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much, reports that she counted about 40 larvae of Bicranura vinula 
both on willow and balsam-poplar near her home. Many of them 
were destiwed by birds. Other species which she has not 
previously reported were observed as follows:— Notodonta ziczac 
(larva), Acronycta psi, Miana strigilis , M. typica , M. mama, 
Tryphcena interjecta , Cosmia pyralina, Dianthecia cucubali, Habrostola 
tripartita, II. triplasia, Selenia lunaria , Odontopera bidentata, 
Amphidasys prodromaria, A. betudaria, Geometra vernaria, .Jodis 
lactearia, Bapta temerata, Abraxis grossulariata (very abundant 
—some richly-marked forms), Hybernia leucophearia, Emmelisia 
alchemillata, E. decolorata (larvae), Eupithecia absinthiata (larvae on 
wormwood), Thera variata, Melanthia albicillata, Anticlea nigro - 
fasciaria ( derivata ), Scotosia rhamnata, and Eubolia limitata [men- 
suraria). An interesting note is contributed with regard to Abraxis 
sylvata (ulrnata ), which she points out has disappeared from Batch- 
wood, where formerly it was generally to be found. 
Mr. Arthur Cottam reports that his captures at Watford were 
very few. In addition to the female Chccrocampa porcellus which 
he caught on July 2nd, to which reference has already been 
made, he took, flying over the same honeysuckle bush, during the 
following week or ten days, a good series of Plusia chrysitis and 
P. iota, all fine and in good condition, and besides, six P. moneta 
and two very fine Pericallia syringaria. Mr. Cottam found that 
very few insects were attracted to light in his dressing-room, which 
in some years has brought very good things; the only moth worth 
mentioning which was secured in this way in 1904 being Calymnia 
pyralina. Of micros he took none, and throughout the year he 
found insects .scarce. 
Mr. P. J. Barraud’s report is also unfortunately a short one. He 
worked with the light-trap during the season, and took about the 
usual number of insects, including two species which had not 
previously occurred at Bushey Heath, viz., Tethia subtusa, hitherto 
recorded only from Hertford, Sandridge, and Cheshunt Marsh, and 
Ennomos fuscantaria, a more widely-distributed moth. The number 
of species taken at light at Bushey Heath by Mr. Barraud now 
reaches 300. Among the more noteworthy insects secured during 
the year in this way were Uylophila bicolorana, Pterostoma palpina, 
Thyatira batis, Bipterygia pinastri, Cerigo matura, Apamia ophio- 
gramma , Calymnia pyralina, Bianthecia capsincola, Plusia moneta, 
Pseudoterpna cytisaria, Eupithecia subfulvata, Eubolia plumbaria, 
and Xanthosetia zoegana. Mr. Barraud paid one or two visits to 
the Tring district, and observed among other things Epinephile 
hyperanthus, Lyccena agestis, L. corydon , Nisoniades tages, Hesperia 
thaumas, H. comma, Zygcena filipendulce, Bemas coryli (one only), 
and Eubolia limitata. No sugaring or sallowing was done by him 
in the county, and ivy yielded nothing worth recording. 
In addition to the species which Mr. Y. P. Kitchin has added 
to our list, he reports several interesting insects from the Watford 
district. In 1902 he took one specimen of Notodonta dodonea at 
light at Watford, a second specimen of Chilo mucronellus, and one 
