NOTES ON COLLECTING. 301 
Leripoprera at Marker Drayton.—Following up my notes (ante., 
pp. 269-271) I may add that insects since the middle of June have been 
more numerous than I ever remember to have seen them before. On 
June 20th an hour’s walk in the woods produced nearly 50 Macaria 
notata, whereas in ordinary seasons ten per hour is a fair average. 
Unfortunately half of them were a little worn. On the 23rd, in another 
wood, a couple of hours resultedin 40 Asthena sylvata, a dozen in a day 
being my previous maximum. Venusia cambricaria and Hupithecia 
debiliata have been unusually numerous, as also Acidalia fumata. 
Noctuids were abundant at sugar on the only two occasions tried, viz., 
on June 20th, when Aplecta tincta was the most numerous species, and 
again some three weeks ago when Xylophasia monoglypha was beginning 
to swarm. Last Saturday, I tried a duplex lamp in a peat moss. 
Acidalia immutata swarmed at it, but were a little worn, and among 
others two Geometra papilionaria, one Leiocampa dictaeoides, and one 
Drepana falcula were attracted, Noctuids only waltzed around without 
coming within reach. Insects have come out well in the breeding- 
cages, especially Cymatophora duplaris and Notodonta dromedarius, also 
Zonosoma porata, of which species every pupa produced an imago. 
Some species are very late. Many larve of Cucullia chamomillae are 
now only about an inch in length; those of Plusia iota and P. 
pulchrina are unusually scarce, whilst those of Habrostola triplasia 
are more abundant than usual and I secured ova. Two large black 
examples of Amphidasys betularia paired in the breeding-cage, and I 
have now about 500 larve feeding.—F. C. Wooprorpe, Market 
Drayton. July 24th, 1900. 
Lepmorrera tv tHe Norrourx Broaps.—l have just returned from 
Norfolk, where I have made three short stays; the first in mid-June 
was not very productive, and Senta ulvae, my chief quarry, was scarce, 
as the nights were unfavourable to its flight. Arstlonche albovenosa, 
Meliana flammea, Spilosoma urticae, Leucania pudorina, Hydrelia unca, 
Phibalapteryx lignata, &c., were the species that came to ight. In the 
first week of July thunderstorms so cooled the air that absolutely 
nothing but gnats (of the most venomous kind and formidable size) 
flew at dusk or to light. HAyria auroraria occurred by day, but the 
wind was too high to make it worth looking for. The last visit at the 
end of July and beginning of August produced some good nights, and 
Leucania brevilinea, Lithosia muscerda, Nonagria cannae (pup) have 
rewarded persistent working at last.—KE. A. Bownes, M.A., F.E.S., 
Myddelton House, Waltham Cross. Auyust 9th, 1900. 
Leprpoprers In WestcomsEe Parx.—'wo species struck me as being 
exceptionally abundant from July 20th-28th in Westcombe Park, viz., 
Cyaniris argiolus, second brood, which often flew about the waste ground 
like Polyommatus icarus, and Hecatera serena, which came into the gas- 
lights night after night. The beautiful little Pyralis fimbrialis also 
came in to light freely.—J. W. Turv. 
Lepmorrers at Castnn Moreron.—The season here has been a 
very late, but at the same time a fairly good one. Geometrids in June 
were abundant, Minoa euphorbiata, Zonosoma omicronaria, and Asthena 
b'teata beimg much more common than usual, whilst such species as 
Acidalia remutata and Asthena candidata were almost a nuisance. In 
July insects came rather freely to light. It is perhaps worthy of note 
that Cidaria dotata, usually scarce “here, was abundant, whilst on the 
