288 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



chiselled into all sorts of fantastic shapes and washed by the 

 vast Atlantic rollers which foam and eddy amongst them, is one 

 of extreme grandeur. 



Insects at sugar were infrequent during the early part of 

 September, the weather being wet and stormy. The usual 

 common species, more or less worn, were only seen. Autumnal 

 species and second broods did not appear till the middle of the 

 month. On the 19th I took a recently-emerged male Polia 

 xanthomista, at a field's length from the coast. It is rather 

 smaller (1" 5'") than the Morthoe specimen (1'' 7'") of this 

 species. I cannot form any opinion of its abundance, as I left 

 the Lizard on the 22nd, and, though sugaring on the 20th and 

 21st, both evenings were most unfavourable. Armeria vulgaois 

 and Plantago maritima grow luxuriantly all about the coast. 

 Agrotis saucia, A. puta, Noctua glareosa, Anchocelis lunosa, 

 several varieties of Luperina testacea, &c., were plentiful ; one of 

 the latter variable species was much darker than any I have seen 

 in the different collections. Neuronia pojmlaris was abundant at 

 light, and, amongst other insects, Ejnone apiciaria, Cidaria 

 testata, Anaitis plagiata, Macroglossa stellatarum, and the com- 

 moner plumes, Mimceseoptilus pterodactylus and M. bipunctidac- 

 tylus, were flying about freely. On sunny days the autumnal 

 Diurni seemed everywhere, especially Vanessa cardui and the 

 second broods of common blues. Colias edusa was frequently seen, 

 but I did not notice Colias liyale, nor the variety helice of edusa. 



Larvae of the Dianthcecice were feeding on the capsules of 

 Silene maritima and Lychnis vespcrtina; those of Bomhyx ruhi 

 and Acronycta rumicis on the heather, the former in unusual 

 numbers ; and of Chcerocampa elpenor on Galium verum. The 

 empty cases of the Psychida, Fumea i^itermediella {rohoricolella) 

 or Epichnopteryx radiella, were sprinkled over the rocks facing 

 the cliffs and in the coves in several places. 



I cannot say I worked the ground at all thoroughly from an 

 entomological point of view — there was so much to interest in 

 other ways ; but, from the number of botanical rarities found 

 there, such as Trifolium strictum, T. hocconi, T. molinerii, Lotus 

 hispidus, Erica vagans, Genista pilosa, Hypochoeris macidata, 

 Orohanclie ruhra, Vicia lutca, &c., I should think the locality very 

 likely to produce other uncommon species. 



25, Endsleigh Gardens, London, N.W., October 10, 1885. 



