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clover field in the district, of the ab. helice one only. C. hyale was 
much rarer, I succeeded in taking eight, three 3's, five ?s. Pyrameis 
cardut was also more abundant than for many years, as were also DP. 
atalanta and Vanessa to, Zephyrus querciis and Polyommatus corydon 
were common but worn.—M. F. Hopson, Grove House, Rosslyn Hill, 
Hampstead. November 2nd, 1900. 
Leprpoprera at Hampsreap.—Sinerinthus populi may be seen most 
evenings in May and June flying around the electric are lamps on 
Haverstock Hill and Rosslyn Hill. They make huge circles around the 
light, then suddenly drop with an audible smack on the roadway, when 
they can be easily boxed. S. tiliae does not seem to be so readily 
attracted by the lamps, but may be found at rest on trees and palings. 
Zeuzera pyrina literally swarmed again during the third week of June, 
so numerous were they that numbers were picked up each night, crushed 
by the passing traffic; the females, howevcr, were extremely scarce. Of Am- 
phidasysbetularia, two dark forms occurredon June 9th. Cossusliyniperda, 
a dead elm tree on the Spaniards’ Road yielded a large number of full- 
fed larvee. One was found on September 11th in willow. Catocala 
nupta was very common, and it was interesting to note its regular 
appearance each morning, on the stuccoed east side of the house, never 
before 9 a.m. and never after 12 (noon). Hutricha quercifolia, young 
larvee on willow on August 14th. Smerinthus ocellatus larvee were also 
found on August 24th.—Ism. 
A NicgHT’s sucarmInc Iv Monx’s Woop.—On the lovely evening of 
July 5th I set out for Monk’s Wood, Huntingdonshire, on a sugaring 
expedition, catching the 6 o’clock train from Cambridge to Huntingdon, 
and the 7 o’clock from Huntingdon to Abbott’s Ripton. I arrived at 
“The Fox Hotel,’”’ where I had arranged to meet my friend Mr. HE. H. 
Field at 8.20 p.m. The hotel is merely a strongly built shed with a 
board nailed on the front on which is the name painted in large red 
letters. During my walk through the wood I observed Angerona prunaria 
flying in great numbers, although it was broad daylight. I found Mr. 
Field seated on a plank outside the hotel killing his captures, and 
learned from him that this species had been flying since 7 o’clock. 
We first of all dusked in the ridings for about forty minutes 
and netted many species, viz., Angerona prunaria, Phorodesma 
baiularia, Hemithea thymiaria, Numeria pulveraria, Selenia wlunaria, 
Pericallia syringaria, Ypsipetes elutata, Melanthia rubiginata, Melanthia 
albicillata, Cidaria immanata, Calligenia miniata, Lithosia mesomella, 
Cidaria pyraliata, Cidaria fulvata, Anaitis playiata, Cabera pusaria, 
Zonosoma annulata, Lodis lactearia, Lomaspilis marginata, Metrocampa 
margaritaria, Larentia olivata, &e. Having retired to the hotel and 
killed these we separated and painted our respective series of patches at 
a considerable distance from each other, and, after a short delay, I 
lighted my lantern, and began to box my guests. These I found in 
large numbers, and by 11.30 p.m. I had filled all my boxes, and then 
took my way towards my friend’s patches, and found him about to 
leave, also with full boxes. We returned to the shed, and, by the 
flickering light of a candle, my friend chloroformed the captives and I 
pricked them with the acid. Our captures comprised the following 
species :—Caradrina alsines, Aplecta advena, Mamestra anceps, Noctua 
festiva, Noctua brunnea, Cymatophora ocularis, Gonophora derasa, 
Leucania comma, Agrotis exclamationis, Hadena dentina, Plusia clirysitis, 
