OBSERVED m HERTS IH 1902. 
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At ivy-blossom in November the usual species were taken, and 
Orthosia macilenta , which is an addition to the Tring list. Pcecilio- 
campa populi was bred and taken at light. 
One interesting point Mr. Goodson noticed with regard to the 
season was the erratic appearance of many species, good specimens 
being obtained long after the usual date of appearance. This was 
no doubt due to the inclement weather, which would delay the 
appearance of these species. 
Mr. Goodson completes his report by stating that he has taken 
the following species in the Tring district which have not previously 
been recorded from that part of the county :—Hepialus velleda, Cilix 
glaucata , Tlvyatira derasa , T. batis, Hadena protect, Tceniocampa 
gracilis , T. munda, Dianthecia conspersa ( nana ), D. cucubali , 
Agrotis saucia, Noctua umbrosa, Rusina tenebrosa , Chariclea umbra 
( marginata ), Hydrcecia micacea , Aparnea opliiogramma, A. unanimis, 
Miana bicoloria , Zanclognafha grisealis (nemoralis), Z. tarsipennalis , 
Hypena rostralis, H. proboscidalis, Eupitliecia absinthiata, E. vulgata, 
Eucosmia cert at a, Thera variata, Cidaria silaceata, Anticlea rubidata, 
Melanippe unangulata, JA procellata , Coremia designata , Macaria 
liturata , Pericallia sy ring aria, and Herbula cespitalis. 
Miss Dickinson is again able to furnish notes on some interesting 
species. One large tortoise-shell ( Vanessa polychloros) was seen on 
April 19th; and several painted ladies (Vanessa cardui ) in the 
Spring and also in August. Lyccena argiolus was seen so late as 
September 22nd, Euchloe cardamines so late as July 8th, and 
a freshly emerged Gonopteryx rhamni on September 25th. Epine- 
phile hyperanthus is still common at Symonds Hyde, although it 
has quite disappeared from Batch Wood. Very few hair-streaks 
were seen by Miss Dickinson, in fact only Thecla quercus, but her 
brother saw a number of what she thinks must have been Thecla 
w-album on July 14th on a Spanish chestnut tree in Batch Wood. 
Although she visited the spot for several days afterwards not one 
was to be seen. Among the larvae collected and reated by her 
were :—Smerinthus populi , S. tilice, Notodonta %ic%ac, JT. camelina, 
Asteroscopus sphinx , Triphcena fimbria, Cucullia verbasci (on white 
mullein in Batch Wood), and Trichiura cratcegi. Some larvae of the 
last-named, together with two Lasiocampa quercifolia , were sent 
to her from Sandridge; and larvae from Acherontia atropos were 
seen in potato-fields near St. Albans. 
Miss Dickinson, in common with other entomologists, was not 
very successful with sugar. Amongst some of the commoner 
species she took three Gonoptera libatrix, and saw many 
Catocala nupta. The latter was also observed commonly on 
telegraph-posts in September and October. 
Mr. Arthur Cottam paid several visits to Wippendell Woods, and 
took the following, amongst others :—Bapta taminata, May 19th; 
Brepana lacertula and Lithosia aureola , May 26th ; Tortnx 
ministrana and Ephippiphora trigeminana, June 3rd. He also 
obtained several good species at light at Bushey, viz. :—Hadena 
genista , Smerinthus ocellatus , Dianthecia cucubali , Neuria reticulata 
