INSECTS Demas coryli, Linn. Bedford, also taken at Luton at 'light' Poecilocampa populi, Linn. Bedford, Luton, Potton ; sometimes to be seen flying around gas-lamps in December Trichiura crataegi, Linn. Bedford, Luton, Potton ; but scarce / The large silken habi- Eriogaster lanestris, tations of the larvae of Linn. J these two species are not Clisiocampa neustria, ] uncommon on haw- Linn, thorn hedges and fruit Hrees Lasiocampa trifolii, Esp. Dr. W. G. Nash reports that he has reared this species at Bedford — quercus, Linn. Generally distributed Odonestis potatoria, Linn. „ „ Gastropacha quercifolia, Linn. Bedford, IVo- burn, Potton Saturnia carpini, Schiff., pavonia, St. C. Bed- ford, JVoburn, Potton Cilix spinula, Schiff., glaucata, St. C. Gener- ally distributed about hawthorn Cerura furcula, Linn. (Kitten) Bedford, Luton ; about sallow — bifida, Hb. Recorded at Bedford by Dr. W. G. Nash — vinula, Linn. (Puss Moth) Generally distributed among willow Notodonta dictaea, Linn., tremula, St. C. Bedford, Luton ; among poplar — ziczac, Linn. Bedford — dromedarius, Linn. Luton Lophopteryx camelina, Linn. Bedford, Luton Pterostoma palpina, Linn. Bedford, Potton ; among poplar Petasia cassinea, Schiff. Bedford Pygaera bucephala, Linn. Generally common Diloba caeruleocephala, Linn. „ „ Gonophora derasa, Linn. Bedford, in woods Cymatophora duplaris, Linn. „ „ — ocularis, Linn. Bedford, taken at ' sugar,' and the pupa dug up from roots of poplar Asphalia diluta, Schiff. Luton Acronycta aceris, Linn. Bedford, Potton ; about sycamore — megacephala, Schiff. Bedford, Luton ; on poplars — tridens, Schiff. Larvae taken at Potton — psi, Linn. Generally common — rumicis, Linn. Bedford — ligustri, Schiff. Potton Agrotis suffusa, Hb. Bedford, Luton — saucia, Hb. „ — segetum, Schiff. Everywhere abundant ; very injurious in turnip fields — puta, Hb. Bedford ; not very common Agrotis exclamationis, Linn. Most abundant, and mischievous to growing turnips — nigricans, Linn. Luton — porphyrea, Hb. „ — ravida, Hb. Bedford, very local Axylia putris, Linn. Generally distributed Triphaena fimbria, Linn. Bedford, in woods — janthina, Esp. Bedford, Potton ; in gar- dens and woods — interjecta, Hb. Bedford, Luton ; in woods and hedges — orbona, Fab. Everywhere abundant — pronuba, Linn. „ „ Noctua augur, Fab. Bedford, Luton — plecta, Linn. „ „ — c-nigrum, Linn. Bedford, Luton, Potton — triangulum, Tr. Bedford, Luton ; in woods — festiva, Hb. „ „ „ — rubi, Viewig. „ „ — xanthographa, Fab. Everywhere abun- dant Eurois adusta, Esp. Luton, in woods Charaeas graminis, Linn. Bedford Heliophobus popularis, Fab. Luton, Bedford, Potton — cespitis, Fab. Potton Aplecta advena, Fab. Bedford — nebulosa, Hufn. „ Hadena thalassina, Rott. „ — pisi, Linn. Bedford, Potton — oleracea, Linn. Common in gardens everywhere — dentina, Esp. Bedford — chenopodii, Fab., trifolii, St. C. Generally distributed Mamestra brassicae, Linn. Universally abun- dant, and mischievous in gardens — persicariae, Linn. Bedford, Luton, Potton Hecatera serena, Fab. Bedford, Luton ; a very pretty object on a tree trunk Dianthecia carpophaga, Bkh. Luton — cucubali, Fuessl. Luton — capsincola, Hb. Potton — conspersa, Esp. Luton Polia flavicincta, Fab. Bedford, Luton, Potton — chi, Linn. Bedford; usually a northern species Dryobota protea, Bkh. Bedford Chariptera aprilina, Linn. Bedford, Luton, Potton ; about oaks Miselia oxyacanthae, Linn. Bedford, Potton ; its dark variety, capucina, occasionally Luperina testacea, Hb. Generally abundant Cerigo cytherea, Fab., matura, St. C. Bedford Hama anceps, Hb., sordida, St. C. Luton Xylophasia lithoxylea, Fab. Generally com- mon — sublustris, Esp. Bedford, very local — polyodon, Linn., monoglypha, St. C. Universally abundant I II
