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Pefonea schalleriana, P. ferrugana, Teras caudana^ Dictyopteryx hobjiiana 
(locally common), D. bergmannia?ia, D. lorskaleana (both abundant), 
Penthina pruniana^ Aspis udmamiiana^ Phoxopteryx lundana (common), 
Catoptria hohenwarthiana^ C. cana^ Xanthosetia zoegana (common), 
Talceporia pseudo-bombycella, Scardia cloacdla^ S. granella^ Adela 
degeerella^ A. viridella^ Swamwerdammia ccesiella, S. griseocapitella, Hypo- 
lepia costella^ Hnrpipteryx harpella^ Phibalocera quercana (common), 
Harpella geoffroyella, Dasycera olivierella, Gracilaria alchimiella^ 
Pterophorus fuscodactyliis^ P. tetradactylus^ P. petitadaciylus^ P. piero- 
dactylus and many more. Hepiahis hecius was abundant in every wood, 
as also were H. lupulmus and H. hii7nuli in every meadow. On fences 
I found Nola ciicullatella, Acidalia promutata, A. mcanaria^ Acronycta 
psi, Xylophasia lithoxylea^ Batodes atigustiora?ia^ Dichrorhampha peti 
verana^ Gelechta populella, Chrysocorys festaliella and many more com- 
mon species. At Bexhill, Pidonia piniaria occurred in the ])ine woods, 
and F. atofnaria swarmed on the heaths. By working the lamps I 
obtained the following : — Svierinthus populi, Lithosia quadra ( 2 ), Ai ctia 
fuliginosa, Selenia ilhmaria and var. juliaria (both very common), 
Crocallis elmguaria, Ennomos Uliana^ Amphvdasvs prodromaria (i), 
Geometra papilionaria (i), Ligdia adustafa, Eiipithecia centaureata^ E. 
subfulvata^ E. absynthiata, Corejuia fertugata (abundant), C. unidentaria, 
Cidaria miata^ C.russata (common and very variable), C. imnianata, C. 
silaceata ( 3 ), C. iestata, Anaitis plagiata, Cilix spinula^ Bryophila per la ^ 
Nonagria fulva^ Hydrcecia nictifa?iSj Heliophobus popular is (common), 
Luperina testacea (common and variable), Xanthia cerago^ X, silago, 
Cosjuia trapezina^ Catocala 7iupta^ Scoparia afigustea, Ct ambus getiicul- 
ellus^ Melia sociella, Ephippiphora bimaculana and several others. 
Very few species came to sugar, and what did turn up were very com- 
mon, such as LeucaJiia palle7is^ Xylophasia polyodo7i (abundant), 
GoTiopteryx libatrix, Ncenia typica, Mania 7naura, etc. I netted two $ 
Bo77ibyx quercus^ from each of which I obtained fully 100 ova; I also 
took a fine Angero7ta p7'unafia fiying in the early evening in August 
in a wood near here. Most species appeared quite three or four weeks 
later than usual, owing, I suppose, to the wet weather which prevailed 
during the greater part of the summer and autumn. — A. Ford, Claremont 
House, Upper Tower Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea. Nov. loM, 1891 . 
Howih., etc. — Ag7'otis agathma was abundant, and I took three pairs 
in copula and secured ova. They have all hatched out lately, during 
my absence, except two or three, but the larvae are hidden in the plant, 
at least by day. The members of the Exchange Club may be interested 
to hear that I was successful in the expedition to Howth for Dianthcecia 
barreitii in June last, and captured some specimens. Also that, having 
procured ova, I have been investigating the life-history and habits of the 
earlier stages of this rare insect, and have made careful drawings of the 
larvae and pupae. I await the result with much interest. Mr. Curzon, 
then at Howth, gave me some ova, and also dug out a pupa which 
emerged. I was more successful in rearing the larvae than at first I 
anticipated. — W. F. de V. Kane, Sloperton Lodge, Kingston, Ireland. 
Ro77isey. — Moths have been abundant here, but butterflies, with one 
exception, scarce. 7'he small “ white ” has appeared in extraordinary 
numbers. I succeeded in taking a few Heliothis dipsaceus for the first 
time in the New Forest, but rather worn, and have also taken for the 
