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THE entomologist’s RECORD. 
with what ultimate results it would be difficult to say. Every evening, 
at dusk, they wake up and regale themselves upon the fresh catkins I 
place daily in the jars. I have not seen a single micro yet, and the 
only geometers I notice at night about the sallows, thorns, and briars, 
are Selenia illunaria, Hy hernia progem7naria, and Aniiclea badiata, the 
two latter, especially A. badiata^ being abundant.— J. Arkle, 2 George 
Street, Chester. April 16th, 1891. 
Kings Lynn. — Notwithstanding the continued cold weather during 
the last few weeks, there seems to be some indication here of a better 
season. At any rate, the few species which I have looked for have 
been decidedly more plentiful than I have known them to be for several 
years. For instance, pupse of Fidonia piniaria are common enough 
beneath moss to enable me to collect some 200 or more with very 
little trouble, from which I hope to breed a few varieties. Whilst 
searching for these, I came across an odd pupa or two of Macaria 
liturata, and a nice sprinkling of those of Trachea piniperda. Amongst 
the few imagines of the latter which have at present emerged, are some 
beautiful varieties. Recent examinations of the shoots of v young 
Scotch fir trees has resulted in my finding numbers of pupae of 
Retinia tnrionana. This is the first time in my experience that this 
species has been fairly abundant here. Of course the larva of R. 
turionana continues to serve as a host for several species of ichneumon- 
parasites, and I confess that I felt less surprise than annoyance at the 
fact that for every healthy pupa found, at least four times the number 
of these ruthless destroyers were observed, and I will not apologise for 
taking steps to prevent their power for mischief upon the future brood. 
In common with several other species of lepidoptera, Cy?natophora 
flavicornis has been late in making its appearance. I looked for them 
as usual, about the middle of March, but, as I expected, not a single 
specimen could be found. However, on the 2nd of April, two spe- 
cimens turned up at rest upon the stems of birch, and m the same 
locality on the 5th inst., I had no difficulty in finding a dozen spe- 
cimens in fine condition. The sallows have been in full bloom here 
for some days, but up to the present time not a single suitable 
evening has turned up for working them. — E. A. Atmore, King’s 
Lynn, Norfolk. April lofli, 1891. 
Hereford. — Sallows have been in bloom for perhaps five weeks, and 
are not yet over. I have only visited them twice, and on perhaps as 
favourable nights as there have been, and the success was very meagre 
indeed. The weather has been continuously cold and bleak, and the 
sallows exhibit one curious result. In a fine season, the season is 
short, each tree bursts into a mass of bloom and is soon over, other 
trees may be a few days earlier or later ; but this year, each sallow 
tree has developed a few blossoms at intervals, and trees may be seen 
with some catkins dead and withered, a few in full bloom, others 
developing, and some perhaps hardly beginning to swell, so that each 
tree lasts in a miserable way for some weeks. The moths appear to 
suffer in a similar manner, instead of coming out in good numbers at 
once, each species seems to appear in driblets, as may be guessed 
from their small numbers, and the presence of fine and worn spe- 
cimens together. All the Tceniocainpas put in an appearance except 
gracilis and opima., nor was Hoporma croceago seen. Petrificata, vaccinii., 
