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nana) swarmed. On black poplar were to be found young larvae of 

 Tceniocampa populeti, and in one wood Ahi'axas sylvata (ulmata) 

 were in profusion. On Breadsall jNIoor Eupithecia nanata, E. 

 minutata, and Anarta myrtilli were common, and also Phoxoptcryx 

 myrtillana ; whilst ever}' sprig of bilberr}' was tenanted by a larva 

 of Grapholitha geminana, and Phycis fiisca [carhonariella) also 

 occurred. Of general distribution were Hadena glauca, Thyatira 

 batis, Emmelesia albulata, Eupithecia pulchellata, E.pumilata, &c. 

 The larvfe of Tetliea sithtusa abounded on poplar all round the 

 neighbourhood. I paid two visits to Repton ; there Lohophora 

 halterata {hexapterata) , Melanthia albicillata, Coremia designata 

 {propugnata), and Phoxopteryx lactana {ramana) were seen on 

 the tree -trunks, the larvse of Cheimatobia boreata were common 

 on birch, and those of Thecla w-album on wych elm. The day 

 previous to my return was spent at Lathkill Dale, a mountain- 

 valley situated near Bakewell, and celebrated for its picturesque 

 scenery. Seeing a wych elm here, I opened my umbrella and 

 beat ; down came quite a shower of larvae of Xanthia gilvago and 

 X. cicellaris {ferruginea) ; a little farther on Nisoniades tages was 

 common. I stopped to examine a sallow bush ; it was only a 

 small one, and could have been covered with an ordinary-sized 

 blanket, yet off it I took over 150 larvae of Cleocoris viminalis ; 

 these when bred produced some fine varieties, of all shades of 

 colour from quite black to the ordinary light southern form. Up 

 the sides of the valley the males of Nemeophila 2)lantagi7iis were 

 flying freely in the sun, and in company with them swarms of 

 Ino geryon. I can confidently recommend this and other moun- 

 tain valleys of the district to resident collectors ; they have 

 scarcely been worked, and, judging from the flora, many rarities 

 must occur, especially amongst the smaller Lepidoptera. At any 

 rate a day at Lathkill Dale is well spent, if only for the sake of 

 its scenery, adorned by the mountain stream, clear as crystal, 

 swarming with trout and grayling. — W. Gr. Sheldon; The Oval, 

 Addiscombe, Croydon, October 14, 1885. 



Notes on the Season : Eastbourne ; New Forest ; 

 Malvern. — In June and July last I made several trips to 

 the neighbourhood of Eastbourne, Sussex, and met with fair 

 success, as the following report will show. Among the 

 Diurni I took, mostly in good condition, Argynnis paphia, 

 A. euphrosyne, A. selene, MeliUea atJtalia, Melanargia galathea, 



