316 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Amongst the beetles I must specially mention Elater halteatus, 

 beaten commonly enough out of birch. I should not pass over 

 my Delamere visit on the 23rd, without referring to what has 

 evidently been considered a matter of some importance. I 

 came across a type female Amphidasys hetularia and black male, 

 on an oak trunk, and in copula. The female I kept alive for 

 eggs, and these hatched. 



On July 16th I was at Southport, famous entomologically for 

 its fine sandhills. I record the visit, as it was the first time I 

 ever saw larvse of Leiicoma salicis in the wild state. They were 

 plentiful in the streets, — on the poplars screening the houses 

 and gardens from the road. I took two or three fine specimens 

 of Acronycta megacephala from the poplar trunks that were 

 within reach. 



The weather for the summer seemed now thoroughly dis- 

 organized, and no expedition could be indulged in without the 

 attendant nuisances of waterproof or umbrella. With the con- 

 solation, however, that matters could not well be worse, I 

 started for the North Lancashire mosses on July 19th, and 

 met there Mr. A. W. Kershaw, of Lancaster, and Mr. H. 

 Murray, of Carnforth, — old entomological friends. Our first 

 hunt took place on Heysham Moss, near Morecambe, on the 

 20th, Carsia paludata {imhutata) being the insect perhaps most 

 desired. I was sorry to see that the Moss had become less in 

 extent since my last visit two years ago. It was too early 

 for C. paliidata, but the short interval of sunshine we were 

 favoured with brought out hundreds of Hyria muricata (auro- 

 raria), of which I secured a good series. Coenonympha typhon 

 seemed as plentiful as ever. Anarta myrtilli was a common 

 insect and comparatively easy to capture, owing to the low tem- 

 perature ; but a drenching rain put a stop to further operations. 

 On July 23rd we reached the Witherslack Mosses. Making 

 the best of a threatening morning, our captm-es were Argynnis 

 selene, Syrichthus malvce (alveolus), Lycana astrarcheYHV. salmacis, 

 Pseudoierpna pruinata [cytisaria), Hyria muricata (rare), Drepana 

 lacertinaria and Melanthia ocellata, he&ten from hirch, Nemeoj^hila 

 russula, Peronea riifana, with larvae of Notodonta ziczac and 

 Gonoptera lihairix taken from the sallows. Vajiessa io larvse 

 were in great abundance on the nettles. The mosses resembled 

 sponges filled with water, and were impassable in many places 



