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rata, very coramon ; two broods; one var. unicolorous violet-grey, with 

 oentrnl yellow bars upon all wings. Scodiona behjaria, several, Bapta tri- 

 macuJata, scarce. Bhyparia pluniaria and Gnnphos ohscurata, local. 

 Cleura lichenaria,Boarinia cmctaria, B . consurtaria, Li. roborarla, Tephrosia 

 consonaria, T. extersaria ; nearly all the Bourmiee liave been common ; B. 

 roboraria is new to me here. Pachycnemia Jiippocastanaria, two broods. 

 Nyssia hispidaria, scarce. PseudvUrpna pruinata, -dhnuA-Ani. Phorodesma 

 pustulata, scarce. Nemoria viridata, locril. Acidalia emmr/inata, A. 

 imitaria, Timmidra amataria, Zonosioiia jmnctaria and Z. tiiUnearia, all 

 common. Scotosia undulata, a few. The beauiiful Melanthia alb'icillata, 

 very common upon fir trees, but difficult to net, as they have a habit of 

 resting well up amongst the branches. Emmeiesia affinitata, local. 

 Eupithecia fraxinata, in lanes. E. minutata, E. castigata, E.rectangulata, 

 and many other pugs. Larva-beating has been quite as -successful as any 

 other mode of collecting. From oak [Quercus robur chiefly), I obtained 

 Sesia cynip)ifonnis commonly in stumps. Psilura monacha, from which I 

 bred a good series; one male nearly black, several richly banded forms. 

 Trichiura cratcEgi and Pcecilocampa populi. Drymonia chaonia, several ; 

 Asphalia ridens, Demas coryli, Tceniocampa munda, Cosmia trapezina, one 

 imago bred was bright red. Snrrothripa revayana, several broods. Hyloph'da 

 jirasinana, abundant. H. bicoloi'ana, during May. Larva of various 

 " thorns " and " pugs " were plentiful: Eugonia erosaria, Eurymene dolo- 

 braria, Selenia tetralunaria, Himeria pennaria, &c. From birch {Betula 

 alba), Platypteryx falcataria, Lophopteryx camelina, Notodonta drome- 

 dariiis, &e., Geometra papilianaria, &c. Sallows {Salix caprea), Sinerinthus 

 populi -Sindi S. ocellatus ; Porlhesia aurifiua, before by ue mating. Pygmra 

 curtula, very low down. Cerura furcula, common. Notodonta ziczac, 

 Scoliopteryx libatrix, Earias chlorana, Pygara reclusa, common upon dwarf 

 sallows. Beech {Fagus sylvatica), Dasychira pudibimda, Deprana ungui- 

 cula, Demas coryli, abundant during September and October; all sizes. H. 

 prasinana, common. Blackthorn [Prunus spinosa), Bombyx quercus and 

 Lasiocampa quercifolia, both coramon. From various other food-plants I 

 have taken the following : — Sphinx ligustri, holly. Smerinthus tilice, 

 Hemaris bombyliformis, Gnophria rubricoUis, from all forest trees : of the 

 latter I have several pupae; the larvae were fed upon yellow and grey lichen 

 found upon walls, &c. Gallimorpha dominula, local, but plentiful. Arctia 

 villica, coramon. Phagmatobia fuliginosa, Dasychira fascelina, Cossus 

 ligniperda, cases of Psyche viUosella and Fumea nitidella. Acronycta alni. 

 two. Xanthia fulvago, from sallow blooms. Cosmia affinis, Gortyna 

 fiavago, from stems of various plants. Triphana interjecta, common. 

 Calocampa exoleta, docks. Anarta myrtilli, common. Plusia chrysitis, 

 two broods. Cilix glaucata, Pseudoterpna pruinata, common. Pericallia 

 syringaria, Urapteryx sambucaria, still feeding, Jan. 20th. Insects were 

 fairly common upon sallow bloom ; I took a few each of Panolis piniperda, 

 Tceniocampa gracilis, and Pachnobia rubricosa, and of course many of the 

 commoner kinds. I should imagine, from the great numbers of larvae there 

 were in the autumn, that the prospects for this year are favourable, and I 

 trust it may be so, for the sake of all collectors, — J. Hy. Fowler; 

 Kingwood, January 20, 1893. 



Zyg^na meliloti? — In the Entom., vol. xxii., No. .318, I gave an 

 account of " Lepidoptera of two Dorset chalk-hills," and noted Zygana 

 trifolii. Mr. Charles Gulliver, who has seen the series of this species, 



