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as I was able to get at sallows they were unproductive of anything but 
T(Enioca7npa gothica^ 2 '. stabilis and T. cruda. — W. Macmillan, Castle 
Cary. July, 1891, 
Lincoln. — I have not had time to do more than a few hours’ collecting 
on two or three days ; but have found most insects on the whole 
plentiful, I think this promises to be a good season. During a short 
expedition on June ist, I saw or took the following: — Pieris napi, P. 
brassiccB, Macroglossa fuciformis, Cabera pnsaria, Lomaspilis margmata, 
Coremia unidentata, Argynnis euphrosyne, Hesperia paniscus,Hhanaos 
tages, Nola cristulalis, Euclidia mi and Tephrosia biundularia. Most of 
these seemed recently emerged and were not at all plentiful. I only 
saw two M. fuciformis. A. euphrosyne seems exceptionally scarce this 
year, as does N. cristulalis ; E. 77ii, later on, was fairly common. On 
June nth, besides the foregoing, mostly in increased numbers, I took 
Eupithecia lariciata, Hdiodes arbuti, Ephyra pendularia, and one 
Nu7)ie7’ia pulveraria. The next day I took T. biimdularia, one, where 
last year I had taken some nice dark varieties. Anarta myrtilli were 
too nimble for me to catch. Fido7iia ato7naria swarmed ; the females 
were numerous, last year I could hardly obtain any although the males 
were common. Of Tephrosia punctulata and M . fucifor7nis I saw none, 
although I made the expedition for them especially. The former, I 
think, could not have been out, as it is usually common here. I have 
seen nothing of it earlier this year. On June 20th, I found H. paniscus 
almost over, it has been more plentiful this season than for the last few 
years (which does not say much), but I did not find it common. I also 
took several E. 7ni, H arbuti, E. lariciata, a few Cidaria corylata, two 
N. pulveraria, one Plusia pulchrina, one Melanippe hastata, one 
Melanthia albicillata, a few N. cristulalis ; lodis lactea7'ia was beginning 
to come out. I took two or three Em77ielesia albulata, and one Asthena 
luteata. On June 19th, I Fidonia piniaria Chelonia plantaginis 
pretty common at another wood, besides E. lariciata, a few F. ato77iaria 
and one Anaitis plagiata. I also got a beautiful Chceroca77ipa porcellus, 
one Amphidasys betularia, and one S?7ierinthus ocellatus, all freshly 
emerged. There were several A. 77iyrtilli, but I only succeeded in 
capturing one. — A. Mackonochie, Lincoln. June 26th, 1891. 
Winchester. — Common insects have been plentiful, Nola cristulalis on 
the tree trunks, always head downwards — conspicuous — like a little 
white triangle. Cuspidia psi in immense numbers everywhere. A fair 
lot of Xylophasia hepatica at sugar. In a little lane in the suburbs I 
have sugared every evening since the middle of June and taken Hade7ia 
dentina, C. psi, X. hepatica, Noctua augur, X, polyodon, X. sublustris, X. 
lithoxylea, Gonoptera libatrix (hybernated), C. megacephala, C. aceris, 
Miana sirigilis, M. fasciuncula, M. literosa, Rusina tenebrosa, Triphoena 
profiuba, 2 Gonophora derasa, Leucania pallens, L. impura, Noenia typica, 
Caradri7ia blaTtda, i Heliothis marginatus, i S77ierinthus tilicB ! and 
I Choeroca7npa porcellus ! The latter rushed like a hawk at my brush, as 
I took it out of the pot to sugar a tree, and began feeding. I managed 
to change hands and slowly put the brush against the tree, and I luckily 
bottled him as he continued to hover. I had no net. Is it not very 
unusual to see this class of moths at sugar ? 6". tilioe was sitting on a 
tree. Is it any good trying assembling with a female Lasioca7npa 
quercifolia ? I am inclined to. — G. M. A. Hewett, Winchester College. 
