198 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Lithosia mesomella in Delamrre Forest. — During an afternoon 

 ramble in Delamere Forest (June 29th) by members of the Chester Natural 

 Science Society, three specimens of L. mesomella were taken at rest. As 

 far as I know, the earliest record of the insect for the district is one of my 

 own (see Entom. xxvii. 247). We found other good moths fairly common 

 during the ramble, such as Eucosmia undulata, Macaria liturata, and 

 Drepana falcataria (falcula). — J. Arkle ; Chester. 



Lampyris noctiluoa near Chester. — Whilst sugaring at Sealand, 

 with the Messrs. Thompson, of Chester, on the night of June 24th, we 

 came across two of these beetles — the well-known "glowworms." The 

 species has been taken previously, but rarely, I believe, near Chester; at 

 any rate, this is the first occasion I have met with it in the district. The 

 Messrs. Thompson tell me they have come upon as many as five in an 

 evening in the Sealand neighbourhood. I well remember the wonder and 

 admiration I felt upon seeing " glowworms " for the first time, some years 

 ago, in the Tan-y-Bwlch valley, North Wales (Entom. xxvi. 289). —J. 

 Arkle ; Chester. 



New Forest, 1898. — Nine days' collecting at Lyndhurst with Mr. A. 

 G. Saunders, from June 3rd to June 12th, produced very favourable results, 

 considering the lateness of the season. The weather turned out very fine, 

 but it was very cold at night. At Stubby Copse Nemeobius lucina was very 

 abundant, but rather worn ; Argynnis selene and A. euphrosyne were, how- 

 ever, in splendid condition. Syrichthus alveolus was abundant, and I 

 managed to get two nice varieties. On June 5 th we visited the Rhine- 

 fields, and found the rhododendrons very backward ; but the azaleas were 

 in full bloom, and we took seven Macroylossa fuciformis ; on June llth I 

 again went there, and took fifteen fuciformis in very fine condition, but no 

 M. bombyliformis, although the latter were common on the railway bank 

 near Brockenhurst. During the day we took Boarmia consortaria, Ephyra 

 omicronaria, Venilia maculata, Lithosia aureola, Moma orion (one at rest 

 on a beech trunk), Phytometra anea, Coremia propugnata, Euchelia 

 jacobace, Euclidia mi, E. glyphica, Panagra petraria, Ligdia adustata, 

 Corycia taminata, Melanthia ocellata, Bombyx rabi (including three females), 

 Scodiona belgiaria (abundant), Fidonia atomaria, Aspilates strigillaria, 

 Nemoria viridata (common), and Spilosoma mendica. Sugaring proved 

 very unsuccessful ; only nine Thyatira batis, three Miana strigilis, three 

 Grammesia trilinea, one Acronycta psi, one Noctua plecta, and one Aplecta 

 herbida came to the bait. Beating for larvse was very unproductive, except 

 for a small larva of Apatura iris, which fell from a sallow into the beating- 

 tray ; while the oaks at Hurst Hill only resulted in one very small larva of 

 Gatocala sponsa, and not a single C. promissa. On the heath there were 

 plenty of larvse of Bombyx trifolii, Agrotis agathina, Noctua neglecta, and 

 Selidosema plumaria ; and by searching the honeysuckle we only obtained 

 two full-grown larvae of Limenitis sibylla, while from lichens a few larvae of 

 Cleora glabraria and C. lichenaria were collected. The other larvse were 

 'ii'pkrosia biundularia, Bombyx neuslria, Argynnis paphia, Tamiocampa 

 munda, and Amphipyra pyramidea. — H. 0. Wells ; Hurstfield, The 

 Avenue, Gipsy Hill, London, S.E., July 5th, 1898. 



