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form occurred sparingly. The only species attracted by 

 sugaring was Xylophasia monoglypha, Hufn. ; by light, ex- 

 amples of Bryophila perla, Fb., Ltiperina cespitis, Fb., L. 

 testacea, Hb., Anchocelis lunosa, Haw., were taken, and the 

 larva of Eubolia cervinata, Schiff., was common on mallow. 

 The majority of the moths occurred at night on the ragwort 

 flowers, the best species obtained in this way being Agrotis 

 prcecox, L., A. simulans, Hufn., Epiinda nigra, Haw., the two 

 last being very rare ; Stilbia anomala, Haw., occurred towards 

 the end of August, about a week later than he had found 

 them in South Wales. Charceas graminis, L., occurred on 

 the summit of Snaefell, 2,000 feet high. The larvae of 

 Agrotis ripce, Hb., were not nearly so common as on the 

 opposite coast of Cumberland in the previous year. 



Mr. Carrington, referring to the variety of Cirrcedia 

 xermnpelina, said he had, in company with Mr. Nicholas 

 Cook, taken this in the Isle of Man ; it was especially sought 

 after, but only four or five of the variety would occur among 

 forty or fifty specimens of the type, 



Mr. Jager also exhibited three specimens of Callimotpha 

 hera, L., from South Devon, captured by him 6th and 12th 

 August ; he remarked that he was somewhat surprised to 

 find that there was still some doubt as to the authenticity of 

 the recent captures of this species. Mr. Carrington said he 

 had never had any reasonable doubt as to the species 

 occurring in Britain ; its range was very considerable, but in 

 this country it seemed extremely local ; Mr. Auld and 

 several m.embers had taken it in South Devon ; he had no 

 doubt if worked for, it would be found elsewhere. Even if it 

 had been introduced, it evidently continued to breed here, 

 and would therefore now be considered as British. Mr. Tutt 

 pointed out that the locality in South Devon was the extreme 

 northern geographical limit of the species ; it was common in 

 the Channel Islands, but as regards Great Britain, it only 

 appeared in Devon and Cornwall. Mr. J. Jenner Weir 

 remarked that there was no reason to suppose it did not 

 occur in other parts of the south coast if energetically worked 

 for. 



Mr. S. C. G. Russell exhibited a long series of A.rgynnis. 

 selene, Schiff., and of Zygcena trifolii, Esp., the latter being 

 especially noticeable for the number of varieties obtained. 



Mr. C. Fenn exhibited a series of Cidaria innnanata, 

 Haw,, showing all the varieties generally occurring at Aber- 

 deen, and dark varieties of the same species from York ; also 

 Agrotis curs or ia, Bork., from Aberdeen, showing the extremes 



