340 THE NATUIIALIST. 



Satyrus ^gerla. Not uncommon in woods. 



S. Tithonus. Very common, more particularly so on Mouseliold Heath. 



S. Hyperanthiis. Not uncommon. 



Chortobius Pamyliilus. Common on Household. 



Thecla qiiercus. Eare. I saw a male in August last, it was resting on the 



underside of a leaf, I was unable to catch it, having unfortunately left 



my net behind me, I have one in my collection taken a few years since. 

 Polyommatus Phlceas. Not uncommon on heaths and meadows from April 



to September. 

 Lyccena My on. Uncommon. I have one example which I obtained with 



L. Alexis during last August. 

 L. Alsus. Eare. I remember a few specimens being taken in a meadow at 



Ketteringham about four years ago. 

 Syricthus alveolus. Uncommon. 



Thanaos tages. Eather uncommon, I have seen a few examples. 

 Hesperia Sylvanus. Not uncommon, 

 H. tinea. Not uncommon. 



THE ENEMIES OF THE LAEVAL FEOG AND TOAD. 



By J. Hepworth. 



In No. 5 of " The Naturalist," page 75, I gave a short list of animals 

 that I had found to be exceedingly destructive to the immature frog and 

 toad. With your permission I will again return to the subject, and give a 

 few details which may possibly interest some of your readers, and perhaps, 

 which is more desirable, turn the attention of others to the — shall I say 

 beautiful ? — yes, to the beautiful though greatly ignored inhabitants of 

 our wayside ponds. 



How many thousands of our fellow men are suffering from that almost 

 incurable disease, " ennui,/ or are wandering away from their homes to 

 the public-house, and thence to the gaol and the hulks, because, forsooth, 

 they can find nothing upon which to expend their profound thought ! 

 What can be done for such men? Is there no " dead fly in the window," 

 or live one in the treacle pot — no mummy pigeon in the attic or slimy 

 snail in the cellar — no spider on the ceiling or cricket on the hearth — no 

 maggot on the cheese or aphis on the rose ? Is there not one of these to 



