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THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 



I spent a certain amount of time in searching tree trunks, but was 

 not fortunate enough to talte anything of note, the commonest insect 

 to be taken in this manner was Boannia neiiimaria ; a single Chloro- 

 di/!^tis rectan;iiilata was taken off an old hawthorn trunk. 



The I'tei-ophorina are always interesting insects to most collectors. 

 I gave a considerable amount of attention to this group and succeeded 

 in taking the following species : — Maraswarclia hmaedactyla {i>hat'<i- 

 dortt/liis) which was exceedingly abundant among Onovis: this species 

 was to be taken in scores by sweeping the net gently over the Ononis, 

 the pale $ s were rather scarce in comparison with the <? s. The- 

 beautiful Capperia {(Krifptilus) iietcwdacti/la (tei(ciii) was taken in fair 

 numbers among wood sage, a single (J-ri/ptilus parindactijla was taken 

 in flight at dusk, SStcnitptilia {MiDiaeseoptilii's) pterodactyla was fairly 

 common and in fine fresh condition in woody places, Leioj>tili(s- 

 ti'phradartyla was taken in fair numbers at dusk together with a few 

 Aiiiblifptilia cosiiiodactyla {acanthodactijla) and Wlieeleria [Aciptlliay 

 ■nireidactyla {haliodactyla) and swarms of the common but lovely 

 Alucita jientadactyla. One or two Adaina (Leioptilns) vncrodartyla, in 

 a very worn condition, were beaten out of hemp-agrimony. 



I found time too limited to be able to give much attention to 

 "micros," but as it was I took several interesting species, which included 

 2Jyelophila cribriaii not uncommon amongst thistle, but getting rather 

 paaae. Four fine fresh examples of the local Oduntia dentalis, one of 

 the most beautiful insects we have, were beaten out of viper's bugloss 

 in the late afternoon. This insect has a very short quick flight, it 

 feigns death in the net when taken. Ebidea verbascaiif< were just coming 

 out in the middle of July, two or three examples were taken ; the 

 same remark applies to Nomophila noctiKdla. Hcrbida cespitalis and 

 Srnparia dubitalU were abundant everywhere. A single Scoparia 

 cembrae was taken at rest on a fence. Crawbus pratellus and Scnpiila 

 ferrwialis were very much in evidence. A very fresh Homoeosunia 

 slrmella was beaten out of rough herbage together with two or three 

 Phvcis ornatella, one has to be very quick to net the latter insect, as it 

 starts up quickly from under one's feet and makes a headlong, dive for 

 the nearest bush. x\mongst the Tortiices, the best thing taken was 

 Lozopera francillana, a single example of which was beaten out of rough 

 herbage. Retinia pinicolana was common amongst firs, Xantliosetia 

 haiiiana, mostly rather worn, was common amongst thistles. I was 

 anxious to get the allied X. zoeyana, but was not very successful, one 

 $ only was beaten out of rough herbage on -July 10th, several other 

 species of Tortrix more or less common were taken. On July 12th I 

 left Folkestone to retm-n to Abertillery, after a very pleasant and, 

 on the whole, successful holiday. 



Daring the remainder of July I had very little time for collecting, 

 but even if I had it would not have been possible to do much on account 

 of the weather. On the few occasions on which I was able to get out 

 I found insects were vei'y scai'ce, a few Pieris brassiroe and /'. rapae 

 kept company with dilapidated Epinephele jurtina and Coenonympha 

 paiiiphilii>i, PiMHiicia jddrii'as and Adopaea flora (t/ioioiios) were very 

 scarce. I have to record a new locality for Adopaea Irneola. Looking 

 through some store boxes a few weeks ago I found half-a-dozen 

 Adopaea lineola amongst a lot of A. jiara. These examples were all 



