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campa porcellus very scarce. Deilephila lineata, however, has been 

 taken, and several Sphinx conwlvuli and Aclierontia Atropos, as well as 

 the three Macroglossce. 



The Bomhyces are very little better represented in my list, which 

 must, I think, arise partly from the extreme difficulty of collecting 

 much by means of light. I have little doubt that several more species 

 in this group and the Pseudo-Bombyces might be obtained at gas-lamps, 

 if ever the place should have the good fortune to be thus illuminated, 

 or by more careful working for the larva). The proportion is a little 

 over a half, being 46 species. The Lithosice are fairly represented by 

 nine species, qiiadra and complana being found at Woolmer Forest, 

 where also Limacodes testudo occurs. Endromis versicolor I have cer- 

 tainly seen flying in the middle of April, although I never took it ; and 

 Nola sfrigula has been found on oak. Anthrocera trifolii is abundant 

 in marshy pastures, while, strange to ^^j,Jilipendul(S is hardly to be 

 found in the neighbourhood ; and Liparis salicis and Nola cucullali^ are 

 equally rare. All the Sepialidcs occur, including the more abundantly 

 northern velleda and its variety carnus. 



The Geometrcd are well represented by 175 species, nearly two- 

 thirds of the list, several entire genera being found — Selenia, Tepkrosia, 

 Epliyra and Sihernia, for instance. Of the genus Eupithecia 30 species 

 have been met with, irriguata and fraxinata being the best ; but, oddly 

 enough, centaur eata is one of the scarcest, for until this season, when 

 one specimen occurred, it seemed to be entirely absent. Epione 

 advenaria and EmmeJesia alcliemillata are plentiful in the woods, and 

 Bericallia syringaria not scarce ; and of better species, Selenia lunaria 

 and illustrariay Eurymene dolohraria, Ennomos erosaria, Cleora glahraria 

 Boarmia ahiefaria and consortaria, Ephyra orhicularia, Acidalia strami- 

 nata and immutata^ LohopJiora sexalata and viretata, and Campioyramma 

 flumata^ may all be met with occasionally. 



The DrepanulcB are represented by 4 species — two-thirds of the 

 list, and the B send o -Bomhyces by 10 — about one-third. Of these the 

 best are Notodonta carmelita, trepida, dictceoides and dodonea, all scarce. 



To the Drepance I believe unguicula ought to be added, and I 

 feel sure that I have seen it flying about beeches, but could never get 

 at it. Notodonta dictcea and dromedarius have not been found, but I 

 cannot believe them to be entirely absent. 



The Noctu(s are very unequally represented, owing to the abun- 

 dance of woods and the almost total absence of fen or mar^h hind. 

 The number of species found is 160— about one-half the entire list ; 

 and of these the wliole of the first i2jm\\y^ thQ Xoctioo-Bombycidce, dLte 



