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Mtana titr'ujUi>>, typical forms ; Graiinnesia trliiraiiiiiiica, with two or three 

 rather nice aberrations ; Bimna tenebrusa, Pannlis pi ni per da, larvae 

 plentiful on firs ; Taoiiocampa iiiiniosa, fair number beaten out, larvte 

 of other species of this family were also common ; Kiijdcxia liicipara, 

 Aph'cta prasi)ia, much lighter specimens than occur with us in North 

 Yorks ; A. nebidosa, liadena thalassina, H. genistae, single specimen 

 taken at rest on post ; (Jnctdlia umbratica, Erastria fasciana, fairly 

 common at sugar, and also beaten out during day ; Hydrelia iinca, 

 just coming out, Matley ; Fln/toinetra riridaria, Euclidia gbjphica, 

 common on railway embankment; Catocala jn'omissa, C. sponsa, larvsB. 

 Venilia viacularia, quite fresh ; Metrocampa margaritaria, Ellopia 

 prosapiaria, just coming out at end of June ; Ennovios quercinaria, 

 Himcra pcnnaria, Phigalia pedaria, Amphidasys strataria, Cleora glah- 

 rarm, and C. lichenaria, l&ryee ; Boarmia roboraria, jnst coming out. 

 B. co)W)rtaria, worn ; Tephrosia crepuscularia, very light form ; T. luri- 

 data, not uncommon; Faeudoterpna pruinata, larvae; Nciiioria viridata, 

 worn ; lodis lactearia, common at dusk ; Zonosoma porata, Z. punc- 

 taria, Z. (uinulata, and Z. pendalaria, Eupisteria obliterata, Acidalia 

 trigeiiiinata, one of the commonest moths during our visit, and came 

 freely to sugar; A. reinataria, Bapta teinerata, and J J. biniaculata, hoth 

 common ; Macaria aUernata, a few at Matley Bog among alders ; M. 

 litiirata, Panagra petraria, a nuisance as usual ; Scudiona belgiaria, 

 lighter than northern forms ; Ematurga atoniaria, quite fresh; 

 Btipalns piniaria, common, the forms occurring here are much different 

 from our northern specimens, the 3 s having the patches on the upper 

 wings yellowish in place of white as with us, and the 5 s are of a bright 

 orange colour, while ours are very much darker and more marked ; 

 Aspilatca strigillaria, common among heather ; Hgbernia leucophaearia, 

 H. iiiarginaria, H. defoliaria, and Anisojiterg.c aescularia, larvae com- 

 mon ; Enpithecia rectangidata, common ; ColUx spar.sata, specimens 

 quite fresh, taken near Matley Bog; Hypnipetes trifasciata, banded 

 specimens of large size, this seems to be a feature of New Forest 

 insects, many of them being much larger than those of the same 

 species occurring in the north, at any rate in the localities with 

 w^hich I am familiar ; Corcmia anidentaria, at rest on palings ; I'ldh- 

 cdapteryx tcrsata, Anaitia plagiata, Botgs pandalia, etc. Dragonfiies 

 were very plentiful, and much better represented during our visit than 

 lepidoptera, it was quite a pleasure to see some of these grand insects 

 sailing about in the parts of the Forest which they haunted, the 

 gorgeous and graceful t'alopteryx virgo being specially noticeable 

 gliding up and down the streams, especially on short stretches of open 

 water passing through the woods. Among the dragonfiies noticed (for 

 the names of which 1 am indebted to Mr. Porritt) were the following- 

 species : — liichnura puiinlio, abundant on swampy grounds ; the bright 

 orange-yellow variety anrantiaca of the 5 being more plentiful than 

 the type. Agrion vwrcnriale, occurred freely in swampy ground, and 

 also along the stream sides passing through boggy ground. Agrion paella, 

 IsrJniura elegans, and I'yrrhusonia tenelluni, occurred, the latter pretty 

 freely. On a broad stream the pretty Gomplum ralgatissiiaHs was fairly 

 common during the latter part of our stay, and with it Cordulcgastcr 

 annalatiis was noticed. Anax impcrator was seen, and Libdlula 

 quadriniandata occurred in some numbers in at least one locality. 

 Plat y cue inifi pcnnipes was abundant and very variable. Orthetnuii 



