202 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Depressaria jmrpureo, and ColeopJiora laripennella were taken. 

 The 6th was a calm, warm day, and in the morning a fog came 

 in from the sea which caused a bat to fly about over the sands, 

 evidently under the impression that night was approaching. 

 Metachrostis muralis and Leptomerh marginepunctata were 

 taken at rest on walls, and a lovely fresh specimen of Tinea 

 semifidvella was taken in the house probably brought in with 

 wild flowers which were in great profusion. On the downs in 

 the evening a wandering mole was an object of interest to some 

 poultry. On the 7th, my captures included Cilix glaucata, 

 Gonodontis elinquaria, Kuchlcena apiciaria, Hydriomena 

 decolorata, Aphomia stociella, Tortrix conspersdna, L. ianthinaiia, 

 C. pupillana, Euxanthis straminea, K. cinerella, and Tinea 

 avf/entinacidella. The wormwood amongst which C. pupillana 

 occurs, grows about three miles from the bouse, :tnd as the 

 species does not move much before dusk I had to come off the 

 ground about an hour too soon to do much with it to avoid 

 keeping our landlady up late at night. 



Rain fell all night, and the weather did not clear until 10 a.m. 

 next day. A short but smart shower fell at 1 pm.; the rain 

 began again at 5 p.m. and poured all night. Between the storms 

 on the 8th I secured a few A. sociella, E. manuorea, L. ianthinana, 

 and Depressaria alstrcemeria^ia. 



On the 9th the weather was stormy and showery, and very 

 little collecting was possible, but specimens of P. atricapitana, 

 G. doniestica, and Tischeria marginea were taken at rest on a 

 stone wall on the road side. 



The 10th was windy but fine until 5 p.m., when rain again 

 set in. One of my favourite spots was a prehistoric hedgerow, 

 composed chiefly of sallow and hawthorn, dividing the sand hills 

 from the " cow grounds." The prevailing sea breezes had beat 

 the hedge over away from the sea, giving it a flat-topped 

 appearance. Soap-wort {Saponaria ojjicinalis) and hemlock 

 {Coniuni viaculatum) grow on the seaward side, and fleabane and 

 ragwort on both sides. I found beating there in the afternoon 

 on the landward side paid well. On this particular afternoon I 

 beat out a freshly emerged specimen of Depressaria liturella 

 iflavella), which my small son caught in. quite professional style 

 in a net as large as himself. I have only once before seen the 

 species in the district. Just after he called my attention to a 

 male L. quercus which was resting on a plantain leaf after its 

 mid-day flight. Crambus pinellus ipinetelliis) and Lithocolletis 

 corylifoliella were also taken. The 11th was another windy day. 

 Nearly every blow of the beating stick applied to the aforesaid 

 hedge brought one or more specimens of E. marmorea into 

 the umbrella besides common Tortricina and Tineina. Some 

 beautiful dark forms were obtained in this way, and also speci- 

 mens of Crambus geniadeus, Gelechia costella, and G. marmorea. 



