134 THE entomologist's record. 



roads teemed with insect life, though mostly of common species. 

 Sugar was, on the whole, a failure, many insects did not turn up at 

 all, which had been strong in numbers the previous year. Among 

 these may be mentioned Tnjpliacna fimbria, which did not make a 

 solitary appearance, Affvotifi piita, A. samia, A. sei/ctuiii, A. iii(irica)ix, 

 Xoctua c-iii(iniiii, X. ruhi and .V. haia. All these had made a strong 

 show during the last autumn, but only came now singly and inter- 

 mittently. The following ordinary insects were to be seen almost 

 nightly during the length of my visit : I'ortliesia ^iiiiiUs, IJit/oiilula 

 perla, Leucania lithan/i/n'a, L. iiiipiira and L. pallens, H)jdroecia nirtitam^, 

 A.vj/lia pKtris, Xijlophasia inouoiibipha, Cerii/o niatnra, Luperina testacra, 

 Mami'ntra hrassicac, Apawca <li(i>/iim, Miana stntjilis and M. Utcrosa, 

 Xoctiia jdi'cta, X. .vantltoi/raji/ia, Tri/p/iaciia iantliina, T. interjecta (one 

 only August 6th) 7'. amies, T, jmmnha, Aniphipi/ra pyrainidca, Xacnio 

 ti/pica, Mania )naiira,L'aUpiinia trapczina, ('.ajfinis, F'tiUxjophora mrticit- 

 losa, (jronoptera libatrix, Pliisia (/ainnia, Catncala niipta (from the 17th), 

 lilipena rostralis, Boaniiia (jemntaria, Zo)ioRoina purata, Tiinandra amata- 

 ria, Cabrra pusavia, Abraxas (/rdnsiilariata, Melanippc jiuctuata, Coreiuia 

 licsirpiata, * 'amptoiiranniia bilincata, etc. On the 2nd of August, the 

 first Acidalia eman/iuata was captured, and, though others were taken on 

 subsequent days, the insect was not numerous this season. A likely 

 place for this species seems to be a hedgerow adjoinining a stubble 

 field, where the food-plant, the dwarf convolvulus, generally runs riot. 

 I find it can be easily dislodged by tapping the hedge and then taking 

 it on the wing. On the 16th, one Tct/wa retiisa appeared at sugar, and 

 towards the end of my stay, on September 7th, 12th, and 11th, 

 Anrhttciiis lunosa y)Q\({ its first visits. On the Irith, A nc/mrrlis lit iira 

 \\-ith ('it ria fill rai/o -Aiiil ('. rlarai/n showed for the first time. Of the 

 Rhopalocera during this visit I find that the Pierids were present during 

 the following periods : P. hrassirar, August 2nd to August 7th ; P. rapae, 

 August 1st to September 7th ; /'. iiapi, August 1st to September 7th. 

 Cnlias In/ale was seen on two occasions, August 28rd and 21th, and 

 three taken on each day. These were found by a low-lying 

 imdulating field that had grown a rough crop of clover the preceding 

 year, but which had been ploughed up. The broad strip of grass- 

 grown ground by the roadside, however, had a quantity of isolated 

 clumpsof clover growing in it, presumably wind-sown, so, if these insects 

 can be supposed to have bred here, they probably were reared on this 

 clover. There were no others in the locality, not even on the downs, 

 nor was there a single example to be seen anywhere oi Cnlias nlnsa. 

 Goiicptcri/.r rhaiiini, August 2nd to September 15th : An/i/niiis ai/laia. 

 August 8rd and 7th ; Kmionia pdli/clildnis, August oth, 6th, and 81st ; 

 Af/lais iirticac, August 3rd to 28rd ; Vanessa ii>, August 2nd, 8rd, 7th, 

 and 19th; Pi/raineis atalanta, x\ugust IHth, September 8rd, and 8th, 

 one on each day, the only ones seen, I'aranie mei/aera, August 15th to 

 September 1st : Hipparrhia semele, August 8rd to September 7th, on 

 the downs ; Kpiniphele janira. August 1st to September 7th ; 

 J'!pinepliele litlioniis, August 1st to September 8th; ('oenoni/uip/ia 

 jiainp/iihis. August 1st to September 18th ; Xep/ij/rns ipiereiis, August 

 18th; Cliri/sDp/nuins p/daeas, August 2nd to September 10th; I'dli/niiniia- 

 tus icarus, August 1st to September 7tli ; I'olipiiinnatns eori/dan, August 

 8rd to September 7th. This insect, on August 8rd, was out on 

 Ditchling Beacon in countless numbers, and made a beautiful sight. 



