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Rotherham, Yorkshire. — 14th June, 1893. 



Road near wood ; wind N., but barely discernable ; sky clear ; a 

 little ground dew. I do not remember taking much with a North 

 wind at any time, and generally stay at home. On this occasion I 

 noticed odd specimens of M. montanata, A. ulmata, and R. eratcegata, 

 which were the only insects seen. I sugared about 30 trees at 8.40, 

 visited and re-visited them till 10.45, but no insect of any description 

 came to the sugar. Wm. Brooks, Rotherham. 

 Marlborough. — -14th June, 1893. 



Wood ; wind N.E., very mild ; sky clear ; dry. There had been 

 a thunder shower at mid-day. A fair number of insects were on the 

 wing but only the following came to sugar at about 9.30 : A. ligustri 2, 

 C. duplaris 1, M.stngilis 3, N. f estiva 2, L. comma 1, G.trilinea 2, A. 

 exclamationis 4, H. oleracea 1. H. S. May, Marlborough. 

 Wicken Fen. — 14th June, 1893. 



Fen and lane adjoining ; wind N. and N.E. ; almost absolutely 

 dark ; fen perfectly and absolutely dry ; warm. Sugared on trees, 

 reeds tied in knots, and low plants. Insects came freely to light in 

 the fen this night, and included 10 N. cilialis, H. cribralis commonly, 

 C. phmgmitellus abundantly, 1 C. mncvonellus, 1 H. unca, &c. Results 

 at sugar : A . advena 6, ravida 1 (not usually seen at Wicken until July), 

 L. pudorina 12 (just out, and every specimen perfect in freshness), M. 

 anceps, a few T. derasa, 1 B. repandata, 1 H. oleracea, L. p aliens, N.plecta, 

 A . segetnm, exclamationis, M. fasciuncula, strigilis, A . gemina, and N. 

 c-nigmm, all very abundant. Geo. T. Porritt, Huddersfield. 

 London, S.W. — 14th June, 1893. 



Wood ; wind E., very light ; cloudy at first, clear later ; dry ; the 

 fringe of a thunder storm fell just before dusk. The evening was very 

 close and warm, still and motionless, and to all appearance a perfect 

 night for sugar. Geometrae and Noctuse were abundant but not a 

 single insect came to sugar. The honey-dew is very thick on every- 

 thing. I believe sugar will be of no use until we have some heavy 

 rains. E. H. Taylor, London. 



It is worth notice that on this evening, sugar was successful at 

 Wicken, but not in the other three places from which I have records. 

 The absolute failure at places so widely remote as Rotherham and 

 London is certainly worth noticing in connection with Mr. Porritt's 

 success at Wicken. The records for the succeeding evenings must 

 also be observed. Wicken appears to have been the only place where 

 sugar was at all productive. 

 Derncleugh, Aberdeen. — 15th June, 1893.' 



Wood ; no wind ; sky clear, but foggy and frosty. Found two 

 Rectilinea at rest, and netted one Rurea. Sugar results : Rcctilinea 2, 

 Adnsta 1. Wm. Reid and A. Home, Aberdeen. 



