272 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Coleoptera : Several species of Elateridae and Brachelytra were found 

 washed up by the tide, the names of which I have not, so far, definitely 

 ascertained. Timarcha lav'ujata was common, crawling over mountain 

 paths at Barmouth. — Augustus D. Imms ; " Linthurst," Oxford Road, 

 Moseley, Worcestershire, September, 1897. 



Collecting at Swanage, Dorset. — Butterflies seem to have been 

 very plentiful this year, some species being more than usually abundant. 

 The following species were found during a five weeks' stay, Aug. 5th to 

 Sept. 9th : — Pieris brassicce, P. rapcB, P. napi, Colias edusa (one), An/yiinis 

 aglaia, Vanessa xirticm, V. atalanta (very abundant ; twenty-five were 

 counted on one rubbish-heap), Pijrameis cardui (plentiful ; I took four in 

 about five minutes one morning), Mcianargla r/alatea (fairly common, but 

 rubbed), Ep'mepliile ianira, E. tllhonus, Satyrus {Hipparchia) semele, Cceno- 

 nyvipha pamphiius, Pararye (Satyrus) megara (all common), Thecla qiiercus 

 (two), LyccBna astrarche (ayestis), L. icarus (both common), L. bellargus, L. 

 corydon (common, but local), L. minima (only two or three), L. argiolus, 

 Polyommatus phlceas, Hesperia thaumas (a few worn specimens), H. actceon 

 (plentiful). Not many moths were obtained, but Macroglossa stellatarum 

 was abundant, at the flowers of geranium mostly, and also found at fuchsia. 

 Plusia gamma swarmed everywhere, in fields, gardens, &c., coming 

 especially to geranium and fuchsia. Zygana Jilipendidiv. was common ; also 

 Aspilates ochrearia and Phlogophora meticulosa. Two or three Bombyx 

 {Lasiocampa] quercus were seen, one Bryophila muralis on a pine-tree, and 

 one Amphipyra pyramidea. Larvae of P. brassicce and P. rapce on nastur- 

 tium, Euclielia jacob(B(B on ragwort, and Phalera bucephala v?ere common ; 

 and three larvae of Sphinx ligustri vfere ohtained. — E. V. Hall; 4, The 

 Avenue, Brondesbury, N.W. 



Rhopalocera at Llakdudno. — On Aug. 25th I revisited an old 

 collecting-ground on the Conway Shore, Llandudno, where I remembered 

 taking insects in 1884. Thermometer 75®, sunshine, blue sky with 

 cumulus clouds, gentle breeze, sea calm. The ground, a portion of which 

 had been used for golfing since my previous captures, was sandy, covered 

 with thistles, teasels, and low herbage. The first insect I noticed was 

 Lyccena icarus, a pair of which, evidently not recognizing au entomologist, 

 fluttered round me repeatedly as I stood. Satyrus [Hipparchia] semele was 

 abundant, in all conditions, from the perfect specimen to the bleached and 

 battered veteran. Epinephcle ianira, which formerly I had observed 

 abundantly at this collecting-ground, was conspicuously absent, nor were 

 any Vanessas seen, although Y. cardui, V. io, and F. urticai had all occurred 

 here in 1884. One or two specimens of a Noctuid were dashing about 

 (probably Plusia gamma, but too active to be identified with certainty). 

 Other butterflies seen were Pararge (Lasiommata) megcsra, Ccenonympha 

 jiamphilus, Polyommatus phlceas, and Lyccena astrarche (agestis). — Graham 

 Renshaw ; Vale Bridge House, Vale, Cheshire, 



Dragonflies around Birmingham in 1897. — During the past season 

 Odonata were very plentiful in point of numbers, but a poor selection 

 of species was met with. The best locality proved to be a large pond at 

 Earlswood (nine miles distant from the city), over which, on a hot and 

 bright day, enormous numbers of these insects were to be seen. About 

 this pond Libellula depressa was the commonest species, though elsewhere 

 it only occurs sparingly. L. quadrimacidata was scarce, being only 



