2956 Insects. 



T. spectrana. This was numerous in beginning of July among Carex paludosa, 

 in an obsolete fishpond called Oakhall Pool, and its capture amused me, from the per- 

 tinacity with which it slinks through the sedge as you seek for it till it has travelled 

 perhaps two yards through it, gradually gliding lower down till it finally rests in the 

 clank weeds at the roots of the plants. You are compelled to insert your beating-rod 

 between portions of the sedge, and rapidly press it down so as to open a view, when 

 you will generally see the insect just entering the succeeding part of " the cover,'' and 

 so you keep on till you have " run him to earth." He lies usually still enough then 

 to be taken in the catch-box. It is no joke though to follow up the sport with spirit, 

 as it involves an occasional plunge in the swamp (up to your knees, perhaps) when 

 the evolved gas reminds you as little as may be of " an ounce of civet." The wet 

 feet of course I say nothing of, as they are an unavoidable evil at which no true 

 sportsman would be dismayed. 



Leptogramma literana and its varieties, have not been seen by me this season, 

 though I have always hitherto taken at least a dozen every September by beating the 

 oaks in our meadows and woodsides. 



Sericoris conchana. July 8th, flying at sunset in Stoke rough ground, plentifully. 



Hypermecia aitgustana. July 4th, beaten from bushes in open parts of Hortham 

 Wood, and the hedges of rheens (as our marsh ditches are called), always in damp 

 places. 



Peedisca ophthalmicana. October 1st, beaten off aspens and near them, in Hor- 

 tham Wood. 



Epkippiphora teiragonana. July 6th, beaten off mixed underwood in Hortham 

 and Haye Woods ; rather scarce. 



Retinia Buoliana. August 3rd, beaten off pines at Tockington-park Wood ; 

 scarce. 



Discorampha sequana. June 9th, plentiful among long grass and fern in gorse 

 covpr, flying at noon with Petiverana. 



Trycheris mediana. July 6th, feeding at hot noon on umbels of Heracleura, 

 usually in damp localities, but there few in number ; while on the only two spots upon 

 our limestone hill where I take it, the specimens are numerous. 



Eupcecilia notulana. This almost failed me last July, owing to the sedgy rheens 

 having been thrown out. All I took were in company with spectrana at Oakhall 

 Pool. It flies for a very brief space of time, at sunset (say ten minutes), and as it is 

 rather numerous with me in its habitat, I should fancy it must have escaped the 

 notice of collectors so long chiefly from that circumstance. 



TiNEiDiE. (The nomenclature from Mr. Stainton's Systematic Catalogue). 



Eudorea coarctata. Pretty common in September at night, on golden-rod blos- 

 soms in my garden. 



Adela rufimetrella. May 22nd, sweeping Carex recurva and small rushes in the 

 grips of one small meadow ; only seven specimens. 



Plutella alpella. September 6th, beaten off oaks on west side of Woodland Copse ; 

 scarce. 



CEcophora quadripunctella. June 7th, bushes and rides in Hortham Wood ; not 

 rare. 



CE. ochraceella (Curt.) July 10th, flying at sunset, among the Carex and rushes, 

 and Epilobium hirsutum, in Oakhall Pool ; not scarce there. 



