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G. trilinea, common ; Miana strigilis, common ; M. fasciuncula, several ; 

 Riisina tenebrosa, several ; Agrotis segetum, several ; A. exclamationis, 2 ; 

 Noctua plecta, 2 or 3 ; L. comma, '2 ; Dipterygia 'pinastri, several ; 

 Mamestra anceps, several ; M. brassica, 1 ; M. albicolon, 3 or 4 ; Apamea 

 basilinea, 3 or 4 ; Caradrina morpheus, common ; Triphmia pronuba, 3 

 or 4 ; T. subsequa, several ; Axylia putris, 2 ; Xylophasia rurea, 3 ; 

 X. polyodon, 1 or 2 ; Apamea gemina, several ; Noctua c-nigrum, 3 or 4 ; 

 iSeiiria saponaria, 1 ; Hadena genistm, 1 ; one Chcerocampa porcellus, at 

 rest on a nettle, about 10.45 p.m.; and one S. tilice. — W. M. Cheistt ; 

 Watergate, Hants. 



Collecting in South Wales. — I came down into South Wales on 

 the third week in June, and for some days found the weather most 

 favourable for Lepidoptera. Of the Diurni, in June, Argynnis selene, 

 Lyccena icarus, and Hesperia sylvanus were plentiful ; so late as June 23rd 

 Euchlo'e cai-damines was on the wing ; and at the same date Argynnis 

 aglaia was just emerging. On favourable evenings, damp and windy ones 

 I generally find the best, the commoner species of Lepidoptera came 

 plentifully to sugar, such as Agrotis exclamationis, Noctua f estiva, Miana 

 strigilis var. latruncula, Apamea gemina, A.unanimis, Xylophasia monoglypha 

 (polyodon), X. lithoxylea, X. rurea, and others. On the 27th, Phlogophora 

 meticulosa appeared with Leucania impura, L.pallens, and Axylia putris ; and 

 Noctua rubi was still out. Thyatira batis was still on the wing on Jtdy Oth, 

 T. derasa on the llth (would not this be too early for the second brood ?). 

 The whole month of July was a complete change to that of June as 

 regards sugaring, on several evenings scarcely a single specimen appearing. 

 In Pembrokeshire, on July 17th, near the sea-coast I saw Thecla rubi, 

 Vanessa urticc^, one specimen of V. atalanta, Argynnis 2)aphia, and Bombyx 

 quercus dashing about in its usual headlong flight. At the present time 

 both Pieris rapes and P. yiapi are very abundant, in some places quite 

 in swarms. I think the scarcity of Lepidoptera at sugar during July 

 may have been due to the quantity of natural food at that time, as 

 the blossom of grasses, rush, &c. ; but certainly many evenings were not 

 favourable. I might add that the Geometrse, generally, have been common. 

 — T. B. Jefferxs ; Carmarthenshire. 



Collecting in North Wales. — I spent the month of July at 

 Penmaenmawr (on the north coast of Wales), and though, as a whole, the dis- 

 trict does not seem to be very productive in Lepidoptera, the quality amply 

 makes up for this deficiency. My wanderings led me one day up among 

 the crags on the mountain tops, and here 1 found Agrotis lucernea, flying 

 over a patch of shale in great numbers. They were bad to get, owing to 

 their rapid flight and the loose foothold ; but I managed to get upwards of 

 twenty beautiful specimens in a few days. When I had had enough of 

 lucernea, I took to searching the cliffs for any unwary moth that might be 

 there, and to my great delight discovered, first Agrotis ashivorthii, and then 

 Acidalia contiguaria. Of the former I took eight in fine condition, and two 

 more not so good ; and of the latter I took eight also, all in very fair order. 

 I was the more pleased at getting these two things as I did not know at the 

 time that they were to be got in the neighbourhood. There were sundry 

 other things sitting about on the rocks, viz., Bryophila perla, Gnophos 

 obscurata, Larentia ccBsiata, Anaitis plagiata, &c. ; but after ashworthii and 

 contiguaria these did not come in for much attention. I also took several 



