50 THE entomologist's record. 



his collection. I got also two (Jirrhoedia xcrampeUna and had a much 

 battered Ai/rins convolvnU brought to me in September. We are so far 

 inland here that we are not much favoured by immigrants and there 

 are very few records of its capture in this county. Autumnal larva- 

 beating was a complete failure. — Richard Freer, M.D., Rugeley, 

 Staffs. January 15th, 1905. 



Lepidopterological note from the Esterel and Draguignan. — 

 On May 1st, 1904, I went over some old ground in the Esterel, from 

 Agay to the Mai Infernet, &c. In this corner of the Esterel, Eiichlo'e 

 eujihennldca occurs freely, and its foodplant, Bhcatella, is seen to be 

 fairly common. I suppose there must be some limestone about, though 

 to appearance all is metamorphic or igneous rock. It contrasted with 

 the absence of limestone species at St. Maxime. On May 2nd, I spent a 

 day at St. Raphael; Melitaca athalia iiud M. aurinia were seen, AI. 

 cinxia were abundant, and M. phoebe and M. diibjina not uncommon. 

 The most interesting species seen were one Syrichthns sidae and one 

 Kuri-anthis pcnnii/eraria, rather worn. Not a trace could be found of 

 E. pluimstran'a, so common here on a former visit ; it was probably 

 quite over. Going on to Draguignan, a pair of Driliis finwu-em were 

 picked up on the evening of arrival, and a Phytophagous beetle 

 (AdhiKinia), like a Meloe, with a yellow line down the short elytra, was 

 very common. Draguignan is evidently an excellent entomological 

 centre. Larvre of Libythea celtis were found here. Several Leptidia 

 daponcluil were met with ; Melitaea cinxia, M. phoebe, and M. didyina 

 were abundant, as well as .1/. aurinia var. provincialis. Colias hyale 

 was common, as were also Leptidia sinapit<, Syrichthus sao and Brenthis 

 dia, whilst Ihais iiiedesicaste was frequent but local. Anthrocera lavan- 

 didae was frequent, and A. rliadanianthus and other species were locally 

 abundant. — T. A. Chapman. January 15th, 1905. 



Lepidopterological notes from Dereham, Norfolk. — During the 

 last few days in June of last year, I paid a visit to the above locality. 

 The weather proved very fine, but the evenings were cool and rather 

 windy, and the only method of taking insects was by dusking. The 

 best places were the lanes with high banks, those between woods, and 

 some low swampy ground covered with Iris and rushes, and a few 

 sallow and other bushes. Arriving on June 25th, I soon found that a 

 fair number of things were about. Metroca)irpa waryaritaria was found 

 on the hedge-banks drying its wings, and was afterwards common at 

 dusk. A worn Ihisychira padibunda $ was sitting on some palings, 

 while Spilosoiiia lubricepeda and .S. iiicnt/uiKtri were just going over. 

 Triaena (Acronycta) psi was common on tree-trunks ; also a specimen 

 of Mainentra mrdida in the same position. From June 27th to July 

 1st, dusking in the lanes produced Melanippe iiiuntanata, which was 

 probably the most abundant insect out, and very variable, a fine dark 

 banded form resembling Melanthia vcrllata very closely ; also M. xnan- 

 i/idata (1), M. sociata, Boarmia repandata (a grey form) plentiful, 

 AstJiena luteata (a few), lodis lactearia, Acidalia scutulata, A. bisetata, 

 Cidaria pyraliata, Melanthia albiciUata, and, during the last tw^o nights, 

 Coremia quadrifasciaria (3). On the marshy ground, Leucania 

 iiiipudens and L. iinpura were common, also Phibalaptery.r vittata 

 (worn), and Cabera pusaria and C. exantheinaria. On the garden rail- 

 ings, Thera variata, and Kupithecia rectanyulata were found. Butter- 

 flies were very scarce, only the three common whites and i'amphila 



