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iV. rugostts, L. (J. W. Douglas, E. M. M. xii. 154).— Lee 

 and Dareiitb, Probably common in many places. 



Salda paUipes, F. (J. W. Douglas, Id. xii. 30).— Havlinff 

 Island; Mr. Moncieaff. 



S. pilosella, Thorns. (J. W. Douglas, loc. cit.).— Common 

 on the coast, 



S. opacula, Zett. (J. VV. Douglas, E. M. M. xi. 9).— 

 Taken by myself on marshy ground, at about two thousand 

 feet altitude, in Braemar. 



S. palustris, Douglas (J. W. Douglas, loc. cit. 10).— 

 Southampton, &c. 



S. vestita, Douglas (J. W. Douglas, loc. cit. 11).— Taken 

 by Dr. Power, at Loch Leven j and by Mr. Hardy, on 

 Tyneside. 



S. viarghiella, Fieb. (J. W. Douglas, loc. cit. 142).— Deal. 



>S'. fucicola, J. Sahib. (J. W. Douglas, loc. cit. 143).— 

 Folkestone, &c. Dr. Reuter met with it in the north of 

 Scotland last summer. 



Hydrometra aspera, Fieb. (J. W. Douglas, E. M. M. 

 xii. 223). — Taken in Fifeshire, by Dr. Power. 



Corixa prominula, Thorns. (J. W. Douglas, loc. cit. 224). 

 —Taken in the Hebrides, by Mr. H. Jenner-Fust. 



A FEW DAYS IN THE NORFOLK FENS. 

 By W. H. TuGWELL. 



Now that the busy season of collecting is over, save to the 

 diligent pupa-digger, I feel certain that a large majority of 

 the readers of the 'Entomologist' would be glad to see in its 

 pages more frequent notices of local jottings and excursions, 

 as much pleasant reading and at times real information may 

 be picked out of them, to be put into practice on our future 

 trips; so I hope the following account of one of my expe- 

 ditions may interest some, and tempt other and more 

 experienced entomologists to give us from time to time a iew 

 leaves from their journals. 



I have for years wished to see and have a little fen 

 collecting,— to invade the native habitat of Papilio Alachaon 

 in its moist retreat. On July 25th, 1876, I started to realise 

 my desire, and to spend a week at Ranworlh Fen. To reach 



