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neither L. Sibylla nor Argynnis Faphia (which was scarce) seemed to take any notice 

 of them. The only common butterfly was Lycana JEgon, which was plentiful in 

 the open boggy places, and in great beauty. One principal object of my journey 

 that day was Acidalia straminata, but not a specimen could be disturbed from 

 among the heather, and I at last secured two specimens only by the very unexpected 

 method of jarring small fir trees with a heavy stick. They seemed to be resting on 

 the tops of these trees, Macaria liturata appeared to be fairly common among the 

 firs, but mostly worn ; Cleora lichenaria sat on their trunks and limbs, and females 

 of Fidonia piniaria on the tall Carices underneath them. Badly worn specimens of 

 Hypena crassalis and Erastriafuscula were still to be found sitting on the trunks 

 of the same trees, or among the whortleberry below ; and two freshly-emerged 

 JSllopia fasciaria seemed well satisfied to rest on the leaves of the bramble. Single 

 specimens of Euthemonia russula and Aspilates strigillaria came out of the heath ; 

 of Lithosia mesomella, Aventia flexula, Tortrix roborana, Penthina caprceana, and 

 Heterogenea asellus (already noticed), from the oaks; and Nephopteryx roborella 

 from birch ; while Pempelia palumbella was of course among heath in open places. 

 Formerly I should have thought this a poor day's result in that locality ; now I was 

 delighted with it.— Id. : October, 1885. 



Abnormal neuration in the toings of Hymenoptera. — In our last number, pp. 

 148 and 149, Mr. Vincent R. Perkins describes some peculiarities in the neuration 

 of the anterior wings of some of his captures. After reading his observations I 

 referred to my own collection to see what I could find in the way of abnormal neura- 

 tion among my own specimens, and, having found several examples, I thought I 

 would add a few remarks supplementary to what Mr. Perkins has already recorded. 



Sphecodes pilifrons, Th. One ? with only two sub-marginal cells in the left 

 anterior wing, the external nerve of 2nd stcb-marginal being absent. 



HaUctus rubicundus, Ch., ^ . Both anterior wings with only two sub-marginal 

 cells, the external nerve of 2nd sub-marginal absent. 



Ralictus villosulus, K. A male and female each with the external nerve of 2nd 

 sub-marginal slightly abbreviated at the apex in either wing ; another $ has the 

 external nervures of the 2nd and drd sub-marginal cells so faintly traced as to be 

 scarcely observable, as also are the nervures of the 2nd apical cell. 



HaUctus breviceps, Saund., (J . Right anterior wing with only two sub-marginal 

 cells, external nerve of 2nd sub-marginal absent. 



Andrena Clarkella, K., (J . Left wing with only two sub-marginal cells, external 

 nervure of 2nd sub-marginal indicated only at the base. Another ^ has two sub-mar- 

 ginal cells only in either wing, the external nervure of 2nd sub-marginal completely 

 absent in both ; a ? has this nerve abbreviated in the left wing. 



Aomada Roberjeotiana, Panz., (? . Right wing with only two sub-marginal 

 cells, external nervure of 2nd sub-marginal absent. 



Nomadaf acuta, Panz., S • 3rrf sub-marginal cell incomplete in left loing, its 

 external nerve being abbreviated. 



Noniada ruficornis, L., ? . I have a small $ with two sub-marginal cells only in 

 either wing, the external nervure of 1st sub-marginal cell being onl}'^ just indicated 

 .at its base. 



Nomada ferruglnata, K., S • Both wings with the external nervure of the 2nd 

 sub-marginal cell abbreviated at the apex ; $ with the external nerve of the Isf 

 sub-marginal abbreviated on the left side. 



