst. - I also 

 found a female Pachycnemia liippocastanaria drying its wings on a stem of 

 bracken. Is not this a very late emergence? The only larvae I came 

 across were those of Euchelia jacobcem, which were to be seen on every 

 other patch of ragwort. Although the Geometrse were out in some 

 variety, this season seems to have been very bad in the New Forest, every 

 collector whom I met agreeing as to the scarcity of insects. — W. H. 

 Jackson ; 4, Queen Anne Villas, Grove Road, Walthamstow, Sept. 24, 1890. 



Collecting in Durham. — For the last three years I have spent the 

 early part of August at Bishop Auckland, and on each occasion have col- 

 lected Lepidoptera whenever the weather permitted. Unfortunately the 

 weather has been in an unsettled condition each time I have gone North, 

 consequently I have not been able to get together many species, and most 

 of these are common ones. There are no woods of any extent in the im- 

 mediate vicinity of the town, but about a mile to the east there is a small 

 one called Belburn, containing mixed timber, including some fine beech 

 trees, but the undergrowth in places is rank. Cidaria immanata and 

 Hypsipites sordidata are sometimes plentiful, and many pretty forms of 

 each have been secured. Larentia didymata here, as elsewheferis-abundant, 

 and the only thing of interest concerning it is that the females are uni- 

 formly paler than those taken in other parts of the district. In 1889 

 Cerostoma sequella was fairly common in this wood, but not a specimen was 

 to be seen this year. There is another wood to the south, distant about 

 two miles. It was here that I last year found a larva of Notodonta chaonia, 

 which produced a splendid dark imago in June. I expected to get more 

 larvae of this species this year, and went to work with a will, but all my 

 efforts were in vain ; not a larva of any kind could I dislodge, if there were 

 any to be dislodged. Except some old twisted aud rolled leaves, the foliage 

 of the oaks appeared to be free from the attacks of lepidopterous larvae. 

 Some very nice forms of Pcedisca solandriana were captured in this 

 wood last year, but the species was not out when I visited the place this 

 year. The best collecting-ground lies to the west, a few miles up the Wear 

 Valley. Through the kindness of Mr. R. Calvert, who obtained permission 

 of the owner, I sometimes enjoyed the privilege of collecting in some of the 

 fine woods and plantations above Wolsingham and other places in Weardale. 

 I could not, however, get any night-work there. Among other things taken in 

 these excursions were some female specimens of Argynnis owjrZaia which have 

 the basal half of the wing deeply suffused with black : these were captured 

 in 1888. I did not see the species in 1889, but it was plentiful this year, 



