ENTOMOLOGY IN OCTOBER. 49 



villes Wootton. To begin with : by beating thatch I have 

 obtained Xylina petr'ificata, Theristis caudella (mucronella) , Cero- 

 stomaradiatella and costella, AcrolepiapygnKsana, Laverna decor ella, 

 epilohiella, and atra, Chauliodus cheer ophyllellus, Lyonetia clerk- 

 ella, Gelechia lyellella, Depressaria pallorella, alstroemeriana^ 

 purpurea^ capreolella, propinquella, suhpropinquella^ rhodochrella, 

 arenella, atornella, applana, yeatiana, ocellana, ciliella^ granulosellay 

 (zephyrella) , alhipunctella, discipiinctella, weirella, chcerophylli, 

 ultimella, badiella, nervosa, and heracleana, Psoricoptera gibbosella, 

 Simcethis pariana, and various species of Bracon, Crytophagus, 

 Asteia, Musca, Mycetophila, Culex, &c. 



By beating ivy I have obtained Cerastis vaccinii and spadicea, 

 Scopelosoma satellitia, Miselia oxyacanthae, Orthosia lota, O. mad- 

 lenta, Agriopis aprilina, Agrotis segetum, A. suffusa, Hadena protea, 

 Anchocelis lunosa, A. pistacina, Dryops femoratus ; and swarms of 

 Apis vespcB and Eristalis tenax, Musca rudis and vomitoria, &c., 

 in the day time. By beating apple trees in orchard I have obtained 

 Cidaria miata and C. psitticata (siterata), Sarothripus undulanuSf 

 Peronea cristana, Leptogramma literana, L. scabrana, Cerostoma 

 radiatella, GelecJiia lyellella, Gracillaria elongella, Coriscium sul- 

 phurellum, cuculipennellmn, Lyonetia clerckella, Zelleria insigni- 

 pennella, and Alucita hexadactyla. I have followed this work 

 till December, and have been rewarded by taking Exapate gela- 

 tella. In the woods Oporabia dilutata and Lemnatophila phryga- 

 nella occur commonly, and five species of the YQ.Ye genus Platypeza — • 

 modesta, rufa, picta, aterrima, and infumata. The genus Aleyrodes 

 occurs freely during this month : A. brassicce, a pest in the 

 gardens, and A. spirace in woods. The other species are A. 

 proletella on celandine, A. lonicerce on honeysuckle, and a new 

 species on columbine, A. aquilegice, which will be probably 

 described by Mr. Douglas as soon as I can discover the larvae. 

 Other good species I have taken this month are Embolemus 

 ruddii with its apterous female, Myrmecomorphus rufescens, Alysia 

 contracta, Proctotrupes brevipeimis, Codeus apterogynus, Myrmica 

 lippula males and females, Anomatus 12-striatus, Agathidium 

 varians, and nigripenne, Phloeiophilus edwardsii, Larinus carlince, 

 Haplocnemus femoralis, Tetratoma desmaresti, Cynips apterus, 

 Borborus pedestris, and the species of the winter genus, Tricho- 

 cera, which may be seen all winter through, even dancing up and 

 down when the ground is covered with snow. Another genus of 

 the Tipulidse is also out in force this month, Amalopis straminea 

 and immaculata occurring here, and three other species in Devon- 

 shire. Tipula pagana, confusa, and signata also are on the wing, 

 as well as the last representative of the Trichoptera, Phacopteryx 

 tuberculosa {villosa), which continues till December. I might 

 considerably add to this list, but think I have named enough to 

 show that collecting in October is not to be despised. 

 October 27th, 1895. 



