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ordinary insects appeared, and these but in restricted numbers, while 

 some very common species were not visible at all. On the other hand, 

 while imagines of the lletcrocera were scarce, larv;e were plentiful 

 enough, in certain localities, and the beating tray became the most 

 interesting of the appliances to use. Of all larvie here this season, that 

 of ' 'i//iia{<i/i/i<ira ilii/>l(irls seemed to be the most abundant, as of all 

 imagines 'J'/n/iiu'licKs Uiwa was also the most numerous. This insect 

 was truly out in myriads. The roadside banks, grassy lanes, long 

 growth on the downs, and in fact everywhere that there might be an 

 excuse for its existence, there one would find T. Unea, buzzing in the 

 sun. The periods during which the various butterflies were seen were 

 as follows: — Pifn's hrassicdc, x\ugust 5th to September 18th; /'. rajiae, 

 July 81st-September 17th ; /'. iia/n, July 31st-September 12th ; 

 (r(j)i('ptcri/.v r/iatinii, August -jth- September 17th ; Jlirnthis selene, 

 August 2nd; Anii/)tnis aijlaia, August lst-27th; A. adi/j/if, August 2nd; 



1 hijas paiiliia, August 2nd ; HKtjoiiia pidi/c/iloms, July 81st- August 26th ; 

 Ai/lais iirticae, August Ist-September 17th ; Wiiimsa ia, August 16th- 

 September 4th; Pj/raincis atalanta, August 20th- September 18th; /'. 

 canlui, August 8th-29tli ; Mclaitan/ia (/altitfu, August 5tli-16th ; 

 I'aranji' meijacra, August 15th-September 2nd ; Sati/nis sciiitic, August 

 5th-September 17th ; Ejiincjiluic janini, July 81st-September 17th; 

 K. tithonns, July 81st-September 17th ; I'lumJia h/p('ranthii>i, August 

 lst-12th ; Coenuni/inpha jiaiii/thilus, August Ist-September 17th ; 

 ('hnjA(ij)lianiis pldaeaa, August Ist-September 18th ; Xcp/ii/nis ip(rrnis, 

 August lst-20th ; Plebeins aeijoii, August 2nd; I'nli/oiiuinitiis (istrairhc, 

 August 16th; P. icarus, August 6th-September 17th; /'. cin-i/doii, 

 August oth-September 13th; Ci/aniris an/inli(s, August lltli-29th ; 

 T/ii/iiieliriin linca, July 31st-September 4th ; Painp/nla si/lranns, July 

 81st- August 25th ; P. coiiniia, August 5th-27th. Of these insects it 

 may be remarked that /'. brassicae was out strongly between the dates 

 given, as were Picris rapac and /'. )iopi. (Tonepteri/.v r/iavmi was also 

 very abundant. Aripjnnu (Kjlaia was common on Ditchling 1 beacon, 

 and at Tilgate Forest, on August 2nd, the four fritillaries, Birnt/iis .schni', 

 Aii/ipinis af/laia, A. adippc, and Pnjaa paplda, were Hying on the same 

 day ; though the first-named was on its last legs, or wings, hliiiiimia 

 jiidijcldoron. was numerous and frequently met with in many localities. 



r«»r.s.sa in, Pi/raiiieis atalanta, and P. cardiii were fairly numerous, 

 though infrequent. Sati/raii seiiide was rife on the Downs always, and 

 Pleheiiis aeijon going strongly at Tilgate on August 2nd. I'aiiip/iila 

 coiiniia was late in coming at Ditchling Beacon, but latterly was out in 

 great force. The J of this insect is a great deal commoner than the 



2 , at least on flight. Whether the $ is concealed m the luM-bage or 

 not it is impossible to say, but not more than ten per cent, of those 

 taken on flight are $ s. On July 81st an imago of Tror/iiliiiin hniihcvi- 

 fonni.s was beaten from sallow, and the following brief record of the 

 failure of sugaring may dismiss that portion of the pursuit, with the 

 remark that every insect named occurred but sparingly. Iliipiji/iilu 

 jii'da, August 13th - 22nd ; Lcucania litlian/ijiia, August 23rd ; 

 Hydroecia nictitanfi, August 23rd-27th ; Xjilnphaaia litJioxtjlea, August 

 2nd ; X. uionoi/b/plia, August 10th- September 16th ; Ceriijo tiiatiira, 

 August 15th-16th ; Maiiu'>^tya brasm-ae, August 7th-September 8th ; 

 Apanira didipna, August Ist-Scptember 3rd ; Aijrntis piita, September 

 3rd; I'iridrniiui //ywiVo;;, September 0th-17th ; Xnctiia jilccia, Xw^nat 



