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brilliant and insects swarmed. It was pui*ely a matter of how many 

 one could catch against time. I did not get on the ground until 

 11 a.m., and caught a train back to Strt)od at 4.12 p.m., fretting and 

 fuming that I had tilled all my boxes. I had a regular field day with 

 lUtliijla carnelhi and E. anguinaUs, securing aljout 60 fine specimens of 

 each species, whilst the second broods of Ac/dalia ornata, Pi/raasta 

 j)iinicealis, and P. purpiiralh, as well as Eaholia hipunctarui, would have 

 given me equal numbers could I have housed them ; but coming on a 

 ln"Ood of Muaceseoptilas zopJtodactylus, it took me some time to see, 

 capture and box a dozen, all three operations being equally difficult with 

 tliis lively customer. Aciptilia haliodactyla and A. tetradadijla still 

 received careful attention, whilst Phi/cis subornatella, Phytometra cenea, 

 Lithosia complana, and another fine Sesia ichneumoniformis again turned 

 up. Among other things I find I captured L. cegon, Aspilates gilvaria, 

 LeHcania coiiigera, II. cespitalis, Scojjaria duhifalis, Gelechia cinerelhi, 

 P. aspersana, B. fascocupreUa, PancaUa lemoenhoeckella, Stigiaonota 

 composana, C diluckhiiia, Eapoecih'a erigerann, P. aspersdiia, Sericoris 

 conchana, C. tesserana and P. seUana, only a few of each, in most cases 

 tlirough want of boxes, although in some because they were rare, as in the 

 case of dilncidana, composana and seUana. July 8th saw me at the same 

 locality, though there were great changes in the atmospheric conditions. 

 Rain and a high wind kept matters in an unsatisfactory state, and a 

 heavy thunderstorm about 5 p.m. drove me off the ground. My 

 captures, however, Avere not uninteresting. Besides I. camella, E. 

 angninalis, P. punicealis, P. purpuralis, H. cespitalis, M. zophodactylns, 

 A. haliodactyla, and others in lesser numbers, I took a few fine 

 specimens of the second broods of Eniaturga atomaria, Nisoniades tages 

 and Eriopsela fractifasciana, whilst Catopjtria cana, C. ccecirnaculana, 

 Soj)h)-onia parenthesella, Depressaria nanatella, Gelechia suhocellea, 

 Orthotmiia striana and CEdematophorus lithodactyla were added to the 

 previous captures. The latter species is quite new to me on the chalk 

 hills. Leucania lithargyria was disturbed frequently during the morn- 

 ing, and Macvoglossa stellatarum fought manfully against the wind at 

 the flowers of the bugloss. The next week was a blank. A dull, 

 miserable Saturday, with lively recollections of the thunderstorm of 

 the Sth, in which I got well soaked, kept me in London ; but I went to 

 Ouxton again on July 22nd in company with Mr, Page, Anaitis 

 plagiata, Eubolia hipimciaria and Acidalia ornata were exceedingly 

 abundant, whilst E. mensuraria, Aspnlates gilvaria and the second brood 

 of Eniaturga atomaria were almost equally so. Among the butterflies 

 second broods of Lycama hellargus, L. icarus, L. medon, Chrysophanus 

 phlteas, Nisoniades tages and Pararge megcera ajjpeared frequently, 

 whilst L. corydon and P. linea were by no means rare. Acontia luctuosa 

 turned up, but J. camella was getting over. The second brood of 

 Melanippe sociata occurred, and I had a rare day with the Pteropliorina. 

 A. haliodactyla came first, then A. tetradactyla. Besides these Mimoi- 

 seoptilus hipunctidactyla, M. zopliodactylus, Pterophorus monodactyla, CE. 

 lithodactyla (one), Oxyptilus parmdactyla and Leioptilus osteodactyla were 

 all netted, whilst Aciptilia pentadactyla and M. p>terodactyla were 

 observed. A fine series of Coleophora ochrea and C. lixella fell to my 

 net, as also some twenty specimens of Eupcecilia erigerana. Besides these 

 Phytometra cenea, S. conchana, Gelechia cinerella, Pyrausta punicealis, 

 P. imrpiiralis, II. cespitalis, E. angninalis, S. parenthesella, Eupithecia 



