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spots at which I worked, and the same remark applies to Mania 
maura, generally known as the “ Old Lady Moth.” With regard 
to the latter it is worth mention that a moth of this species, having 
found a patch of sugar, will visit it night after night for some little 
time, a fact especially noticed this year both by Mr. Arthur Lewis 
and myself. Perhaps my best capture at sugar was Agrotis ravida , 
which is new to our St. Albans list. Light, however, proved the 
most attractive bait. At my study window at Kitchener’s Meads 
and also in my moth-trap I took a series of interesting insects such 
as Pterostoma palpina, Lophopteryx camelina , Melanthia ocellata, 
j Eucosmia certata, Anaitis plagiata, Phibalopteryx vitalbata (both 
Spring and Autumn broods), Bapta taminata, Zonosoma porata, 
Ilectus sylvanus, Anchocelis lunosa (very abundant), Xanthia gilvago 
(not so plentiful as in 1900), Poecilocampa populi, Cheimatobia 
brumata, and, to finish up the year on December 30th, my first 
record for St. Albans of CJieimatobia boreata. Two of the pug-moths 
were common, viz. Eupithecia vulgata and E. subnotata , the latter 
especially so, while JE. centaureata and E. linariata were not scarce. 
My best capture at dusk was Luperina cespitis , which I secured 
for the first time in St. Albans on September 3rd, in my meadow. 
Among the micros taken by myself maybe mentioned: Pyralides— 
Rivula sericealis, Mypena rostralis, Scop aria cembrce , S. mercurella, 
Botys hyalinalis, Ebulea verbascalis, E. sambucalis, Paraponyx 
stratiotata , Hydrocampa nymphceata , Crambus pascuellus, C. perlellus , 
C. geniculeus, Momoeosoma nimbella , AT. nebulella , and Rhodophcea 
consociella. Tortrices —Rhacodia caudana and Leptogramma literana , 
both at Bricket Wood, and ConcJiylis smeathmanniana at St. Albans. 
Tinea —Butalis chenopodiella. 
Mr. Arthur Lewis records an interesting instance of “ assembling.” 
A female lappet which emerged in a crippled condition in his 
breeding-cage attracted no less than six fine males to his study. 
His other captures include Spilosoma mendica, Tapinostola 
arundinis , Bipterygia scabriuscula (very abundant), Miana literosa, 
Noctua stigmatiea, Triphcena fimbria , T. interjecta (in some numbers), 
Orthosia upsilon , Calymnia diffinis , C. affinis , ILecatera serena 
(abundant), Asteroscopus nubeculosa , Gonoptera libatrix (one re¬ 
markably bright specimen). 
Miss Alice Dickinson’s capture of Cymatophora ocularis at sugar 
has already been referred to. She reports that she took several 
specimens of Anticlea badiata at sallow from 15th to 20th April. 
Among her noteworthy captures at sugar were such comparatively 
rare insects as Xanthia aurago , Cirrhcedia xerampelina , Calocampa 
vetusta , and Triphcena fimbria. She also secured Scotosia rhamnata 
and Epione apiciaria. She has been good enough to send to me a box 
of micros captured in the neighbourhood, including Botys ruralis , 
B. hyalinalis, Eurrhypara urticata , Ebulea sambucalis, Ennychia 
octomaculata, Pyralis costalis, Pyrausta purpuralis, and P. ostrinalis. 
On the railway banks near Wheathampstead Miss Dickinson took 
Ileliothus arbuti and Euchlydia mi. She is to he congratulated 
not only upon adding two species to our list, hut also upon securing 
a number of very uncommon insects. 
