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Anarta myrtiUi was captured freely, and Euthcmonia russ^da and Nenteo- 

 phila plantaijinu were readily disturbed in the rough places in which 

 they occur. One evening, just after sunset, I observed Prucris staticen 

 swarming in some meadows bordering a wood. Beating hedges and 

 bushes produced some useful Geometrids. Lobophom se.valisdta and 

 L. halterata were perhaps the best. Other species were Niwieria 

 pulveraria, Cidaria corylata, Emmelesia decolorata, Ast/una cnndidata, 

 A. luteatn, F/plujra pendularia, Cidaria silaceata, and Melanthia 

 alhiciUata. In meadows, Eupithecia phimheolata, E. pi/i/maeata, E. 

 sutijrata, E. cxhjuata were more or less common. E. cul(/ata and 

 E. ahsynthiata could be netted along hedges at dusk. E. indiijata was 

 very common in low fir trees. A few E. lariciata were taken among 

 larch, and I got some nice dark E. nanata on one of our high lying 

 " mosses." E. indir/ata &pTpea,vs to be fond of resting in holly bushes ; 

 perhaps it is attracted by the flowers. — F. H. Day, 6, Currock Terr., 

 Carlisle. M/ ith, 1897. 



Spring Hymenoptera from Southern France. — The names of 

 the Hymenoptera captured by Dr. Chapman at Cannes and Digne 

 last March and April are as follows : — Cannes, March, 1897. — 

 MiitiUa maura, $ ; Ammophila hirstita, $ ; Odynerus spinipes, S ', 

 0. parietum, J ; Folistes gallica, $ ; ColJetes cunicularia, ^ ; 

 Ceratina alhilahris, $ and g ; C. chalcites, g ; Osmia iricornis, 

 2 ; Chalicodoma pyrenaica, $ ; Authophora dispar, g ; MeJecta 

 luctnosa, $ ; Cimhex i-maculata var. humeralis, two g and one $ . 

 Digne, April, 1897. — Xylocopa violacea, J ; X. cyanescens, $ . 

 Aix-les-Bains, May 3rd, 1897. — Gorytes mystacetts, g . I am afraid 

 all the above species are ordinary ones, and there is nothing special 

 to remark about them. — E. Saunders, F.L.S., F.E.S., St. Ann's, 

 Woking. 



Spring Odonata from Southern France. — The Odonata taken by 

 Dr. Chapman in Southern France, work out as follows : — Cannes, 

 March, 1897. — Ischnura elegans, Sympycua fusra. Grenoble, May 

 1st, 1897. — Agriou puella. Aix-les-Bains, May 3rd, 1897.^ — Agrion 

 pnlchellum, Ischnura elegans, Agrion piiella. — W. J. Lucas, B.A., 

 Kingston-on-Thames. 



Cheshunt in June. — The members of the North London Entomo- 

 logical Society held an outing on June 19th, and, arriving by the 

 train at 3.30 p.m., at once made their way to the marshes around the 

 river Lea. Few Lepidoptera were observed. Larvae of Cucullia 

 verbasci were found on Scrophularia aquatica, the species being 

 widely distributed in the neighbourhood. Larvae of Aglais urticae, 

 Liparis nurifliia and CAisiocampa nenstria were also taken. In the 

 evening, Miana fasciunctda, Hydrocampa nymphaeata, Cataclystn 

 lemnnta and other species were captured. — Lawrence J. Tremayne. 



Oxshott in June. — The members of the City of London Entomo- 

 logical Society indulged in a field excursion on June 26th to Oxshott. 

 Messrs. Prout and Garland proceeded to Esher, where they arrived at 

 11 a.m., walking from thence to Oxshott. On the way they worked 

 the fences, which, however, produced only Triaena psi and Acidnlia 

 aversatu, until they reached the Oxshott district, when Hadena 

 genistae and other Noctuids turned up. Euholia phimbaria was 

 common on one part of the heath, and in a favoured spot among the 

 pines Pleheins aegon, Euthemonia rnssida, Ellopia prosapiaria. 



