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ever happen. Abroad, in tlie tropics, where I have lalien and 

 boxed numbers of small Lycoinida, I have almost invariably 

 found tlieir delicate caudal appendages as perfect as when 

 first captured. If these small creatures were lulled at once, 

 when collecting in a hot climate, they would become so stiff" 

 in a couple of hours that it would be next to impossible to 

 set them, and it is well known how difficult they are to relax 

 and set well after they have once become stiff". 



Other species were very numerous on this occasion ; 

 indeed 1 scarcely remember having seen so many gathered 

 together in so small an area, nor such a variety : in fact it 

 was a regular butterfly paradise. Safi/rns Seinele was in 

 hundreds, and just fresh from the chrysalis; Argi/nnis Afftaia 

 plentiful and in fine condition, and was — if I may so term it 

 — particularly tame, sitting on thistle-heads. 1 might have 

 taken a great nuuiber had I wanted them. As it was I 

 pinned a few; among them two beautiful varieties: one a 

 remarkably large and very dark female ; and the other a 

 male, with the fore wings nearly black. Argynnis Selene 

 was scarce, and evidently passing; Saiyrus Janira, abundant; 

 S. Tilhoniis and S. Hyperauthus, ']usi appearing; Chortohius 

 Paijipliilus and Hesperia sylvanus, common; H. llnea, a 

 few ; LyciBiui Alexis, L. Ayesiis, and Polyommaius Phlaas, 

 scarce; Thecla /V ^< J/, common ; Zv/c^/za yE<70/i, just appear- 

 ing in fine condition. After staying in this rich collecting 

 ground for a couple of hours, I walked on to Boltlail ; and 

 here, sitting on a stone close to the edge of the cliff, 

 were a pair of Sesia pltilaiHliiformis {in cop.). I tried to box 

 them, but they gave a hop, were blown over the cliff", and I 

 saw them no more. Pyrausta purpuralis and Herbtila 

 cespitalis were common, as was also Ennycliia cingulaiis in 

 certain places, and from among high dry grass I obtained 

 Cledeohia anguslalis. On my way back to Salcombe I took 

 a number of iarvse of DiaiitIi(Bcia capsincola, D. cucubali, 

 and D. carj^op/taga ; also EiipitJtecia renosala from seed- 

 pods of Silene injlala. Among Ononis I found the larvaj, 

 pupa), and imagos of Pterophonis acantliodactylus in the 

 greatest profusion. I was too tired to do much in the 

 evening; and the next day, after a brief visit to the same 

 locality, 1 went on to Dartmouth. 



My next visit to Salcombe was on May 22nd, 1875. 1 left 



