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recorded the following low forms of vegetal life as the result of his 

 dippings: — AhGJE, Pediastrum biradiatnm and species of Spirogijra; 

 Desmids, Clostenum lunula and others ; Diatoms, Meridion circulare 

 (abundant), Synedra ulna, S. capitata, Navicula serians, N. crassinervia, 

 Gomphonenia stipitatum, and Fragillaria striatula. In the woods the 

 entomologists were much astonished at the extreme abundance of the 

 yellow-underwing moth {Triplicena pro)iuha). Literally hundieds of 

 these common but very handsome moths were disturbed as the party 

 wandered through the woods, the insects taking a sharp flight of a few 

 yards, flashing out a gleam of colour and then settling again, then- dull 

 mottled fore-wings concealing the gayer tints, and so rendering their 

 detection amongst the greys and browns of the dead leaves and mosses 

 a very difticult task. 



The usual butterflies of the Forest were often noticed. By way of a 

 sample, Mr. Lockyer netted a lovely fresh Goneptenjx Ehavini, Satyrus 

 ^Sgeria, and a curious dark form of Polyommatus pldceas. Flitting about 

 us were to be seen the " gatekeeper " {Satyrus Titho)ius), common " blues," 

 and in the sedgy open places in the woods the "common skipper" 

 {He<peria Unea) was in great abundance. 



Mr. King's take of Neuroptera was somewhat extensive, and the list is 

 given entire, so little having been done in this direction in Epping 

 Forest : — 



Psocus lonyicornis, Fab. Very 

 common, occurring on the oaks. 



P. varieyatiDi, Fab. 



Stenojjsocus i))unaculatus, Ste. 

 Very common. 



S. cniciatus, Linn. Common. 



Ccecilius fuscojjteruii, Latr. 



Pcripsocu>; plucoptenDf, Ste. Not 

 uncommon. 



Elipsocua unipunctatus, Miill. 

 Very common. 



E. hyaVuius, Ste. Very common. 



Cleon diptenun, Linn. 



Platetruni depressiun, Linn. Com- 

 mon. 



jEschna cyanea, Miill. Common. 



JE. grandb, Linn. Very common. 



Pyrr]io>iO)iui jnudnni, Harr. Very 

 common. 



Ayrion cyatliiyeruin, Charp. Very 

 common. 



SLsyra fuscata, Fab. Occurred 

 near Loughton. 



Hemerohius eleyans, Ste., var. Mar- 

 sliami, Ste. Obtained by beating 



the bushes that skirted a pond 

 near Loughton. 



Hemewbius viicans, Oliv. Very 

 common all over the Forest. 

 The var. fuscinervis, Schn., also 

 occurred. 



H. Huiiiuli, Linn. Common. 



Cliry.sopa alba, Linn. Constantly 

 being beaten out of the bushes, 

 &c. 



C. asjyersa, Wesm. Uncommon. 



C. voitralis, Cur. Uncommon. 



Coniopteryx Tinei/orniis, Cur. 



C. aleyrodifoDiiis, Ste. 



^Pa)io)pa cononuni.s, Linn. Com- 

 mon. 



P. Gernianica, Linn. Common. 



Grammotaulius atomarius, Miill. 

 One specimen occurred at a 

 ditch near High Beach. 



Limnophilus affinis, Cur. Not un- 

 common. 



L. centralis. Occurred every- 

 where. 



L. spars^is. Very common. 



Mr. PhiUips was the only member of the party who diligently collected 

 Microzoa, but he reported that the forest-ponds were very productive, 

 especially near High Beach. His list of the contents of his bottles and 

 tubes is as follows : — 



