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the wing, and the handsome larvro abundant at the same time on Pcucedanum 

 palustre. I also found the eggs on the same plant. Acidalia i/mmututa ; several 

 specimens, from which I obtained eggs, and had the moths out again in September. 

 Simyra venosa ; the larva of this insect was abundant on Cladium mariscus and 

 Arundo. Hyd/relia tmca ; one larva swept up ; fed for some time on Carev, but it 

 did not live. — Id. 



Vanessa Antiopa at Qodmanchester. — A specimen of V. Antiopa was taken in 

 September last, by Mr. Gerald Hunnybun, of Godmanchester, at rest on a pear- 

 tree, early in the morning. I saw it soon afterwards. — W. Jagqer, St. Ives, Hunts, 

 eth January, 1869. 



Captures of Lepidoptera at Taplow. — This summer I was at Taplow. I cannot say 

 that I found Lepidoptera unusually abundant, though, on the other hand, I had very 

 little time for collecting. Yet I tried sugar on several very favourable evenings, but 

 with little or no result ; in fact, within my experience there has not been a good 

 year for sugaring since 1865. Cardui was very common towards the end of July. 

 I noticed one thing during the very hot weather, viz., that butterflies (I speak 

 particularly of Alexis, Megcera, rapes, napi, and Argiolus) were flying about in as 

 great abundance at seven in the morning as they usually are at eleven. This was 

 only on the hottest days ; I noticed this particularly ; I went by the same path at 

 the same hour every morning. 



The only captures at all worthy of record are D. carpophaga, at light, in the 

 middle of May ; cucuhali, also at light, in May and early in June, and also on July 

 loth (I may mention that the various species of Silene are very common near 

 Taplow) ; E. venosata, on May 27th ; T. cinctalis, on Juno 9th ; P. iota, June 13th ; 

 0. samhucaria, on June 17th, i. e. earlier than usual j T. rhanmata, very common 

 at light, between June 18th and July 13th ; and L. Argiolus, June 19th and 20th. — 

 A. H. Clarke, 16, Furnivals Inn, E.G., November, 1868. 



Peronea umhrana in Westmoreland. — I met with P. umhra'tia at Witherslack 

 last autumn, but omitted to note it in the list for the " Annual." I believe this 

 species has not previously occurred in Westmoreland. — J. B. Hodgkinson, Preston. 



Ca/ptures of Lepidoptera near Perth in 1868. — In looking over the captures of 

 Mr. W. Herd (one of the most active of our collectors), I was surprised to find that 

 he had taken a specimen of Euperia fulvago. This species has, therefore, curiously 

 appeared in three distinct localities in Scotland in the same year. Several other 

 species not hithei'to observed in this neighbourhood have, I suppose, been developed 

 by the long-continued heat : these are Nola cxicullatclla, EuhoUa cervinaria, aud 

 Orthosia lota. Lycccna Artaxerxes was very abundant j and among other species 

 taken by Mr. Herd and Mr. James Stewart wei'e Dasydia ohfuscata, Eupithecia 

 tenuiatay Melanippe tristata, Coremia munitatat Cidaria silaceata, Bicra/nurafurcxda, 

 Agrotis saucia, Nodua glareosa&nd Dahlii, Orthosia macilenta, Cirradia xerampclina, 

 Ennychia cingulalis, &c. The season ended with Phigalia pilosaria i , taken by 

 Mr. Stewart, at light, on the 6th of Deoombcr ! Does this species usually appear 

 so late in the year ?— F. Buchanan White, Perth, \2.th January, 1869. 



