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rubi, generally distrih\ited.—Polyommatus phlceas, abundant.— Li/c<sna 

 ctgon, abundant in one locality in Carnarvonshire by June Tth. — L. icarus, 

 abundant.— L. argiolus, one worn specimen at Tan-y-bwlch, May 30th.— 

 Nemeobius lucina, took three worn specimens, May 29th, two of them being 

 only fit to be released again. My friend Mr. W. J. Kerr took me to a 

 valley in Merionethshire where he met with this species many years ago, 

 and it was pleasing to find it still in existence. — Nisoniades tages, abundant. 

 ^Hesjjeria sylvanus, very plentiful. — Sphinx convolvuli, I learnt from my 

 friend Mr. Kerr that this insect was fairly numerous at Barmouth last 

 autumn, he having taken several specimens at flowers of the tobacco-plant. 

 — Chcerocampa porcellus, I saw one specimen at Barmouth, but failed to 

 capture it. — Maa^oglossa bombyliformis, an insect more easily seen than 

 taken; we captured ten specimens altogether, but they seem to spoil them- 

 selves very soon after emergence. — Ino statices occurred in many localities. 

 — Zyganapilosellce, this interesting species was still plentiful in its old haunts 

 where I had taken it in 1891 and 1893 ; my friend Mr. F. C. Woodforde was 

 the first to find the cocoon, which is not exposed like that of Z.Jilipendulm, but 

 hidden away deep down amongst the stems of heather and grass, and some- 

 times fastened on to stones. — Z. filipendulm, xexy ^\eni\i\x\\ out by May 

 24th. — Hylophila prasinana, Tan-y-bwlch. — Setina irrorella, one at Tan-y- 

 bwlch. — LitJiosia mesomella, Euclielia jacobcecB, Nemeophila russula, 

 N. plantaginis, Arctia caia, Spilosoma lubricipeda, 8. menthastri, Hepialus 

 Tiumuli, H. velleda, H. lupulinus, H. hectus, Dasychira pudibunda, Bar- 

 mouth and Tan-y-bwlch. — Cossus ligniperda, one freshly-emerged female 

 taken at sugar. — Porthesia siinilis and Bombyx neustria, larvge very common. 

 — B.rubi, B.quercus, Odonestispotatoria. — Satm'nia pavonia, several broods 

 of larvae met with. — Drepana falcataria, Cilix glaucata, Acronycta psi. — A. 

 rumicis, plentiful at sugar. — Leucania lithargyria. — L. littoralis, Barmouth. 

 — L. comma, L.pallens. — Axylia jmtris, one taken at Barmouth by my friend 

 Mr. Meynell. — Xylopliasia tithoxylea. — Mamestra albicolon, plentiful at 

 sugar at Barmouth. — Miana strigllis, M. fasciuncula. — Grammesia tri- 

 grammica, a line variety, with suffused dark colouring on upper wings, 

 taken at Barmouth. — Caradrina morpheus, Rusina tenebrosa. — Agrotis 

 vestigialis, Barmouth. — A. suffusa, A. corticea. — A. ripcB, Barmouth. — 

 A. ciirsoria, four at Barmouth. — A. singula. — Agrotis ashwortliii, from 

 larvae taken in Flint at the end of April the first imago appeared on June 

 17th ; my friend Mr. Woodforde and I went to hunt for these larvae April 

 27th to 29th, and found, contrary to what appears in the text-books, the larvae 

 feed freely and crawl about on their food-plants, rock cistus, &c., in the day- 

 time, as well as at night. The traditional method of finding these larvae by 

 turning up stones is a very slow and tedious method of acquiring them. In 

 captivity they feed freely on primrose and dandelion flowers, as well as on 

 suilow catkins. — Mania maura, at sugar. — Diantha^cia nana, one wing in a 

 spider's web. — Hecatera serena, one taken by Mr. Meynell. — Aplecta advena, 

 one taken at sugar at Barmouth, and another seen. — H. adusta, abundant 

 at Barmouth. — H. oleracea, H. pisi. — H. contigua, four at sugar at Bar- 

 mouth. — Cucutlia umbratica, abundant. — Gonoptera libatrix. — Habrostola 

 tripartita, H. triplasia. — PlusiafestuccB, Anarta myriilli, Heliaca tenebrata, 

 Erastria fasciana, Bomolocha fontis. — Venilia macularia, abundant and 

 generally distributed. — Eurymene dolobraria, two at Tan-y-Bwlch. — Selenia 

 lunaria, Amphidasys betularia, Tephrosia crepuscularia, T. punctularia, 

 Pseudoterpna pruinata, lodis lactearia. — Acidalia contiguariaf I took one 



