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lose no opportunity to take it whenever I meet with it, and find my 
correspondents want it. Chilo phragmitellus was the commonest 
species : the males coming freely sometimes to light, but the females 
were rarely to be met with. A fine black form of the $ was captured. 
Schcenobius mucronellus and S. gigantellus "were both obtained very 
sparingly by Messrs. Houghton and Bailey. I was not working in that 
part of the Fen to which they appear to be almost restricted, and was 
therefore less fortunate. Of Rhodophcea advenella , two specimens un¬ 
expectedly turned up at light. 
Of Geometry, I took a fair number. Epione apiciaria was to be 
taken in plenty on some nights (very late) flying along the sallow bushes ; 
some specimens have the outer band reduced to a minimum, but the 
females do not appear to be so variable as at Deal. Rumia cratcegata , 
of course, occurred, so did the second brood of Selenia illunaria , though 
not at all commonly. One specimen of Crocallis elinguaria was netted 
at dusk, whilst Boarmia rhomboidaria (males and females) came freely 
to sugar on one evening. Of the genus Acidalia—scutulata and bisetata 
were common, but that form of the latter, thickly suffused with dusky 
scales, was not met with this year. A. immutata came to light, and A. 
imitaria and aversata occasionally to sugar, whilst emarginata flew 
sparingly at dusk. Cabera pusaria and exanthemaria both flew among 
the sallows, and Strenia clathrata came rather freely to light. Halia 
wavaria occurred occasionally on the outskirts of the Fen, whilst 
Abraxas grossulariata , as usual, was in swarms. Lomaspilis marginata 
was only seen once or twice, evidently the precursors of an autumn 
brood. Larentia didymata occurred outside the Fen, and S. pectinitaria 
was taken at dusk, and also came somewhat freely to sugar. Emmelesia 
alchemillata flew very sparingly in the afternoon, and amongst the 
Eupithecice — centaureata , vulgata , fenuiata , coronalct and larvae of valeria- 
nata were observed. Collix sparsata occurred in abundance, in good 
condition, on our arrival, but gradually got worse, although remaining 
almost as abundant until the end of our stay. Lobophora sexalisata was 
evidently over, only two or three specimens being captured. I took a 
long series of Hypsipetes elutata . The “ Fen ” form agrees pretty 
generally with our South of England wood form, although pale central 
banded forms are rather more common, and the central band is often 
strongly tinted with reddish. Second broods of Melanippe subtristata 
and M. fluctuaia began to put in an appearance, and I netted a con¬ 
siderable number of black-banded, with a small number of purple-banded, 
unidentaria. Only one or two of my captures appear to be referable to 
ferrugato . Camptogramma bilineaia was of course abundant, but we 
could not find the larvae of Cidaria sagittata. Some six years ago they 
were taken in great abundance on the Thalictrum flavum , growing 
all over the Fen; since then they have got very rare, and now appear 
to have become almost extinct for the time being, although they will 
most probably turn up as commonly as ever in the immediate future. 
Worn Cidaria russata were met with, and a fine series of C. testata 
taken. The latter are rather pale in coloration, rarely with the rich 
purple reflections characteristic of the North English and Scotch speci¬ 
mens of the species, and they are of rather large size. C. fulvata also 
occurred, as did Pelurga comitata; w T hilst an odd specimen of Eubolia 
mensuraria brings the captures in this group to an end. 
Among the Tortrices I got more species. I saw two larvae only of 
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