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with light N.E. wind, and warm. The usnal sallow insects were in 

 abundance and very variable, with the exception of Tauiocampa 

 t/racilifi and Pachnuhia rxhricoaa, neither of which put in an appearance 

 at all, but we were probably too early for them. The insects taken at 

 sallow were T. tiiitiiom, T. )iiii)tda, very plentiful and variable, T. 

 instabilis, T. cnida, T. ijothica, Xi/loca^i/ia Utliuiiza, Panolis piniperda, 

 X. aocia {pctri/icata) (twelve in excellent condition considering their 

 having hibernated), A', uynithopm^ {rhizolitlia), also plentiful and in good 

 condition, but Srupdosoma scitellitia and Cerastis raccinii were almost 

 unrecognisable. Hi/beniia procjennnaria and Lobophora lobidata were 

 netted, and one Animptery.v (eticidaria was taken at rest on a street 

 lamp. 



The weather on the 30th was glorious, and a visit was paid to 

 Queen's Bower, where we found Teplnosia bistortata fairly plentiful on 

 tree trunks, and a specimen of L. lobulata was discovered just emerged 

 and drying its wings on a birch trunk, the green bloom on the wings 

 looking very beautiful, but like most of the greens it soon fades. A 

 number of Gonejiteryx rhaiiini were seen, and three Vuni'saa io were 

 netted in the hopes of getting ova, but they all proved to be males ; 

 one specimen had hardly any hindwings left. Bir/iluis parthcnias was 

 fairly plentiful but almost impossible of capture, flying so high, and a 

 pair of stonechats had much the best of the fun, frequently proving 

 successful. 



On April 16th Biston hiitaria were taken on tree trunks in East 

 Dulwich, on the 17th a 5 Diantlnecia cucubali (from Walmer larva) 

 emerged in a breeding cage, and on the 19th Satnmia varpini (from 

 Eastbourne larv*) started emerging. On the 20th a J B. hirtaria 

 laid ova in cotton wool, these eventually hatched on May 13th. 



Tiliacea (ttna(/o ova, from a New Forest J , started hatching on the 

 21st. In the previous autumn I noticed that the $ , after laying the 

 first batch of fertile ova, laid infertile and fertile ova intermittently, as 

 do also 2 s of Bastjcainpa riibi(ii)iea and I 'alia cIiL 



On April 21th, at Christchurch, Hants, I', io was seen, also the first 

 Pieris rapae of the year, on the 28th DasijcJiira pudibunda started 

 emerging in my cages, and on May 5th Hadcna pisi followed suit. 



On May 8th L'elaatriita ar;iiuliis were seen in some numbers in East 

 Dulwich, and on the 9th were plentiful at Winchester, Hants. On the 

 10th a flying visit was paid to the New Forest for Boannia ciitctaria, 

 when I was fortunate in having the company of Mr. Lyle, who never 

 tires of helping brother entomologists. The day was excessively hot, 

 and as firing was going on in the usual habitat of PJ. ciitrtayia, we had 

 to seek them elsewhere. Arriving on the ground it was not long before 

 a worn ^ was discovered at rest on a pine trunk, and soon after a J 

 in perfect condition, which was duly photographed. I had just finished 

 the exposure, when to our surprise spots of rain began to fall, dark 

 clouds gathered all round, and we were soon in the midst of one of the 

 worst storms I ever remember, which lasted for over four hours. 

 However, I suppose I must reckon myself lucky as we managed to get 

 back to Brockenhurst comparatively dry, and the B. rinrtan'a $ laid 

 me a nice batch of ova in the pill-box. These hatched on May 25th, 

 the larvfe fed up very quickly, pupated on June 20th, and are now 

 going over the winter in that state, there being no attempt at a second 

 brood, notwithstanding the abnormal weather. 



