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near the marshy spot at Alverstone. Lnnfiitarxiia melanorephnlna and 

 Haltica pii^illa by sweeping at Ventnor. P/ii/llotrrta piinrttdata. nt 

 Culver, and P, undnlata and P. tctrai^tif/iiia were taken on the wall of 

 the coastguard station at Sandown. Orhroais xolican'ac, from a wet 

 spot near Sandown. Crc.pidoilera t'crnit/uwa and r'. rujlpef!, at Ventnor, 

 and C'. aiirata was abundant at Alverstone. Cltactornema siibcoerult'o , 

 one specimen at Sandown. J'siillioilcs ajflnis and P. dulcanmrae, on 

 woody nightshade at Ventnor, the former being very plentiful. 

 Cafisida nohilh was common at roots of plants near the shore at l>em- 

 bridge. Opatrimi aabidos.inii was not uncommon round about Culver, 

 and Mi'loi- jiroscarabaenn var. ci/aneHH occurred at a grassy spot at Alver- 

 stone. Xnto.vua nionoci'ros, Aut/iirns linn)ile, A. instabilh and A. 

 ant/ieriniis, all occurred in plenty at Bembridge. A large number of 

 Apions were very abundant, amongst which may be mentioned — 

 Api<m dijfhrinc, A. raripa.^, A. aprirana and A. trifolii at Alverstone. 

 A. radioliia (Niton), A. miniattim, A. livesceriim, A. Henicidum and A. 

 tenue, at Ventnor. Cutting and shaking grass tufts at Ventnor pro- 

 duced the following : — OtiorvJitinrltiis. atmapteniH, O.acabnmix, O.liipi/'Kn, 

 (). xidcatii!^, (), ritiiifronf!, 'Trai-hi/pldoem^ sqiiainidatus, T. acaher, T. 

 altrrnans, LiopJdociiti nubiliis, Pldlopedon i/cnrinatus, Atacto(fenii>i 

 i'.rarntiis and Jkiri/uotiix ohsciirHn. Seven specimens of Sitones crinitita 

 were bottled at Ventnor, together with three of .S'. pnncticnllis, whilst 

 N. /iKiiii'ralis and N. lim'atiis were plentiful in many places. J li/pera 

 jdantaf/inis, and a specimen of another species of I hjpcra, which I have 

 not yet been able to determine, but which I hope may prove to be //. 

 ('lon<iata, turned up at Culver, and also (h-thnr/iaetcx ftctitjt'r. One speci- 

 men of Liparm coronatuK was found crawling on a path near Ventnor. 

 Thripxjenes nereis (Alverstone), F>a(ioux cdiamatia and B. limosiis occurred 

 on plants in the ditches near Newchurch ; 'I'l/chiiia schmddcri, T. tiDncn- 

 tnsiis, (iipnnctron pasciinnim and BJiino)icn.'i pericarpiitx, at Culver; 

 MeriiiHn jnjraAtcr at Ventnor, and CciithovhtinclddiuK jforalis at 

 Sandown. — Willoughby Ellis, F.E.S., Western Knowle. A/)ril Q>fh, 

 1903. 



Ji>RACTICAL HINTS*. 



Field Work from Middle to End of May. 



1. — Towards the end of May the la,VMV oi Peutldiia capracaua are 

 to be found in the spun-together shoots of Sali.v caprea. This species 

 has a decided preference for woods. The larvte can be "sleeved" on 

 growing sallow and left until they have pupated in the leaves. 



2. — Serivnris euphorbiana flies freely in the afternoon sunshine 

 amongst its foodplants, Kitphorbia paraUa>< and E. ann/ndaldidcs. 



3. — If the leaves of Vacciniiwi. citis-idaea And Arctostaphj/lua iird-tiisi 

 be carefully examined, some may be found joined together and dis- 

 coloured; these will contain, according to the season, larva^ or pup;e of 

 Kuril rum id nupjindana . 



4. — A close inspection of Scdla nutans will disclose silken wels 

 amongst its spikes of blossoms; in these webs are feeding larva^ of 



*" Practical Hints for the Field Lepidopterist," Pts. I and II, each con tu in 

 some 1250 practical hints similar to these, but relating chiefly to the Macio- 

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