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to net it, but failed. Subsequently feeling something fluffy in my trowsers 

 pocket, I drew out a specimen of Odonlopera bidentata, which had wedged 

 itself into the farthest corner, still lively, but with a somewhat shabby 

 appearance. A choice series of Hypena crassalis were secured in the 

 woods, together with Emmelesia decolorata, Melanippe ocellata, and 

 Eujnthecia cast'ujata ; while Halias prasinana and larvae of Bomhyx 

 neustria were beaten in abundance from oak. In the lanes were taken 

 C'ldaria russata, Coremia propugnata (2), Emmelesia affinilata, E. decolo- 

 rata, Neuronia jmlveraria, Corycia temerata, Melanippe unangulata, and 

 hohoplwra viretata (ftt rest on ash-trunk). At raspberry-blossom were 

 secured Hadena dentina, Habrostola triplasia, Apamea basilinea, Gram- 

 mesia trilinea, and Xylophasia rurea. Sugar was tried on the 11th, but 

 the only insect taken was Thyatira batis. Whilst sugaring, Melanippe 

 albicillata, Tephrosia crepusculaiia, Agrotis porphyrea, and a fine specimen 

 of Boarmia repandata (var. conversaria) were netted. Lithosia mesomella 

 was kicked up on the liith from a heathy slope, where Eubolia palumbaria 

 and Fidonia atomaria were abundant and in fine condition. At Cloyelly, 

 whilst strolling along the well-known ** Hobby-drive," to ray surprise a fine 

 Notodonta trepida, female, fluttered down to my feet. Whilst beating for 

 Coleoptera at Ipswich, on the 14th, two Limacodes testudo (in cop.) fell 

 into the umbrella, with Adela degeerella and A. suhella. Electric light 

 yielded Enpithecia rectangidata, Amjihidasys betuliiria [doubledayaria), and 

 Cidaria dotata. From a clematis hedge were beaten or taken at dusk 

 Melanippe procellata, Pkibalapteryx viudbata, P. tersata. Acid alia scutu- 

 lata, Eupithecia subciliata, Leucafiia comma, Dianthcecia capsincola. 

 Angeronia prunaria, female, was also taken at dusk ; and Hecatera serena 

 from a tree-trunk. Sugar in June produced Mamestra albicolon, M. anceps, 

 and Miana fasciuncula, &c. 



During July light was very productive, the better species at electric 

 light being Notodonta dictceoides, Liparis salicis, Apamea ophiogramma, 

 Cleoceris viminalis, Plusia pulchrina, P y rails farinalis, Tort7'ix forsterana ; 

 whilst one of the large '* hawks " occasionally made a little sport. Thera 

 Jirmnta was taken on palings on the 1 8th. The following species were 

 taken at dusk, &c. : — Geometra papilionaria, Perlcallia syringaria, Epione 

 apiciaria, lodis vernaria ('2), Lygdia adustata, Coremia guadrifaHciaria, 

 Macaria notnta, Thyatira derasa, Agrotis corticea, Eupithecia corynata, 

 E. subciliata. Anticlea rubidata, Cidaria picata, Scopula lutealis, Aphomia 

 sociella, Xanthosetia zoegana, and X. hamana. From gas-lamps were 

 taken Eupithecia subfulvata, E. centaureata, E. sobrinata, Nola cucullatella, 

 and Herbula cespitalis ; whilst sugar yielded Acronycta megacephala, 

 A. rum^icis, Cerigo cytherea, Noctua brunnea, N.baia, and Ort/wsia ypsilon. 



During August, in addition to the foregoing species, at sugar, were 

 Macaria notata, Cymatophora dilnta, Noctua umbrosa, N. plecta, N. dahlii 

 (common), Cosmia affiiiis, Orthosia siispecta, Hadena jjrotea. Mania maura, 

 Crambus pinetellus, Tortrix heparana. Electric light was perhaps more 

 attractive this month than in any other. The species taken included 

 Notodonta dictcea, N. dromedarius, female, N. ziczac, Ptilodontis palpina, 

 Eiiii07nos fiiscantaria, Triphcena ianthina, Charaas graminis, Hydrcecia peta- 

 sitis, Agrotis puta, Aspilates citraria Gas-lamps yielded Eupithecia nayiata, 

 Acidalia promutata, Peliirga comitata, Heliophobus popularis, and Tethea 

 subtusa. The following were beaten in the woods : — Grapholitha nisana, 

 Pccdisca corlicana, Teras caudana, Peronea favillaceana, where Liparis 

 monacha also was taken from an oak-trunk on the 25th. 



