28 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



meantime, images from pupae of Satwnia carpini {^ jmvonia), received in 

 the autumn from the North, were emerging daily ; but they were not nearly 

 60 fine as I have had them ; one specimen is much darker in groundcolour 

 than usual. The early Rhopalocera I have already referred to (Entom. xxvi. 

 199). May 11th being a beautiful bright day, I started off to my favourite 

 hunting-ground at Oxshott, in search of Nemeobius lucina. After a couple 

 of hours' searching, I managed to find the " colony " in one of the remotest 

 corners of the wood, called " The Prince's Covers." I was unable then to 

 take more than a couple of specimens, as I had already filled ray boxes with 

 other species, the best of which were two Drepana liamula and one Macro- 

 glossa homhyUformis. Eventually I completed ray series of N. lucina. 

 Amongst other insects that I have taken this year at Oxshott are — Macaria 

 liturata and Biqmhis jnniaria in profusion, Geometra jiapUionaria, 

 Drepana falcula, Bapta temerata and B. taminata, both of which are, 

 however, to be found more commonly in Ashtead woods, some five miles 

 distant ; Lyciena agon, and Ellopiafasciaria. Of insects taken more in 

 my own immediate neighbourhood, I may mention that formidable insect 

 (in the larva state) Cossus ligniperda. Out of one tree I took no fewer 

 than thirty healthy larvae, and have repeatedly taken one or two out 

 of various other trees. PericaUia syringatia occurs here every year, though 

 sparingly. The same remark also applies to Pterostoma palplna, which 

 comes to light in June. I was much pleased on turning up Phorodesma 

 bajularia this summer; I should have thought this a most unlikely insect 

 to occur here, as tliere are very few oaks indeed about this place, the pre- 

 dominating tree being the elm (Ulmus campestris). — A. J. Kaye; Worcester 

 Court, Worcester Park, Surrey, October 20th, 1893. 



Collecting at Wicken — On July 15th to 24th, in company with 

 Mr. H. Robson, I had, the pleasure of re-visiting the Fen, and although 

 the nights, on the whole, were very unfavourable for attraction by light, we 

 managed to make acquaintance with a few of the Fen species. We had 

 neither of us seen Papilio machaon at home, and were naturally anxious to 

 obtain a series of this grand insect. Although plenty of specimens were 

 seen, only a small proportion were captured, owing to the wind, and the 

 majority of those secured were in poor condition. However, ova and young 

 larvae (mostly just hatched) were readily obtained, but those about full- 

 fed were infrequently met with. For light we only had two good nights, 

 one of which was spoilt by heavy rain. We were very much surprised 

 that the lamp attracted so few Bombyces, for we expected that Bomhyx 

 neustria and Odonestis potatoria would be quite a nuisance. Sugaring in 

 the lanes was fairly successful, but the flowers of the rush were decidedly 

 more attractive. The following were among the species taken : — Smeriyi- 

 thus populi, Bomhyic neustria (2), Odonestis potatoria (2), Arctia caia, 

 Spilosoma fuHginosa (2), Nudaria senex, Lithosia lurideola [complanula], L. 

 griseola, L. stramineola (1), Epione apiciaria, Acidalia inwmtata, Cidaria 

 testata, Pelurga comitata, Hypsij^etes sordidata [elutata), Simyra venosa, 

 Leiicania impura, L. impudens {pudorina), Calamia phragmitidis, Apamea 

 leucostigma [Jibrosa), Cosmia affinis (2), Amphipyra tragopogonis. With the 

 exception of Papilo machaon, larvae were not at all plentiful, and were hard 

 to find. By searcliing, a few were obtained of the following species: — 

 SmeriiitJius ocellatus, Chcerocavipa elj)cnGr, Macroglossa stellatarum, Satumia 

 pavonia [carpini], Dicranura vinula, Bvmbyx ruhi, and Simyra venosa. A 

 journey to Tuddenham was a failure eutomologically — only a few larvse in 



