206 THE entomologist's record. 



last evening (June ]3tli) in the garden adjoining Sulby Parsonage, I 

 was most successful in taking a beautiful fresli specimen of Flmia 

 festucoe, about 9.20, from flowers of red valerian. This is the first 

 specimen I have ever seen in the Island. There was a good breeze 

 blowing all the evening, and moths were attracted to the blossoms of 

 the plant referred to in good numbers. I took also the following : 

 Plusia chri/sitis, P. gamma, P. iota, P. pnlchrina, and a few AbrostoJa 

 triplasia, CucnUia vmbratica and D. capsincola. Sugar has jdelded 

 nothing special up to the present time. — H. Shortridge Clarke, Sulby 

 Parsonage, Lezayre. Jnne 14///, 1893. 



OxsJiott. — Field meeting of the South London Entomological and 

 Natural History Society held on Saturday, June 10th, under the 

 guidance of Mr. R. South. The railway is very convenient at this spot, 

 for it lands one right on tlie collecting ground. Turning to the left on 

 leaving the station, the memljers quickly dispersed, and among the 

 scattered fir and beech trees, Eubolia phiiitbaria was noted in fine 

 condition ; Epinephde janira, E. titJionus, Ccenomjmplia "pamphihis, Syrich- 

 thus maliHe, and one or two Lyccena a^r/on, rejjresented the Rhopalocera ; 

 from the heather, Ematurgn atomaria, which has been about so long this 

 year, a few Aspilates strigillaria, and an odd specimen of Nemeophila 

 russula were disturbed, while the denser portion yielded Cabera 

 pusaria, Acidalia remufan'a, Asthenia candidata, Camptogramiita bilineata 

 and Lomaspilis marginata. In this part of the heath, the sundew 

 (Drosera rotundifoh'a) flourished, and many jiatches of the parasitical 

 dodder (Cnscida epithi/mnm) were seen. On entering the fir woods 

 I^roper, going north, members were astonished at the vast numbers of 

 Bupalns piniaria and Thera variata, which the beating stick produced, 

 many of the former being in fine condition. On the trunks, Scoparia 

 dubitah's and L. truncicolcUa were present ; one EUopia prosajjiaria, a 

 few Macaria lifurata, in fine condition, and plenty of Eupithecia indigata, 

 almost unrecognizable. lodis lacfearia was flying, and Retinia p)inivorana 

 was rejiorted. Specimens of the coleopterous family CoccineUida; were 

 observed in all four stages, the pupa stage of Coccinella oblongo-gidtata 

 being especially noticeable, both for its striking colours and its poAver of 

 suddenly standing at right angles to the trunk of the tree when disturbed. 

 At lengtli we reached a hedge of variable growth bordering the fir wood, 

 and here Aplecta nebnlosa and Melanthia albiciUata were taken from the 

 trees ; full-fed larva? of Panolis p)mrperda were beaten, and Melanippe 

 viontanata, M. sociata, Larcntia viridaria and Ebulea sambucalis were 

 driven out, while Tortrix riridana was certainly there. Turning sharpty 

 to the left, Ave reached a damp situation, where Myrica gale, so attractive 

 to Lyccenidce, grows Avith Viola p^cdtistris and Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Heie 

 we obtained Cataclysta lemnata and Hydrocamjja nympjJieata, with a 

 solitarjr specimen of Leucania impura. A beautiful piece of undergTOwth 

 was now reached, Avhich, with the adjoining palings, produced consider- 

 able numbers both of species and S2:)ecimens. Melantliia oceUata, Phoro- 

 desma pusfnlata, Tephrosia pmictidaria, among the Geometr.e, and Tri- 

 plicena promiba, Noctna c-nigrum, Agrotis exdamationis, Xylophasia mono- 

 gh/phn, among the Nocture, were added to our list. A solitary specimen 

 of Drepana ndtraria Avas taken. Among the micros AA^ere Pcedisca 

 bilunana, P. corficana, Etipcecilia nana and Elachista argentella. Many 

 species found before were present liere again, including a number of 

 fine specimens of Melanthia albiciUata, The road was noAv reached, and 



