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correspondent (Entora. viii. 21) and by Mr. Doubleday 

 (Entora. viii. 37). 



Gonepteryx Rhamni. — Flying lazily among the flower- 

 heads in July, in swarms. 



Colias Edusa. — Saw one on the 18th July in the new 

 enclosure. 



Argynnis PnpJiia. — Common everywhere in the neigh- 

 bourhood of brambles. As an instance of its abundance I 

 may mention that a single sweep of the net on one occasion 

 enclosed four, and on another three, specimens. Took more 

 than a dozen fine specimens of the var. Valezina, besides 

 several more or less torn. 



Argynnis Aglaia and Adippe. — More local, and much less 

 common than the preceding; frequenting the blossoms of 

 Centaurea nigra in the flowery rides. Took a lovely series of 

 each. 



Argynnis Euphrosyne and Selene. — Common. 



Vanessa Polychloros. — A ievr. 



Limenitis Sibylla. — More common than in some previous 

 years, being generally distributed throughout most of the oak 

 woods. The best time to watch the evolutions of this graceful 

 insect is in the early morning, when the flight is much lower 

 than in the after part of the day. 



TJiecla Riihi. — A few specimens ; end of May. 



T. Quercus. — Very common. 



Lyccena JEgon. — Abundant on the heaths. 



h. Argiolus. — One specimen only ; July. 



Nemeobius Lucina. — A iew ; end of May. 



Thanaos Tages, Hesperia Sylvanus and Linea. — All very 

 common. 



Moths, either on the wing or at sugar, were conspicuous by 

 their absence. Whether owing to unfavourable weather, or 

 to a scarcity of insects, or to a combination of both, it is 

 certain that very little was seen on the wing after dusk. 

 Diphthera Orion had been taken plentifully in June ; and 

 Thyatira Batis and Derasa were common; but more than 

 once had we to leave the sugar without having seen a single 

 specimen. The following is a list of the principal moths 

 obtained : — 



Lithosia quadra. — Two at rest ; two at sugar. 



Ij. aureola and L. Iielveola. — Several. 



