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bordering hedge near by I dislodged two fine CalUviorpha hera. 

 Among the blues, A. coridon was common, and P. icariis was 

 likewise fairly common. Of A. medon (astrarche) I only took two, 

 whilst Lampides boeticiis frequented some flowering vetches that climbed 

 over a hedge, they were, however, rare and had seen better days. Two 

 rather poor Lou-eia dorilis were also captured. Hesperiids were few 

 and far between, a single Adopaea flava (thaumua), a pair of worn 

 Aiit/iadea xijlvanus, and Hesperia carthami, and one Niso7uades tafjes 

 being all that put in an appearance. The next morning we 

 repaired to an old tower in the valley, and along the road under an 

 avenue of trees, Satyrus alcyone was not uncommon, but was 

 uncommonly difficult to catch, of Pyrmneis cardiii a single specimen 

 was taken, and a beautiful specimen of Eiivanessa antinpa. Here also 

 I succeeded in taking a quite fresh Bliodocera cleopotra. I have been 

 unable to find a record of this species from the Pyrenees, and I do not 

 know whether this is a new occurrence or not from this district. 

 Melanavfjia (jalathea also occurred, but was going over. The only 

 Zygaenid I saw or took is a form of Anthrocera filipendiilae, which is 

 evidently var. ochsenheinieri. Aphantopm Iiyperantiis also occurred, 

 but its condition was far from good. Thus ended a very pleasant 

 holiday, and one that made me desire to try the Pyrenees again, 

 nearer perhaps to the Mediterranean. 



The Season of 1911 in the Abertillery District of Monmouthshire. 



By W. BAIT SMITH. 

 {Concluded from page 238.) 

 On June 6th I had a day's collecting at Teignmouth and Dawlish. 

 1 was disappointed at the results, as I had hoped to do fairly well. 

 Pieris brassicae and P. rapac were common enough, and one or two 

 examples of P. napi were seen. A few worn $ s of Harhlof carda- 

 inines were seen, in company with equally dilapidated examples of 

 Brenthis eiiphrosyne and Pararye ineyaera on the cliffs near " The 

 Ness." The same place gave a few large bright Brent/u's selene in 

 perfect condition. The only other butterflies seen were P'pivephele 

 jurtina [ianira), CoennnympJia panipliilux, Ihimicia pldaeas, and 

 Polyotmiiatus icarnn, which were all common. My principal object in 

 visiting this locality was to try to obtain some larvtv of JUtliys iiueiriis, 

 but in spite of much beating of oak, not a single larvte of this species 

 rewarded ray efforts. A worn ? Avidalia imitaria, beaten out of 

 rough grass near "The Ness," obligingly laid about fifty ova in a 

 chip box during this and the following day. The larva^ fed up 

 rapidly on dock, and produced imagines in August. Unfortunately 

 most of these insects emerged whilst I was away from home, and had 

 battered themselves about and died before I returned. Antivlea 

 rubidata was common amongst rough herbage and in thick hedges. 

 Coremia ferriiyata and Xanthorho'e sonata were fairly common, and 

 single examples of lodin lartcaria and Mesoleiica ocellata were beaten 

 out of hedges. A beautifully fresh Botyx ammlia was beaten out of 

 ivy growing over a low stone wall ; Tortri.r forsterana and several 

 other species of Tortrix not yet identified were beaten out of rough 

 herbage. Scoparia dubitalis was abundant and CixnnbuH pratellus, 



