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could scarcely hold its own, were not its headquarters in private 

 ground. The workable spot is happily only an overflow. I found one 

 professional on the ground, and was informed by a labourer that he 

 had "lived" there for a week, and had taken some 600 specimens ! 

 Bupalus piniaria was still about, and a collector I met showed me 

 Cidaria picata, which, I believe, is new to the New Forest district. 



At Holmsley again, on the 24th, the big butterflies were still very 

 backward. Limenitis sibylla was getting commoner, but Dryas paphia 

 was scarce, the only female taken or seen being a fine var. valezina. 

 Argynnis adippe and A. aglaia both occurred singly, and a nice Cleora 

 glabraria was found on an oak-trunk. On August 5th, IK paphia 

 females were still exceedingly rare, and L. sibylla and D. paphia males 

 still in good condition. On this day, I saw the first fresh Gonepteryso 

 rhanmi and the first Eugonia polychloros, although one or two hyber- 

 nated specimens of the former were about as late as July 18th. 



I had been staying at Brockenhurst on my way home since August 

 2nd, but did not do much systematic collecting, as I was with motoring 

 friends. Two nights' treacling was a failure, except for two Hypenodes 

 albistrigalis (which I wanted badly), and I was told that the "crimsons" 

 were not out. A few dark Gnophos obscuraria, Selidosewa jihnnaria, 

 and Crambus pinellus, were netted at Setley Plain on the 4th, and 

 Heliotkis dipsacea was seen, but missed, the same day. At Burley, an 

 odd Psilura monacha was seen on an oak trunk, and Hydrocampa 

 nympheata and H. stagnata were abundant among Sparganium. at 

 Holmsley. A motor ride to Swanage on August 5th, gave me two 

 hours's grace, and, contenting myself with sandwiches while the others 

 lunched at a hotel, I ran up to see how Thym.elicus acteon was holding 

 out, and, to my delight, found it was in marvellous numbers — much 

 commoner than when I first saw it nine years ago. 1 netted a few 

 picked specimens, and, on my way along the cliffs, walked up Botys 

 verticalis commonly in a clover field, where Melanargia galatea also 

 abounded in perfectly fresh condition. The best capture, however, was 

 one fine Polyommatus corydon ab. fowleri. 



A number of Orneodes hexadactyla, Pyralis glaucinalis, and other 

 oddments at light, complete my meagre New Forest list, but as during 

 the three weeks — with Macros, Plumes, Pyrales, and Crambi only — I 

 had seen or taken 215 species, I cannot complain of lack of variety. 

 For this result, however, I have very largely to thank Mr. Hodges, as 

 without his elaborate directions I should possibly have missed several 

 desirable species, or at any rate should have wasted much valuable 

 time in finding: them. 



Reports of Entomological Societies and Entomological Records. 



By Kev. C. R. N. BURROWS. 



I am engaged in compiling an " Index Entomologicus " for my 

 own use — condensing into one ponderous volume records from the 

 various entomological works which come within my reach — localities, 

 dates of capture, aberrations, etc., etc. Should I live long enough, the 

 work might become of value, could it find a publisher, but the clerical 

 labour is tedious, monotonous, and sad. It is this sadness which 

 prompts me to write these lines. I find in floundering through the 

 ancient pages (for I have scarcely got within twenty years of the 



