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Apatunt iris, L. Diphthera orion, Esp. 



Limenitis sibylla, L. Acosmetla caliyinosa, Hiib. 



Theda pnini, L. DiantJuccia irregularis, Hufii. 



Pohjoinmatus arion, L. Plusin orichalcea, Fab. 



Ci/clopides paniscus, Fab. Epione vespertaria, L. 



Hesperia actaon, Esp. Fidonia conspicnata, Scbiff. 



Trochilium scoliaformc, Hiib. Scoria dealbata, L. 



Zyr/ctna meliloti, Esp. Cidaria reticulata, Fab. 



zi'. exulaus, Hoch. Lithostege griseata, Schiff. 



Nola strigula, Schiff. Agrotera nemoralis, Scop. 



N. centonalis, Hiib. Pterophorus rhododactglus, Schiff. 



Further resolvetl, that a copy of this list be forwarded to every Society 

 co-operating with this Committee, with an explanation (where necessary) 

 that the Committee does not desire to hamper any local Society in any 

 more stringent action proposed to be taken by them for the protection 

 of local species. Also resolved, that each such Society be invited to 

 delegate one of its members, who shall be received as a member of 

 this Committee. — Chas. G. Barrett, Hon. Sec. ; 39, Linden Grove, 

 Nuuhead, S.E. 



Correction. — Page 160, line 3, Jor north of Europe read north of 

 Africa. 



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Whit Monday at Oxshott. — The iirst objects to attract attention 

 almost directly after leaving the station were the young pine trees. Almost 

 every one of these showed signs of beiug attacked by Retlnia larvae. The 

 leading shoots of a number were tenanted by jR. pinicolancc, arid the side 

 shoots of many others were badly infested by R. huoliana; the former 

 mostly in pupae, and the latter as larvae, but about to pupate. Further on, 

 among the birches, Phlaiodes demarniana was obtained, altogether five 

 specimens ; three of these were disturbed from the foliage ; one was found 

 at rest on a birch-trunk, and another on a sprig of heath under a birch tree. 

 Eupcccilia nana was common, but most of the specimens netted were worn. 

 The only buckthorn bush I have observed in the locality was thickly 

 populated by larvae of Gonopteryx rhamni in all sorts of sizes, from recently 

 hatched up to half grown ; there were also a good many eggs on the under 

 sides of some of the leaves. Mr. Forrester, who was with me, took some 

 of the larvae, and thus gave those that were left a better chance of feeding 

 up. If the whole number had been allowed to remain the smaller ones 

 must have fared badly, as the bush was certainly not large enough to 

 nourish to maturity all the larvae that we saw upon it. Soon after leaving 

 the buckthorn I espied a specimen of Drepana lacertinaria at rest, and as 

 this proved to be a female, I secured her in the hope that she might 

 deposit some ova, but she failed to do so. The next insects to interest us 

 were Aspilates strigillaria, which Mr. Forrester attended to, whilst I was 

 engaged with Phoxopteryx uncana; the examples of the last-named species 

 appear to me to be brighter than those I find in other localities. On the 

 way to the larger pine trees a few larvae of Asphalia Jiavicornis and some 

 commoner things were observed, and a pupa of Phycis betulce was taken. 



