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Pararge megcera, Coremia propuynata, Venilia maculata, Numerla pulver- 

 aria, Corycia temerata ; 22nd, Nemeobius lucina, Tephrosia pimctulata, 

 Eijhyra punctaria, Fidonia atomaria, Lomaspilis marginata ; 25th, Thecla 

 rubi, Coenonympha pamphilus, Arctia mendica, Astheiia candidata, Cabera 

 exanthemaria, Euclidia mi, E. glyphica, Phytometra cenea ; 26th, MeZa- 

 7iippe subtristata, Plusia gamina ; 29th, Platypteryx hamula, lodis lactearia, 

 Minoa euphorbiata, Eubolia ])cilumbaria ; 30th, Heliodes arbuti. May 2nd, 

 Eiqjisteria heparata ; 3rd, Epione vespertaria, Melanippe hastata, Etiime- 

 lesia albulata, Dasychira pudibunda ; 4th, Melanippe montanata ; 8th, 

 Lyccena tear us ; 9th, Hesp>eria sylvanus, Lyccena rnedon; 12th, Procris 

 geryon. June 1st, Acidalia aver sata ; 17th, Vanessa c-album {early hrood) ; 

 22nd, Hesperia I'uiea. August 17th, Xanthia silago ; 18th, Vanessa 

 c-album (late brood); 19th, Neuronia popular Is ; 21st, Xanthia cerago. — 

 F. L. Blathwayt ; Hereford, August 21, 1893. 



Notes from Reading. — On March 7th Cymatophora flavicornis wsls 

 certainly worn; Brephos parthenias was out the same day and fresh; the 

 next day it was common. On April 3rd I took Endromis versicolor from 

 birch, Saturnia carpini was flymg over the heath on the 7th, B. par- 

 thenias still being on the wing. Tuesday, the 18th, Phytometra csnea was 

 taken ; on the 19th Demas coryli and Tephrosia consonaria ; 20th, Lithosia 

 aureola and Orgyia pudibunda. On the 25th Leucophasia sinapis and 

 Argynnis euphrosyne were fully out. On May 2nd, from beech trunks, I 

 took two dark forms of Staur opus fag i ; this is ten days earlier than last 

 year. On the 3rd Ephyra omicronaria, Lomaspilis marginata, Minoa 

 eupho7-biata, and Melanippe hastata; the 6th Lobophora viretata. On the 

 11th and J 2th M. hastata was flying freely in the sunshine. The 22nd 

 Hypsipetes impluviata appeared, while L. sinapis had almost ceased flying. 

 On the 29th Asthena blomeri. Abraxas ulmata, and Hepialus velleda, were 

 taken. June 6th Eucosmia undulata, Lobophora sexalisata, and Eupisteria 

 heparata, the latter much worn. My friend Mr. Holland and self tried 

 sugar this night, but it turned out a dismal failure. On^the 29th A. blomeri 

 was still out and fresh, but only a few worn stragglers of A. ulmata were 

 left. On July 1st Macroglossa stellatarum was about in unusual numbers. 

 On the 2nd the second brood of P. cB7iea and L. sinapis had appeared; the 

 same day I netted my first G. fhamni, and Vanessa poly chlor is was ragged. 

 On the 9th L. sinapis and Boarmia roboraria were worn, while V. poly- 

 chloris had disappeared for the season. The second broods of L. marginata 

 and Ephyra pendularia were out this day. — J. Clarke ; Reading, Aug. 22. 



Bracon scutellaris, Wesmael, at Plumstead. — Amongst the very 

 few entomological rambles that I have been enabled to enjoy this season, was 

 one paid to the banks of the Thames at Plumstead, on June 1st, when it 

 was my pleasure, while sweeping the rushes, &c., that are getatable at low 

 water, to capture, amongst other things, several good species of BraconidiB, 

 one of which did not seem at all familiar to me. I at first thought it might 

 be B. erythrostictus of the Rev. T. A. Marshall's 'Monograph,' 1885, 

 but on referring to his description T found it did not agree. I sent it on to 

 that gentleman, who, with his usual kindness, at once identified and 

 returned it to me as Bracon scutellaris, Wesm., the second known capture 

 in this country, he forestalling me by taking one specimen last year in a 

 wood in Cornwall. This species has, however, never been recorded as 

 British ; hence, perhaps, I may be forgiven for making this species known 

 as a native of these Isles. The other species of Bracouidse taken were a 



