NOTES ON COLLECTING, ETC. 
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gemmaria were flitting along the hedges here, whilst Phigalia pilosaria 
appeared almost daily in my breeding cage, the first emergence being 
February 13th. — S. Walker, York. March^ 1891. 
Swansea. — Sallows are not nearly out yet (snow still on the ground) ; 
this time last year they were in full bloom, and by the end of the month 
I had taken many of the common species that frequent them. I have 
so far had only Tceniocampa gothica and Sekfiia illunaria out in tny 
breeding cages^ kept in a rather warm conservatory. Moths usually due 
in October and November came to light the first and second weeks of 
February : such as Cheimatobia boreata, Hyberjiia defoliaria., etc. A 
beautiful variety of the latter was taken by Sir John Llewellyn in a 
moth-trap ; it is quite black with red nervures j I have never seen any- 
thing like it in defoliaria before, although a var. of Tephrosia biiindularia 
taken in the same district approaches it in colour, and I am informed 
by Sir John that melanism is of common occurrence in the neighbour- 
hood. — R. B. Robertson, Swansea. March, 1891. 
Newbury. — Hybernia progemmaria is out here, and H. rupicapraria, 
nothing else is showing at present out of doors ; but some Endroinis 
versicolor, which have been in the pupa state for two years, are now 
emerging. — M. Kimber. March '^rd, 1891. 
West Wickham. — A specimen of Notodonta camelina having made 
its appearance indoors (not forced) last week, and one of Halias prasi- 
nana a day or two after, I thought I would run down to West Wickham 
yesterday (it being fine and warm, with a southerly breeze), to search 
for Notodo 7 ita carmelita. I walked from Croydon through Shirley and 
Addington, and examined the tree trunks and fences wherever I could, 
but saw no trace of the insect. All I obtained were some species of 
Hybernia {leucophcearia, progemmaria, and cescularia) which I could have 
obtained equally well in town, and a few Depressarice. One fence had 
been freshly pitched (as I found to my cost), and several distorted and 
mutilated individuals of the latter genus were writhing and twisting 
al)Out in the sticky mess. I should like to know whether any of your 
readers have been more lucky in finding N. carmelita. To-day the 
wind has got into the east. Perhaps this may account for nothing 
having “ shown up ” yesterday. — George Hollis, London. April 'jth, 
1891. 
Farnboro\ Kent. — This late severe weather has for a time put a 
damper on my looking out for the earlier species — previous to it, 
however, I have noticed the usual common things, but not in any 
quantity — Phigalia pilosaria at light being the most plentiful so far. — 
Hope Alderson. March 21st, 1891. 
Reading. — There is nothing stirring here yet ; it is still winter, frost, 
snow, and east winds. The 24th of March was a warmer day, and a 
number of Tceniocampa populeti and one Asphalia flavicornis emerged 
in my pupa box, but I have had none out since, — W. Holland. April 
2,rd, 1891. 
Chester. — The entomological outlook, so far, is a poor one owing 
to the continued spell of cold weather. Here and there we have a few 
sallows out in bloom — the wonder is how they do it ! From the 
Hawarden district I have, in glass jars, an interesting lot of Toenio- 
campa stabilis, J. cruda, and T. gothica taken from the catkins at night 
— all alive — and undergoing “ a period of examination and inquiry,” 
