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drv. My sugar was spread on the trees by the foot-path round the 

 loch, Geometers were flying abundantly, especially Repandata, I also 

 netted Tenebvosa which did not come to the sugar, the only species 

 there being Polyodon 10, Lucipara i, Oleracea 5, Pallens 1, Gemina 4. 

 A. Home, Aberdeen. 



Wicken. — 21st June, 1893. 



The first rainy night. Sugared in the garden of the house we 

 stayed at. Moths came abundantly to the sugar, A. advena being 

 plentiful on trees within three yards of the house. Geo. T. Porritt, 

 Huddersfield. 



London, N. — 21st June, 1893. 



Wood ; wind S.W., light ; sky very thinly obscured at first, 

 clearing later. Dry in the evening, but there had been a few drops of 

 rain during the day, which had been cool and overcast. Insects were 

 not plentiful. At sugar I took R. tenebvosa 1, X. vuvea 2, hepatica 1, T. 

 pvonuba 1, A. basilinea 1, M. strigilis, var. cethiops 6, A. exclamationis 1, 

 N. augur 4, J -estiva 2, A. nebulosa 6. F. J. Buckell, London. 



Marlborough. — 22nd June, 1893. 



Wood ; wind W., moderate ; sky slightly cloudy ; rain fell after 10. 

 Taken at sugar about 9.30 p.m. : A. ligustis 4, psi 1, C. derasa 1, L. 

 pallens 2, A. advena 2, herbida 1, nebulosa 2, X. polyodon 1, C. cubiciduvis 1, 

 M. strigilis 1, A. exclamationis 4. H. S. May, Marlborough. 



Hunstanton. — 22nd June, 1893. 



Sugared palings near the coast. A cold wild north-east wind with 

 a little rain. Only about a score of moths came and they of the 

 commonest description ; not a single specially coast species appeared. 

 G. T. Porritt, Huddersfield. 



Marlborough. — 24th June, 1893. 



Wood ; wind W.N.W., not strong; sky clear, dr}'. At sugar : C. 

 derasa 1, duplavis 1, A. exclamationis 5, segetum 1, M. strigilis 3, M. anceps 

 2, L. pallens 4, A. basilinea 1, N. augur 1. H. S. May, Marlborough. 



Hartlepool. — 27th June, 1893. 



Sand hills ; wind W., rather strong ; sky cloudy, heavy rain had 

 fallen during the day. At flowers of Hieracleum which were so 

 attractive on June 20th. I saw nothing but Fasciuncula, which were 

 very abundant. I sugared some recently erected posts which were 

 strong of creosote, on these there was nothing but Fasciuncula. At the 

 other posts I saw or took M. fasciuncula, hundreds of the grey form, 

 two only of the red form; L. pallens 1, comma 2, lithargyria 6, A. bust- 

 linea 8 or 10, X. polyodon 3, A. ravida 1, A' - , c-nigrum 3, f estiva 20 or 30, 

 augur 4. John E. Robson, Hartlepool. 



