194 Elgee : Lepidoptera in Middlesbrough in i8g8-igoo. 



I may here mention that by extending- the field of operations 

 to the Park the following- further species of 4 town ' insects 

 could have been added : — Trochilium crabroniforme , Dicmnura 

 furcula, Pygcera bucephala, Notodonia ziczac, N. dromedarius, 

 N. dictcea, Amphidasis betularia, etc., but I reserve particulars 

 for a future paper. 



A fine male Dicranura vinula occurred on the Newport Iron- 

 works in June 1900, possibly attracted by light, though this 

 seems doubtful, as the insect was in splendid' condition. Speci- 

 mens also of Maci'oglossa stellatarum have been taken at the 

 electric lights of the North Eastern Steel Works. 



LIST OF SPECIES. 

 RHOPALOCERA. 

 Pier is brassicse. Common. 

 Pier is rap as. Common. 

 Pieris napi. Several. 

 Vanessa urticae. One or two. 

 Vanessa atalanta. One, 3rd October 1900. 

 Vanessa cardui. One, taken by Mr. Sachse in a kitchen in 

 September 1896. 



HETEROCERA. 



Acherontia atropos. Larva on potatoes, 12th October 1898, 



by Mr. Sachse. 

 Smerinthus populi. 9 on 26th June 1900. 

 Spilosoma menthastri. One imago and several larvae on 



horse-radish, 1900. 

 Hepialus lupulinus. Several on 'Dandies.' 

 Hepialus humuli. A few on 'Dandies.' 

 Cilix glaucata. One at sugar, 20th June 1900. 

 Rumia luteolata. Several. 

 Acidalia bisetata. One at sugar, June 1900. 

 Hybernia marginaria. Several, April 1900. The majority of 



these specimens were normal, only one or two being 



slig-htly darker than the type. 

 Eupithecia vulgata. One, 18th June 1900. 

 Melanippe fluctuata. Several. 



Cidaria testata. One at sugar, 3rd September 1900. 

 Acronycta psi. Several ; also on Linthorpe Road. All normal 

 forms. 



Acronycta rumicis. A few. 



Naturalist, 



