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extremely common there amongst the bracken on June 5th, and a day 

 or two later had become even more abundant than Pana</ra p<'traria 

 had been. Emiidia mi and E. t/lt/phica were quite common in the 

 meadows bordering the wood. Arctia villica was fairly frequently 

 met with from June oth, the o s flying in the sunshine, and the 

 $ s being seen resting on the undergrowth. On June 5th Melani/>}je 

 hastata was first seen, two specimens being captured flying in the 

 sunshine about midday, and others were seen on the wing on June 

 8th. Amongst the species beaten out were Lithosia sororcula, Venilia 

 macidaria, lodis lactearia, Asthena candidata, Cabera j)usaria, Ba/ita 

 teiiierata, B. himacidata, Nttmeria pidierana, Loinaspilis iiianjinata, 

 Larentia viridaria, Melanippe nociata, Coremia unidentaria, (J. 

 ferrnyata, Camptonramma hilineata, Cidaria corijlata, C. trunrata, 

 Pechypotfon barbalis, Boti/s hi/alinalu, and Emiijchia nrtnmacidata. 

 Boarmia consortaria and Tephmsia luridata were picked ott" oak-trunks, 

 and, on a lateral branch of oak, a single freshly-emerged ? Drijuirmia 

 triiiianda idndonea) was found at rest. Along the railway banks 

 between Folegate and Hampden Park, Heliaca tcnebrata was fairly 

 common on May 21st, and a 2 Spilowma mcndica taken here on the 

 same date, had by the 27th laid about 150 ova, the larvae from which 

 fed up quickly and well, producing a nice lot of pupae. On the tops of 

 the freshly-trimmed hawthorn hedges bordering the railway, the larvae of 

 Lasiocanijut qiieiriisweve sunning themselves in some numbers, and those 

 of Coamotriche potatnria were frequently noticed on the grass and herbage 

 at the foot of the same hedges. Here, also, were found on blackthorn, 

 three larvse of Kiitricha quercifolia. On June 5th, the oak-trees at 

 Abbot's Wood were beaten for larvre of Bithys qiiercus, which were found 

 to be fairly common, and quite fuUfed. A few larvae of Poecilocampa 

 popiili and HylopJdla bicolnrana were also beaten out amongst a host of 

 commoner species. No systematic work was done in connection with 

 larva-hunting or beating, but, in addition to the species already 

 mentioned, other species found in the larval state at Abbot's Wood 

 were Lithoda lurid cola, on oak, Pyyaera piyra, in spun leaves of aspen, 

 Geuiiu'tra papilionaria, on birch, Dyschorista itpsilon, under moss and 

 loose bark on willow, and Ayriopis aprilina, in the crevices of oak- 

 trunks. 



No attempt was made to work the Micros, the only species taken 

 or noted being Tortrix podana, T. niinistrana, Ilo.rana arcnana, Batodes 

 anyiistiorana, Symaethif< u.ryacantlidla { fabriciana), Laiiipronia praela- 

 tella, Adela tibidellu and A. deyeerella. 



Notes on the larva of Agriades coridon. 



By R. M. PllIDEAUX, F.E.S. 

 In the hopes of finding some alternative natural food-plant to 

 Hippocrepis coiiiofia for this species, I visited the chalk-hills near 

 Oxted, 8urrey, on June 14th last. Having previously seen the 

 butterfly common on flowery slopes here, where the above herb was 

 scarce or absent, there seemed a possibility of some other leguminous 

 plant being utilized, especially bearing in mind the repeated occurrence 

 of Ayriades coridnn in situations where, chalk or limestone being 

 absent, it is hardly conceivable that a plant so restricted to the latter 

 as is ti. comnsa, could be found growing. Quite near by, however, //. 



