THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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Dwellers on, or visitors to, the coast should look out now at night for the 

 grey brown, dark-marbled, Laphygma exigua ; it has oblong narrow 

 forewings and white hyaline hind ones. Sugar at inland localities is pretty 

 sure to attract Xylophasia rurea and lithoxylea, Apamea basilinea, A. gemina, 

 and Miana strigilis. The common Mamestra too are sure to be present at 

 the treacherous banquet which the Entomologist spreads for their more 

 aristocratic relatives. 



Acronycta aceris will probably be found at rest on sycamore trunks in 

 several localities by those who seek for it and those two Dromios amongst 

 moths tridens and psi are certain to be found by every one, except the most 

 lazy Entomologist, at rest on palings and tree trunks, June is indeed the 

 favourite month of the genus, and all but the rare strigosa occur now. Most 

 of the wainscot moths (Leucania) come out in June, and may be taken at 

 flowers. Ohseleta and straminea are marsh-loving species, and should be 

 looked for among reeds. 



The only other noctuina I have room for the bare mention of are D. nana, 

 (conspersa), H* serena, A, herhida, A. tincta, A. advena, H. glauca, E. cheno- 

 podii, H. atriplicis, H. mam, H. pisi, A. contigua, H. rectilinea, A, myrtilli, 

 P. F-aureum, and E. glyphica, 



On birch and oak trees we may find in June the brown twig-like larva of 

 E. tiliaria, the grey twig-like, protuberance bearing JE. erosaria, and the 

 grey, clouded with reddish brown, angularia. On heather we may find the 

 larvae of F. atomaria, and on hawthorn T. cratcegi, E. lanestris, B. neustria, 

 D. cceruleocephala, Tceniocampa gothica, D. contaminana, P. variegana, G. 

 leucatetta, and several others for which I have not space, and for the same 

 reason I am compelled to omit mention of all the other June caterpillars. 

 Cambridge, 20th May, 1885. 



JOTTINGS ON NOMENCLATURE. 



By IGNORAMUS. 



Ths Nomenclature question is one that seems to start up every few years 

 among Lepidopterists. and after all parties have had their fling, it remains 

 just where it was. Are there any other classes of Naturalists that waste 

 their time and energies in this way. 1 was going to add " and fill up their 

 Magazines," but I thought that might be a hint to you to reject my article, 

 so I will not say it. I remember a very learned controversy some fifteen or 

 twenty years ago, between Mr. J. W. Dunning and the Kev. T. Marshall. If 

 my memory serves me, it was on some point connected with the gender of 



