20 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



cially where tufts of Valeriana qfficiiiaUs grow. An occasional Vanesm 

 antiopa may be seen, majestically sailing down from the overhanging trees, 

 or springing up in front of the too ardent naturalist, just far enough away for 

 him to be unable to reach it. This species is said to be very common iu 

 the neighbourhood, but owing to the bad season they have been very scarce 

 this year. Now and then a CalUmorpha hera will fly across the road, the 

 bright red of its wings making it a conspicuous object, or it may be 

 taken on the valerian-heads in company with numberless Vanessidse and 

 Theclse. A few V. urticcR may also be seen vvitli Erebia athiops. In the 

 more open spots GonejJteryx rhamni is common. The trees which border 

 the road yield Catocala mipta, Liparis dispar, L. monacha, &c. In the 

 woods above the Han road, which require to be worked in the afternoon, as 

 no sun reaches them in the morning, yield Vanessa c-alhum and E. athiops. 

 In the evening many Geometrse may be found. On the summit of the hill 

 above the wood there is an open patch of grassy ground where Argynnis 

 aglaia may be caught, with A. dia, E. hyperanthes, Ccenonympha pam- 

 philus, C. arcania, L. icarns, L. minima, P. thaumas, and P. comma. 

 On the right side of the Dinan road, just beyond the town, there is a range 

 of bare hills leading to the convent of St. Kemy and the famous marble 

 quarries. Insects are scarce here, but the large H. circe may be caught in 

 fair numbers, with an occasional Papilio machaon. In the ibrest of Roche- 

 fort there are few roads which make it ditiicult to work, but it abounds in 

 flowers and insects. The Lepidoptera worthy of note are V. antiopa, A. 

 adlppe, with var., chlorodippe, A. dia, E. (Hthiops, E. ianira, C. pamphilus. 

 C. arcania, P. ])hlccas, L. medon, L. argiolus, L. dorilis, L. astrarche, 

 Pieris napi, L. sinapis, G. rhamni, C. edusa, P. thaumas and P. comma. 

 Among the moths, Macroglossa steUatarum and O. antiqua. In a gully on 

 the Jemelle road 1 caught H. circe, V.poiychloros, L. icarus and var. icarinus, 

 L. hellargus, L. astrarche, L. dorylas, L. medea, C. edusa, G. rhamni, P. 

 napi, P. brassiccB, P. rapm, S. alcece, S. alveus, N. tages, E. tithonus and H. 

 comma. A few Acidalia ornata were also caught, with larvae oi Smerinthus 

 ocellatus, Cossus ligniperda and D. vinula. One night only I went out with 

 a lantern to this gully, and obtained numerous Py rales and other interesting 

 moths, especially Tortrices and Tineee, whicli were very common. Before 

 closing, I must allude to the beautiful schist-coloured grasshopper, with 

 pale blue under wings, which form so conspicuous a feature among the insects. 

 Looking at the collection, one is struck with the very dark appearance of 

 the insects generally, and especially with the deep colours of the P. 

 megcera and P. egeria, which are very much darker and smaller than those 

 which I captured a few years ago in the plains of Northern France, though 

 the French specimens are not faded. This dark coloration is no doubt due 

 to the altitude of the locality, and also perhaps somewhat to the dark 

 colour of the rocks. The specimens of E. medea are less hairy-looking 

 and brighter in colour than those which I obtained in Oban (Scotland). I 

 feel sure that a visit to this locality would amply repay anyone who could 

 spend a holiday there. August is a little too late, as many of my speci- 

 mens are the worse for wear. Orthopterists and coleopterists especially 

 will find Rochefort a rich collecting-ground. — E. W. Carlieh; Physio- 

 logical Laboratory, Edinburgh University. 



Thk Wet Season and Ocelli. — According to Mr. de Niceville 

 (Entomol. Soc, Feb. 8th, 1885), the ocellated spots on the under sides of 



