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and two small black spots on each hind whig parallel with the inner margin 

 of the dark border.— J. Arkle ; Chester. 



Macro-Hkterocera in the Guildford District (concluded from 

 page 134). — Geometry. — -^'Uropteryx samhucarla. Common. A large 

 number bred in 1895, from a batch of ova laid by a crippled female in July, 

 1894. It seems very easy to get the larvae of this species through the 

 winter without loss ; the mortahty during and after hybernation was very 

 small. Perhaps the evergreen nature of its common food-plant (ivy) may 

 have not a little to do with it.— ^'Rumia luteolata. Abundant everywhere. 

 — Venilia macularia. Common in most of the woods. — ^Metrocampa 

 margaritaria. One taken July 2nd, \^^1 .—^^'Selenia bilunaria, A few 

 of both broods taken. — -i^Odontopem bidentata. Fairly common. A large 

 number bred in 1893. These last are rather variable, and all somewhat 

 small.— '-Crocallis elinguana. Two in Aug., l^^i.—->'Eugonia alniarla. 

 Two or three in iSSd.—^^E. quercinaria. Two in \SSQ. —Himera pennaria. 

 A few. — Amphidasys strataria. One larva, June 13th, 1892. Imago 

 emerged March 26th, 1893.— =:=i. hetularia. Fairly common.— -''Hemero- 

 phila ahruptaria. Common. — ^^Boannia repandata. A few. — -'B. gem- 

 maria. Common in most years. — Tephrosia crepuscular ia. A few seen, 

 May, 1894. I was unable to visit the locality in 1895. — Geometra 

 papilionaria. One, June lOth, 1889. I have also seen others which have 

 been taken in the district.— ':=(t. vernaria. A few. Common ten years 

 9.go.—-^Iodis lactearla. A few. — Asthena candidata. Very common. — 

 Acidalia hisetata. Fairly common. — -^^ A. virgularia. Very common every- 

 where. — '^'A. suhsericeata, '-A. remutaria, *J. imitarla. A few specimens 

 of each. — -^^A. aversata. Very common; both varieties taken. — ^'Cabera 

 jmsaria. Very common. — '\-Bapta temerata. Fairly common.— jB. bimacu- 

 lata. One, May 12th, 1894. — --Halia vauaria. Fairly common. — Strenia 

 clathrata. Abundant. — "^'Panagra petraria. Very common. — Numeria 

 pulveraria. A few taken; also a few bred in May, 1S92. —Ematurga 

 atomaria. Common. — Bupaliis piniaria. A large number seen in July, 

 1892. — ^'''Abraxas grossulariata. Abundant, but less so than usual last 

 year (1885). — -''Ligdia adustata. Very common. — -''Lomaspills margi- 

 nata. A few. — '•'Hybernia rupicapraria. Very common ; also larvae. — 

 H. leucophcearia. A few seen in 1895. — '!'\f7. aurantiaria. A few bred, 

 November, 1894, from larvae found in May. — -'H. marginaria. Very 

 common. Some of the males are more or less suffused with smoky 

 black. — H. defoliaria. Common and exceedingly variable. A male taken 

 in February, 1886. Larvae abundant. — -''Anisopteryx cescularla. Fairly 

 common. — -''Cheimatobia brumata. Very abundant. Larvae very destruc- 

 tive — -''Oporabia dilutata. Fairly common. — Larentia didymata. Common. 

 L. viridaria. Fairly common.— Enunelesia affiiiitata. One, April 20th, 

 1893. — E. decolorata. Fairly common. — Eupithecia venosata. A few. — 

 E. pulchellata. Larvae fairly common. -''E. oblongata, -'^E. vidgata, -•'E. 

 coronata. Common. — Thera simulata. A single specimen. — Hypsipetes 

 sordidata. Common. — -''Melanthia ocellata. Fairly common. — Melanippe 

 procellata. Fairly common. M. nnangidata, '^M. rivata, *iW. montanata, 

 M. Jiuctuata. All common. — --Anticlea badiata. Fairly common. — A. 

 nigrofasciarla. A few. — Coremiaferrugata. Common. — -''Camptogramm a 

 bilineata. Very abundant; in hundreds ewerywhere. — -- Phibalaptei'yx 

 tersata. Fairly common. — ^^P.vitalbata. Common. — -fiTriphosa dubitata. 

 Fairly common. — -•'Scotosia rhamnata. A few, but several years ago. 



