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captured all these species of ‘‘footmen”’ on the samenight). One Acidalia 
ochrata,as noted, was takenin Bournemouth, on July 19th, by the Rev. 
Hi. Hallett Todd, and identified by myself; this I think is a new locality. 
The other remarkable insect, far away from its favourite haunts, was 
seen about half a mile from this house on September 4th, viz., Papilio 
machaon. Colias edusa has been fairly common, with a few examples of 
the var. helice, but C. hyale has been rare, only five or six being taken. 
I have bred a good many imagines from larve beaten in the spring, 
among others, one female Apatura iris, Lymantria monacha, common, 
Zephyrus quercis, common, Ennomos angularia, Cleora lichenaria, C. 
glabraria, Ginistis quadra, Boarmia roboraria, Nola strigula, Catocala 
promissa, CU. sponsa, Metrocampa margaritata, Nola cucullatella, and 
Hylophila revayana. The only insects that my moth-trap has produced 
worth mentioning are, as I have before stated, some nice black aberra- 
tions of Luperina testacea, but after my last note was written (Sep- 
tember 13th) sugar paid much better, and I have taken Leucania 
albipuncta (two), L. vitellina (two), Caradrina ambiyua, Kpunda lutu- 
lenta, FE’. nigra, Xylina petrificata, Triphaena subsequa, Noctua glareosa, 
N. neglecta, whilst Triphaena fimbria, Peridroma suffusa, P. saucia, 
Aylina rhizolitha, Anchocelis lota, A. macilenta, and Mellinia ferruginea 
have all been more or less common, with A. dunosa in endless variety 
at light, whilst an H’nnomos erosaria, a few Kpione apiciaria, Luperina 
cespitis, and Laphygma exiyua were also taken at light. Imay further 
mention that at sugar I took some grand aberrations of Orrhodia 
spadicea and O. vaccinti. For sugaring purposes I have lately been 
using, with satisfactory results, a mixture of black treacle, beer, 
methylated spirit, and essence of jargonel.—(Masor) R. B. Rossrtson, 
Forest View, Southbourne Road, Boscombe, Hants. October 27th, 1900. 
Lepipoprera av Burnitry.—I did not commence the season till after 
the big storm about the middle of February, when a few mild days 
occurring I searched for the darkaberration of Phiyalia pilosaria, but was 
unsuccessful although some intermediate forms were found; they 
appeared from February 14th to March 24th, being quite common on 
the latter date. On April 20th I tried sugar, but found very little 
doing, one Calocampa exoleta being the best. On the 21st Anticlea 
badiata, Larentia multistrigaria, and Hybernia proyemmaria were flying 
at dusk. May was very cold on the whole and little could be done, 
larvee of Larentia caesiata were plentiful on the 19th, but Plusia larve 
were very scarce. From June 1st tothe 16th Hyjsipetes trifasciata 
could be found by searching the alder trunks, while from the 7th to 
14th Smerinthus popult were emerging in the garden, and were found 
on the trunks or small branches of the poplars. On June 9th a visit 
was paid to the moors where Acronycta menyanthidis (one) and Hadena 
glauca were obtained from the rocks, and Lidonia atomaria abundant 
on heather. On June 16th I caught the first Venusta cambrica, also 
Notodonta camelina and Larentia salicata. Another visit to the moors 
on July 18th produced Phycis carbonariella, Chortodes arcuosa, Lycophotia 
strigula, Cidaria populata, and Larentia caesiata. On July 19th I took 
Cidaria pyraliata inthe woods, and at dusk Apamea unaninis and Melan- 
thia ocellata. Inearly July Hepialus velleda was fairly common, but few of 
the ab. gallicus, while H. hectus also occurred. On July 9th at dusk Melan- 
ippe yaliata were flying, also one Cilia glaucata. On July 21st V. cambrica 
were common but worn, and a single Sesia bembeciformis on a willow 
