porritt: an entomological expedition. 



D. umbellella and D. nanatella, common ; D. nervosella ; Gelechia 

 tricolorella ; Pterophorus go?iodactyIus, second brood ; P. iithodactylus, 

 in profusion among Imcla dysenierica on the sandhills near Llandudno ; 

 P. monodaciylus, equally abundant as larvae and pupae among convol- 

 vulus, at Penmaenmawr. 



NEUROPTERA. 



Most of the Neuroptera and Trichoptera were taken by beating 

 the bushes and trees overhanging a wild mountain stream leading up 

 to the Fairy Glen, near Penmaenmawr. y^schna jiincea ; Chloroperla 

 grammatica ; Leiictra fusdventris, abundant ; Neuioitra meyeri ; 

 Hemerobins subiiebidosiis ; Chrysopa flava ; C. Jlavifrons, h^^itQiLi out 

 of ash trees, apparently the commonest Chrysopa then out. 



TRICHOPTERA. 



Lwmophihis sparsits \ Silo pallipes ; Cncncecia irrorata ; Lepidos- 

 i07iia hirta ; Odontocerum albicorne^ plentiful ; Hy dropsy che ijistabilis ; 

 Philopotainus moiitanus^ perhaps the most abundant species ; 

 Wormaldia occipitalis ; Plectroctieinia geiiiciilata, one specimen ; Poly- 

 centropits flavomaculatits and P. iniLltig2itfatiLS ; Rhyacophila dorsalis, 

 abundant. 



ORTPIOPTERA. 



Forficula aiiricidaria; Ste?iobothiHs viriduhis ) S.riifipes', S.elegans; 

 S. parallelhis ; S. bicolor^ in great profusion everywhere, both on 

 mountains and sandhills; Goniphoceriis macidatits {bigitttahis) equally 

 abundant, and everywhere in company with S. bicolor ; Odotitwa 

 piL7ictatissinia, several of this beautiful and singular species on low 

 plants, or beaten out of bushes. 



THE ISLE OF MAN. 

 LEPIDOPTERA. 



Vanessa atalanfa, Castletown ; Satyrus inegcEra, in abundance 

 everywhere, and very brightly coloured ; S. sejneie, on the rocks ; 

 Sesia philanthiformis, about Statice armeria on the rocks between 

 Derby Castle and Onchan Harbour, in June ; Boinbyx rubi, in larval 

 stage at Port Soderick ; Epione apiciaria ; Boarniia repandata ; 

 Crocallis elinguaria, abundant ; Gnophos obsciirata^ very fine in 

 Onchan Harbour; Lare?itia saiicata, common in a lane near Onchan; 

 Eupithecia venosata, abundant among Silene inflafa^ in June ; E, con- 

 sirictata, Onchan Harbour in June ; E. pumilata, common in ash 

 trees ; Melanthia rubiginata, common ; M. ocella/a, second brood : 

 Coremia propugjiata ; C. ii/iidc/itaria ; Cidaria russata, common, and 

 almost black ; C. if}i??ia?iaia, in the greatest profusion in ash trees, 

 on tapping the trees along a stream at Port Soderick, they flew off in 



April 1888. 



