l893 .] THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 213 



London, N. — 12th July, 1893. 



In the ride of a wood ; wind N.W., light ; sky thinly obscured ; 

 damp, rain during day with thunder, shower while sugaring. First 

 insect on sugar at 9 p.m., left off at 11. A great sugar night, the 

 species against which there is no number appeared in swarms. 

 Results : T. derasa 2, A. psi i, L. impura 3, X. lithoxylea 2, polyodon, M. 

 brassier 1, A. oculea, M. strigilis, N. augur 2, T. pronuba, M. typica 6, C. 

 trapezina, E. lucipara 2, H. oleracea 4, T. grisealis 1. — Dr. Buckell, 

 Canonbury Square. 



Bridestowe, Devon. — 14th July, 1893. 



Trees near wood ; wind N.W. ; sky obscured ; dry ; hardly any 

 wind, weather dull and rather cold. At sugar were numbers of X. 

 polyodon and A. oculea, but nothing else. — Major Still, Bridestowe. 



Aberdeenshire. — 15th July, 1893. 



Wood at Moneymusk ; wind S.W. ; cloudy ; slight showers 

 occasionally. I captured at dusk 3 Myelins, Minutata, Prunata, Ccesiata, 

 Populata, &c. At heather bloom and on flowers I got a few Sobrina, 

 Umbwsa, Conigera, Arcuosa, Interrogations , Impura, Pollens, Pronuba, 

 Festiva, &c. At sugar Polyodon abundant, Festiva common, Baja 10, 

 Bvunnea 7, Oculea 2, Augur 1, Pronuba 1. — A. Horne, Aberdeen. 



Marlborough. — 15th July, 1893. 



Wood; wind E., slight ; rather cloudy ; dry; cold. Results: A. 



ligustri 1, P. pollens 3, impura 3, lithargyria 4, A. nigricans 1, exclamationis 

 1, C. trapezina 5, A. pyramidea 4, tragopogonis 1, A. oculea 1, A. lucipara 1, 

 T. fimbria 1, X. lithoxylea 4, polyodon, T. pronuba and M. strigilis numerous. 

 — H. S. May, Marlborough. 



Bridestowe, Devon. — 15th July, 1893. 



Near wood ; wind none ; starlight ; dry ; on many such nights I 

 have seen moths swarming at sugar, but this night I never saw a moth 

 of any species. — Major Still, Devon. 



Marlborough. — 17th July, 1893. 



Oak wood, underwood of one or two years growth ; wind N.W., 

 moderately strong ; clear sky, starlight ; dry ; cold. The insects were 

 found in batches at intervals, the intermediate trees being without any. 

 Results: L. impura 3, lithargyria 1, A. nigricans 7, C. trapezina 4, A. 

 pyramidea 3, tragopogonis 1, X. lithoxylea 8, N. baja 3, C. cytherea 1, N. 

 depuncta 1, T. pronuba, P. polyodon, L.pallens, A. oculea, and M. strigilis, 

 all numerous. — H. S. May, Marlborough. 



Bridestowe, Devon. — 17th July, 1893. 



Near wood ; hardly any wind ; sky obscured, rather damp. 

 Several species were numerous and I saw more insects than any night 



