104 THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 
slip at the critical moment. The flowery hollows were avoided by 
this species, but produced an abundance of Hubolia bipunctata, and 
many nice Aspilates yilvaria and Acidalia ornata. Herbula cespitalis 
and Ennychia cingulata were in profusion everywhere, with a few 
Pyrausta purpuralis among them. Polyommatus bellaryus I suppose 
was not out yet, as I saw none, and a single P. ayestis was the only 
“Blue” seen, besides myriads of P. icarus. Norrotx Broaps : 
Saturday, August 5th, found me established in my old quarters at Mr. 
Bullman’s, Wicken, for a week’s fen work. ‘This visit was destined to 
be cut short, as on the first evening I met Mr. W. J. Kaye, and upon 
his kind invitation agreed to join him in the “‘ Broads,” on a campaign 
against Nonayria brevilinea. Mr. Kaye has already told how we fared, 
braving blank and foggy nights, until upon the fifth and last one, we 
were rewarded by filling all our boxes with N. brevilinea, N. neurica, 
Lithosia muscerda, Hypenodes costaestrigalis and many other nice things. 
I would here mention that Mr. Kaye recorded Leioptilus microdactylus 
upon the strength of four specimens taken by myself. It was, how- 
ever, owing to a misunderstanding between us, as my specimens were 
taken at Wicken and not in the Broads. Two of them were unfortu- 
nately destroyed by a hot poker, which Mrs. Bullman dropped on 
them-—treatment which was too severe for this delicate species. I have 
also amongst my Crambi some specimens of Crambus sylvellus and two 
Calamotropha paludella, which I believe Mr. Kaye did not record. 
Wicken: Tam afraid I have already trespassed too much upon your 
space, so will briefly pass over my three days at Wicken, especially as 
the regular species are so well known, and all occurred much as usual. 
Light was good, and treacle excellent. Tapinostola hellmanni was far 
in excess of its usual numbers, and 50 to 100 could have been taken 
each night. It comes to treacle very late, when other things are 
going, in this way resembling Leucania litharygyria. Viminia venosa 
seems to be getting scarcer, only ten specimens in all occurring. 
Hutricha quercifolia was not seen, but Papilio machaon was commoner 
than ever. Nascia cilialis occurred as late as August 8th, and Pyrausta 
purpuralis came sparingly to light, curiously nine out of ten specimens 
being taken from the back of the sheet, a rare occurrence with most 
species.  Cidaria sagittata, which for some years past has been 
exceedingly rare at Wicken, turned up in some numbers. Mr. Kaye 
first discovered the larve, and kindly put me on the track. I did not 
hit off his spot exactly, but found another near by, where they were 
even commoner. We each collected some of the largest and left many 
feeding. I found them in three places, and in one of these spots there 
must have been some hundreds, as upon one head of Thalictrum flavum 
I counted ten, and few heads were without any at all. Hicueare : 
After this I had no time for collecting, but noticed Macroglossa stella- 
tarum commonly in the gardens round Highgate, during September, 
and in the same month took a short series of Hugonia fuscantaria from 
gas lamps. In conclusion I should like to record the extreme abundance 
of Pyralis costalis round here during July and early August. It always 
occurs, but last summer on favourable nights, six or eight were 
frequently observed on a single lamp. Mr. Kaye tells me he has 
observed the same thing, in a less degree, at Worcester Park.—RusseLu 
H. James, 18, Onslow Gardens, Highgate, N. 
NoTEs FROM SOUTH-WEST ScorLanD DuRING 1899.—The past summer, 
