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knocked out of the clematis at the foot of the chalk hills. Euholia bipunctaria 

 was iu countless hundreds on the chalk slopes, and E. mensuraria was 

 common iu the sheltered hollows. Uroptenjx samhucaria, Metrocampa 

 man/aritaria, Acidalia acersata, A.osseata, A.trif/eminata, Cahera pusaria, 

 LtUreiitia didyinata [very abundant). Hypsipetes t'/uiata (swarming), &c., were 

 also beaten out. In the hope of breediiiij sume of the Dianthcscian, I picked 

 a bagful of campion capsules, and found a few larvae of Eupithecia venosata 

 among them. Dusking produced swarms oi Larentia didi/mata, which were 

 flying over the bilberry ; Acidalia ii/iituria, A. aversata, Leiicania lithar- 

 gyria, Xylophasia lithoxyleci, and Botys niralia ; whilst single examples of 

 Apamea opkioyranimd, Acidalia iniitaria, and Botys far inalis came indoors 

 to light. Bryophila perla was found on walls in Dorking. 



My ne.xt excursion was to Horsley, with Mr. S. W. Kemp. Several 

 rather worn Ari/yiiiiis aijlaia were seen, and one A. adippe. Pieris 

 brassicte, l\ rupee, P. napi, Epinephele ianira, E. hyperanthus (worn) 

 Cceiionympha painphilus, Lycceiia corydon (very abundant), L. Icarus, 

 Polyomniatus phUvas, Hesperia sylvanus, H. thaiimas, and a few very fresh 

 H. comma complete the list of butterflies. Very few moths were seen : 

 Macroylossa stellatarum, Porthesia siinilis, Drepana unyuicula, Bryophila 

 perla, Plusiu gamma, Toxocam pa past in um (one), Phytometra csnea {worn), 

 Acidalia aversata, Eubolia bipunctaria and E. mensuraria (both very 

 abundant) were the only species. The day was spoilt by a heavy thunder- 

 storm. 



August Jst was spent at Bylleet, with Mr. H. J. Turner and my father. 

 Here, again, we were fairly drenched, but the rain ceased about 1.30, and 

 did not begin again till six. A single male Gonepteryx rhamni and five 

 other more or less common species of butterflies were seen. Lithosia 

 griseola was common alongside the canal, and three specimens of var. 

 stramineola were boxed, and another seen. Porthesia similis, Uropteryx 

 sambucaria. Zonosoma punctaria (common and fresh), Z porata, Z.pendu- 

 laria, Eupisteria heparata, Cabera pusaria, Loniaspilis margiaata, Acidalia 

 emaryitutta. Eubolia mensuraria, E. paluinbaria, Fidonia atomaria, Enno- 

 7)108 angidaria, Botys ruralis, Ebulea crocealis, and Hydrocampa nympheata 

 were also noticed. The following krviB were taken, among others: Gonep- 

 teryx rhamni, Xotodonta dromedarius, Spilosoma mendica, and Acronycta 

 leporina (two from alder and one from birch). The wet weather was too 

 much for the dragonflies, and the following species only were noticed : 

 Erythromma naias, Ischnura elegans (very abundant), Platycnemis pemiipes, 

 and Enallayma cyathigeruni. 



August l4ih, at West Wickham, produced Hepialus hectm (one), 

 Calymnia trapezina (common), Plusia gamma (swarming), Ennomos 

 erosaria (?), Timandra amataria, Peiurga comitata, Zonosoma punctaria, 

 Z. porata, Botys ruralis, and Endotricha fiamntealis. 



August Itjth, a very enjoyable day was spent with Mr. F. Enock at 

 Ockham Pond and Wij^ley Lake, mainly for Odonata. The following 

 species were noticed: — Sympetrum scoticum (very common), S. sanguineum 

 (a few), 5. striolutum (very common), Mschna grandis (common, but 

 diffiimlt to catch), A. cyanea (?), Lestes sponsa, Ischnura vlegans, aud 

 Enallayma cyathigeruni. Lepidoptera noticed were: — Va7iessa cardui, 

 Gonepteryx rhamni, the common Pierids, Epinephele ianira, E. tithonus, 

 Pararge megcera, Ccenonympha pamphilus, Lyccena icarus, L. argiolus, 

 Polyommatus phlceas, Plusia gamma, and Hydrcecia nictitans, and larvae of 



