22 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



British list could be strengthened by the discovery here of its larva. — 

 Richard South. 



A Successful Moth-trap— Some particulars respecting the working 

 of a moth-trap which I have used during the greater part of the last season 

 may possibly interest some of your readers. I started the trap for the first 

 time in June, and in every way it has been a distinct success. It is after 

 the pattern of that very successful one belonging to Major Robertson, and 

 though it might be placed in a better position, still it has performed its 

 duty, often in an exciting and nearly always in a profitable manner. A strong 

 light and a good reflector are of course the two essential requisites ; if the 

 light happens in any way to become extinguished during the night many, 

 if not most, of the inhabitants of the trap will escape, which is a drawback 

 I am seeking to overcome. Facing a small shrubbery and a grass-field with 

 distant hedges, it has attracted the following insects : — 



June. — Smerinthus populi, Nola cucullatella (not scarce), Euchelia 

 jacobcBCB, Spilosoma lubricipeda, S.menthastri (both plentiful), Odonestis pota- 

 toria (male and female), Leucania conigera (this insect I have not taken by 

 any other method), Lithargyria (swarms), L. commas L. impura, L. pallens, 

 Xylophada monoglypha, X.sublustris (only for about a week), Miana arcuosa, 

 Grammesia trigrammica, Caradrina taraxaci, Agrotis eocclamationis, A. cor- 

 ticea, Noctua augur {swdnus), N. triangulum (this 1 have not taken before), 

 N. brunnea^ N. /estiva and var. conflua, Apamea basilinea, Habrostola 

 tripartita, H. triplasia, Plusia chrysitis (the metallic colours being present 

 when the first appeared), P. iota (some fine forms), Hypena pi'oboscidalis, 

 Uropteryx sambucaria, Rumia luteolata, Metrocainpa uiargaritaria, Peri- 

 callia syringaria, Selenia bilunaria, S. lunaria (I), Hemithea strigata, Aci- 

 dalia aversata, A. emarginata, Timandra amataria, Melanthia ocellata, 

 Melanippe Jiuctuata, Antidea rubidata, Eupithecia rectangulata, Phiba- 

 lapteryx tersata, P. vitalbata, Cidaria miata, Eubolia bipunctaria, Cidaria 

 fulvata, C. dotata, C, pyraliata. 



July. — Arctia caia (one with orange hind wings), Bombyx neustria 

 (males only), Ptej'ostoma palpina, Lithosia complanula, L. griseola, Porthesia 

 chrysorrhcea, Cilix glaucata, Charceas graminis, Leucania co7iigera, Xylo- 

 phasia sublustris, X. rurea, Noctua triangulum, Amphipyra tragopogonis, 

 Plusia iota (getting worn), Crocallis elinguaria, Pericallia syringaria, 

 Boarmia repandata, Geometra vernaria, Epione apicaria (2), Acidalia 

 imitaria, Ligdia adustata, Coremia ferrugata, G. unidentaria, and many 

 others mentioned under last month. 



August. — Pterostoma palpina, Bryophila perla, Luperina testacea 

 (swarms), L. cespitis (rather scarce), Noctua rabi, N. unibrosa (scarce), 

 N.xanthographa, Habrostola tripartita (worn), Neuronia popular is (swarms 

 of males, only one female), Epione apiciaria (worn), Cabera pusaria, 

 Timandra amataria, Triphosa dubitata. 



September. — Gortyna ochracea, Neuronia popularis (one female only), 

 Tapinostoia fulva, Ancliocelis pistacina (very variable), A. lunosa (some 

 very hue specimens), Xanthia gilvago (a few), Epunda lutulenta (scarce), 

 Eugonia quercinaria, Eubolia cervinata. 



Ooiober.—Himera pennaria (males only), Gheimatobia hrunata (very 

 early ?). 



^ovemher.—Asteroscopus sphinx (not so scarce this year, but as usual 

 only males), Pcecilocampa populi (one female, several males), Diloba cceruleo- 

 cephala, Gerastis spadicea, Himera pennaria, Hybernia aurantiaria^ Gheima- 

 tobia brumata, G. boreata (2;. 



