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enclosure revealed the fact, that larvae, at any rate, were about in 

 their usual numbers. Mr. Bacot turned up at breakfast time, and 

 soon afterwards the whole party started out, taking the usual route 

 down Beechen Lane. Larva-beating was immediately commenced, 

 but only with moderate success. The quantity, indeed, was great, but 

 the quality left much to be desired. All the Hybernias were common, 

 fl. (lefdliaria and H. iiianiiuaria being particularly and abnormally 

 plentiful. But the larvtT? of the local species Avere, for the most part, 

 scarce, and the following were beaten at various times throughout the 

 trip : Psibira monacha (one or two), Kiqdthecia abbreviata (one), 

 hliinera pcnnaria (common), Aaphalia ridens (a few), Brephos imrtlienias 

 (a few ofi' birch), AaphaUa tiai'icornis (do.), A. cUluta (a few oft' sallow) , 

 (Jleoccris vlminalis (do.), Hi/jjsijMes sordidata (do.), Zephynis qiiercus 

 (two), Catocala proumsa and C. sponsa (a few), Taeniocampa miniusa 

 (in plenty off the oak), Ainpldpijm pyramidca (a few), HylopJiila 

 bicolorana (one), Cabera pumria (one), Ai/rlojiis aprilina (one). A 

 notable absentee was Amphidasijfi strataria, whilst Misdia o.rijacantliae 

 and Dilnba cocrulcoccphala were also not in evidence. The day showed 

 signs of becoming brighter, and a few butterflies appeared on the 

 wing, including 7>?-('»^A/.s- ('?//;/; ro«/»(' and 7 Vorny/c ei/cria, the latter in 

 very fine condition, evidently the second brood just emerging. On 

 turning into the pine woods, plenty of moths were found flying, mostly 

 Tlu'va variata, Pancu/ra petraria and Venilia wacidaria, though Mr. L. 

 J. Tremayne took a specimen of Drepana lacertinaria, and Mr. C. 

 Nicholson one of r>./WZoatoj-/rt, and one of Cidaria mfwnata. The 

 party worked on to the railway line in the hope of taking Macmf/lossa 

 fiiciformis (the Narrow-bordered), but the Alkanet ( Anchma oiJirlnalU) 

 was mostly over, and the sun was not bright enough to induce these insects 

 to fly. The party thereupon made a halt for lunch, and, after lunch, 

 finding collecting decidedly slack, the party rested for an hour or so on 

 the railway bank, except Mr. C. B. Smith, who worked further down 

 the line. Eventually the members, still without their president, 

 turned towards home. The railway bank had yielded Si/richthm nndcac, 

 Xisoniadi's tagcs, Euclidia mi, E. (/h/phica, and one or two specimens of 

 Pnlijuiiimatm icarus were also flying about. One specimen of 

 Callop/mjs rubi had also been taken by Mr. W. H. Smith during the 

 day. The party worked back through Denny Bog and Wood, and on 

 their arrival at Lynwood found Mr. Harvey awaiting them. The 

 President did not appear till some time afterwards ; he had, it 

 appeared, been right up to the " Iwina " ground, but failed to find that 

 insect, the weather being much too dull, lout had been rewarded by a 

 couple of specimens of 2Iacrni/li)sm/udf()niiis, and one of M. buuihi/li- 

 fonuis (the broad-bordered species). After tea, the party set out to 

 sugar in Hurst Wood. Plenty of Geometeides flew at dusk, but these 

 proved to be only Larcntia viridaria, Panaiira petraria, and other 

 common kinds. Before the sugar was well laid on, rain began to fall, 

 which it soon became evident had set in for the night. We soon had 

 to return home, but not before it became obvious that not a single 

 moth was coming to the sugar, and " assembling" with a specimen of 

 Euripiii'Hi' dnlnbraria, obtained by Mr. Bacot in the afternoon, was 

 equally unprofitable. On May 24th, before breakfast, Messrs. L. J. 

 Tremayne and Bacot worked in " Jones' " enclosure for the larvae of 

 Lmcnitis sibijlla, but without result, and a search for the larv« of 



