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Bapta hiiimcidata, so spent the greater part of my time beating bushes, 

 etc., for this species. Insects which were about in fair numbers, 

 included Mewletica nrellata, Cainptograuniia hilineata (common), Bapta 

 temerata, Acidalia re})nitaria (common), Antidea rnhidata, Amoebe 

 viridaria (common), Xantiiorho'e finctiiata (common), yi.s?/te«« candidata 

 (abundant), (Jidaria snjf'iiiiiata (worn), Xantkorhue viontanuta (common), 

 Lif/dia aditstata, Eiipitliecio riilf/ata and a single Bapta bimacidata, 

 which was beaten out of wild cherry. Micros did not seem inclined to 

 move, the only insect beaten out at all freely was Tortrix viiimtrana. 

 Owing to the lack of sunshine butterflies were not much in evidence, 

 the only things noticed were a few Knrhloe cardamines, all S s except 

 one, and a couple of Paravf/e ef/eria. This is not a very satisfactory 

 result, but, considering the season, one had to be satisfied with small 

 mercies. 



The greater part of June was wet and dull, consequently but little 

 collecting could be done in this, the busiest month of the year. 

 Butterflies were very scarce, two or three worn Brenthis eiiphrosyne 

 were seen at the beginning of the month, the allied B. selene was not 

 nearly so common as usual ; one example with very large light marginal 

 spots, which made the insect look quite conspicuous on the wing, was 

 taken on the 22nd. Ridnu-ia phlaeas and Foh/Diinnatiis icariis were 

 very scarce; Aitf/iades sylraniiswas fairly common, a very light example, 

 a $ , was taken amongst others on the 22nd. A few worn Calloplirys 

 rnbi were still about at the beginning of the month, also one or two 

 Euchlo'e cardaiiiincs ; the latter insect has been very scarce this year. 

 The two common iSatyrids Epiiwphele juitina (janira) and Cdennnynipha 

 paiiiphilus were to be seen everywhere. Moths appeared to be in about 

 their usual numbers, whenever the weather allowed one to collect. 

 Hepialns hecta swarmed in every wood, Hepialiisfiificonebulosa [relied a) 

 was fairly common on grassy banks; a very fine ab. yallicus was taken 

 at rest on a fence post on the 9th. On the 8rd I took a 2 H. Inpidina 

 at rest on a wall in the centre of the town, the first example of this 

 common insect I have seen here. Adacita statices occurred in fair 

 numbers in its very restricted haunts, Antlirocera tilipendulae and A. 

 trifolii were common enough at Crumlin and Pont-llan-fraith. The 

 " Hawk " moths are very scarce in this district, a fine ? Ainorpha 

 pnpuli, found at rest on a stone wall, was brought to me on the 18th, 

 a very late date, this is the only example 1 have seen this year. 

 Eiuiwiplia {Uliaerocaiiipa) eljienor, a single specimen, the first I have 

 noticed in this district, was observed at dusk on the 20th of the month. 

 Hippocrita jacobaeae, not a particularly common insect here as a rule, 

 was about in fair numbers this year, a few Paraseviia plantayiins were 

 seen flying swiftly up and down the steep hillsides ; in my experience 

 the best time to take this insect is about 4 p.m., when the flight is not 

 nearly so rapid ; the same remark applies to the 2 s of Macrothijlacia 

 rnbi and Lasiocam pa cjnercm, both of the latter insects were seen in 

 about their usual numbers. A single $ J)iacrisia sannio (^nissnla) 

 was found at rest on a clump of rushes on the 22nd. I take one or 

 two examples of this insect each year and always in the same spot, I 

 have never taken more than two in any one season, a fact I cannot 

 account for ; in other districts in which I have collected, if the species 

 has been taken at all, it has been, as a rule, in fair numbers. The 

 two common " Ermines," Spilo.sowa menthastri and S. litbricipeda, were 



