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actively. I observed one very evident case of " assembling " in this 

 species, in whicli several males were settled quietly round, in a 

 very small space, and others, wildly dashing about ; only one $ was 

 observed. — Albert J. Hodges. iJ/«y, 1893. 



New Forest. — The following larva3 were captured by myself, and 

 members of the North London Natural History Society, on May 19th, 

 at Lyndhurst. — On oak: Thecla qaercus (not common), Psilura monacha 

 (several), Cymatophora ridens (very common), Cosiaia tr.ipezina and 

 T^niocampa stahilis (very common), Agriopis aprih'na, Ennomos angidaria 

 (several), Amplddasijs prodroviarla (several), Ni/ssia hLspklaria, Phitjalia 

 pedaria, Hiinera pennaria, Hi/beraia defoliarla (not plentiful), Eiipithecia 

 abbreviata (several). On birch : Cymatophora flavicornls (between the 

 leaves), Selenia illustraria, Geometra papilioaaria (occasionally), Brephos 

 partheiiias. On elm and sallow : Vanessa polychloros occurred in pro- 

 fusion, with an occasional Argynnis papliia. — Ambrose Quail, Stamford 

 Hill, N. [Surely not paphia on elm and sallow. — Ed.]. 



North Devon. — Last year was an exceptionally good season here 

 from a collector's point of view, but this bids fair to surjjass it, with the 

 exception that not one hybernated Cynthia cardui or Colias edusa has, 

 so far, put in an a^Dpearance. Butterflies have been very jilentiful, and 

 weeks earlier than 1 have ever known them ; the following is my list 

 of " First Notices " : — March 10th, Vanessa urticce ; 20th, V. io ; 23rd, 

 Lasiomniata egeria ; 25th, Pieris rapce ; 29th, Gonopteryx rhamni ; 

 30th, P. brassicce. April 7th, Enchloe eardarnines ; 11th, Lasiommata 

 megtera ; llth, Thanaos tages ; 15th, P. na^^/ (probal)ly out before, but 

 the lirst one caught) ; 16th, Syrichthus alveolus ; 19th, Chrysophanus 

 phlceas ; 20th, Argynnis euphrosync, Leucophasia siniq^is, Lyccena icariis, 

 L. argiolus ; 23rd, V. atalanta ; 25th, Coinonymphu panqjhilus ; 27th, 

 Melitcea arternis, M. athalia, A. selene. May 4th, Hesperia sylvanus ; 

 26th, Uipparchia janira ; 28th, A. adippe. The following insects — 

 T. tages, L. megcera, P. brassicie, L. teams, A. selene and H. janira being 

 actually as early, or earlier than I took them at Biarritz, in 1891. A. 

 euphrosyne has been extraordinarily abundant. Sallows promised well, 

 but from the time the fine weather and E. winds set in (March 18th), 

 they proved absolutely useless, and sugar has been a complete failure. 

 Night searching and sweeping for larvte has also given very poor re- 

 sults. But for one week (May 9tli to 15th inclusive), light proved very 

 successful ; on the last night, which was the best, there had been a 

 thunderstorm, and heavy showers during the day. The following- 

 species were taken : — May 9th : — Spilosoma menthasfri, S. lubricipeda, 

 Agrotis exclamationis, Grammesia trilinea (including the red form and 

 var. bilinea), Dianthcecia capsincola, Apamea basilinea, Odonoptera biden- 

 tata, Cidaria russata and Entnielcsia decolorata ; 10th, Cucullia umbratica, 

 Viminia rumicis ; 11th, Plmia chrysitis ; 13th, Boinbyx rubi ? , Arctia 

 villica, Leucania pallens ; llth, Cili.e spinida, Hadena dentina, H. tha- 

 lassina ; 15th, Noiodonta trepida, N. ziczac, Demas coryli, L. comma, A. 

 rurea, 31. anceps, Caradrina morpheas, Busina tenebrosa, A. segetmn, 

 Noctua rubi, N. plecta, Hadena genista', H. pisi, Plnsia gamma, Selenia 

 Inaaria, Etirymene dolobraria, Ephyra porata. The moon being just 

 again favourable, light produced last night (June 2nd), the following- 

 additional species : — Miana sfrigilis, Apamea gemina, Axylia p>ntris, N. 

 triangnlum, N. c-nigrum, N. /estiva, Xylophasia polyodon {monoglypha), 

 II. oleracea, Phlogophora melicnlosa, Habroslola iirtiae (tripartita), mar- 



