283 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Captures in the New Forest. — The following list of 

 insects noticed here during July, may be of some interest: — 

 Satyrus scmele, neighbourhood of Brockenhurst Road, in good 

 condition. Argynnis euphrosyne, Beechin Lane, worn. A. paph'ia, 

 Beechin Lane. Limenitis sihylla, Beechin Lane ; this and the 

 last-named species in splendid condition, freshly emerged. Also 

 the commoner species of Rhopalocera. Nemophila russula (male), 

 neighbourhood of Brockenhurst Road and in Matley Bog. Libellida 

 depressa, Matley Bog, and pond at bottom of Beechin Lane, fairly 

 common. L. quadrimaculata, pond at bottom of Beechin Lane, 

 fairly common. Sympetrum striolatam ? pond at bottom of 

 Beechin Lane, common. Orthetrum ccBrulesccns, Matley Bog, 

 one female. Anax imperator, pond at bottom of Beechin Lane, 



two specimens seen. Calepteryx ? Matley Bog, Beechin 



Lane, common. The Calepteryx found here and at Saveruake 

 Forest, Marlborough, has the whole of the wings of a dark and 

 smoky tint in the case of the male ; while that found by the 

 Thames at Windsor has the extremity of the wing transparent : 

 I believe them to be two distinct species, and that the last one is 

 named virgo. Pyrrhochroma minima, Matley Bog, and pond at 

 bottom of Beechin Lane, fairly common. Lestes sponsa, 

 Beechin Lane, near pond, one female caught. Agrionidae (blue), 

 common by pond in Beechin Lane ; two or three kinds, probably ; 

 cyatkigerum, pulchellum, and elegans as well. Scorpion-flies in 

 all the hedges and furze-clumps in great abundance. A few fine 

 Ichneumonidse ; also large dipterous insects (genus Bombylius, I 

 believe). Geometridse and Tortricidse plentiful. Insects generally 

 late in appearance, corresponding to the backwardness of the 

 season. — F. A. Walker, D.D. ; Dun Mallard, Cricklewood, N.W. 



Unusual pairing.— When sugaring on August 10th I took a 

 Xylophasia monoglypha, in copula with a female Hadena trifolii. 

 I killed them at once, and have the pair now in my possession 

 still coupled. — (Major) Chas. Partridge ; The Castle, Portland, 

 September 23, 1888. 



SiREX juvencus in London. — While walking through the 

 Cattle Market, Islington, on September 6th, I found one of these 

 sawflies resting on the stones. It was very quiet and did not 

 attempt to fly, but when boxed it became very restless. It must 

 have travelled some distance from its breeding-place, there being 



