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I took eight Colias edusa, five males, several very large aud in good con- 

 dition. On same date Vanessa cardui, abundant in lucerne field and in 

 good condition. On June 4th I had the good luck to take a perfect 

 specimen of Deiopeia pulchella at Southbourne, on the edge of a field of 

 young wheat. On June 14th my friend Mr. Hooker took 48 Emydia 

 cribrum at Ptingwood. lu September we took about 130 Colias edusa, 

 including 14 of the var. kelice. The first week in October we took 14 

 Sphinx convolvuli hovering over Nicotiana affinis. October 16th we took 

 a good specimen of Dasycampa ruhiginea from ivy blossom. Being our 

 third season, we have been fairly successful. — Wm. Boywood Davis; 

 Bournemouth. 



Notes on Lepidoptera in the Bloxworth District in 1892. — 

 Although rather late in the day, the following list of Lepidoptera, taken 

 for the most part in and near Bloxworth, Dorset, in the past season, may 

 perhaps still be of interest. Among the Khopalocera none were very 

 abundant; of Argynnis paphia a fair sprinkling, and of A. eiiphrosyne 

 fewer than usual. Even Vanessa Kjrticce was not abundant, while E. 

 janira was decidedly scarce. Colias edusa appeared in some numbers early 

 in June, but the later summer biood — though numerically more plentiful — 

 v?as not in anything like the abundance recorded in numbers of other 

 districts. Lycana mgon, often almost swarming on the heath, was by no 

 means common. Nemeohius lucina occurred in fair quantity in its usual 

 localities. Among the Heterocera the following, among many others, 

 occurred: — Wlacroglossa fuciformis, several. Hepialus hecttis, in unusual 

 abundance. Saturnia pavonia, more common than usual on the heath. 

 Notodonta dromedarim, larva on aider ; N. trepida, larva on oak. Tapi- 

 nostola fidva, at dusk in a swamp. Noctua ditrupezium, six at sugar, on 

 two uigbts in July, m fine condition. Trypkana orbona (subsequa, Hb.), at 

 sugar. Scopelosoma sateilitia, abundant at sugar. Tetkea subtusa, beat 

 from sallow. Agriopis aprUina, abundant at sugar. Miselia oxyacanthcB, 

 at sugar. Xylina socia (petnjicata), a few at sugar. Plusia gamma, un- 

 usually scarce. Schrankia tur/osalis, in bogs and swamps in abundance. 

 Nemoria viridata, not scarce. Abraxas grossulariata, not at all common. 

 Lomaspilis marginata, unusually abundant. Emmelesia alchemillata, scarce; 

 E. apinitata, rather abundant, but local; E . unifasciata, one specimen. 

 Eupithecia dodoneata, not scarce. Phibalapteryx vitalbata, one specimen. 

 Leioptilus microductylus and L. tepliradactylus, rare. Aciptilia pallidum,, 

 scarce, but the few specimens obtained were unusually fine. Mimceseophilus 

 zophodactylus, frequent. Crambus uliginosellus, unusually abundant. 

 R/iodophtea advenella, one specimen, just out, beat from whitethorn. 

 Tortrix cratcegaaa, several among oak. Peronea rufana, several among 

 sallow ; P. umbrana, at ivy bloom m September. Dictyopteryx forskaleana, 

 abundant, especially on and near a large maple tree. Diluta semi/asciana, 

 scarce, among sallow. Penthina fuligana, not scarce. Eriopsela fracti- 

 fasciana, abundant, but very local on heath. Sciaphila sinuana, occasional, 

 out scarce. Phoxopteryx siculana, several, among sallows, &c., in a marshy 

 spot. Grapholitha geminana (Stephens), very abundant among bilberry- 

 Ulindia uimana, scarce. Stigmonota perlepidana, abundant in one locality. 

 Dicrorampka acum,inatana, occasional. Catoptria albersana, rare. Eupce- 

 cilia geyenana, much scarcer than in the preceding year ; from some cause 

 or other the food-plant, Pedicularia paludris, almost disappeared ; E> rupi- 

 cola, not rare in swamps ; E. notidana, scarce, in boggy places. Lobesia 



