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at the common bugle in another locality, but only one bad M. boiiiby- 

 liformis was taken ; the latter seems by far the scarcer insect. A few 

 Hepialiis bcpulinus were seen at rest. Halias [Hylophila) prasinana was 

 beaten not uncoranionly from oak, and Etichelia jacobcBCB was noticed 

 abundantly flying in the sunshine. A few females of Spilosoma mendica 

 were taken, most of which laid freely in chip boxes, and one male was 

 beaten from oak ; about two hundred youtig larvae are now feeding up well 

 on plum. Single examples of Drepana lacertinaria and D. fcilcataria were 

 taken, and Cilix (jlaucata {spinida) was fairly common. One specimen of 

 Phalera hucephala was beaten from oak. Geometers were better repre- 

 sented, though most of the species were common ones : — Ruinia cratagata, 

 Venilia macularia, Odontopera bidentata (two). Amphidasys betularia (a 

 female), Boarmia roboraria (two males), ludis lactearia (a few, beautifully 

 fresh and green), Ephyra purata, E. punctaria, E. trilinearia, E. o micro- 

 naria (a few), Acidalia remuiaria Cabera pusaria, C. exanthemata, Bapta 

 temerata (two), B. taminata, Macaria Uturata, Panagra petraria, Fidonia 

 atomaria (abundant), F. pinuiria {one female, males very abundant), Ligdia 

 adustata, Lomaspilis marginata, Larentia pectinaria, Melanthia ocellata, 

 Melanippe subtristata, M. montanata, Coremia propugnata, C. ferrugata, 

 C. imidentaria, Triphosa dubitata (a hybernated female), Cidaria corylata 

 (three), and Anaitis plagiata (four). The Deltoides were represented by 

 one species only, Pechypogon barbalis, which was very abundant — in fact, 

 six specimens, on one occasion, flew off one oak bough. Of the Pyralides, 

 Pyrausta purpiiralis alone was noticed ; and of the Pterophoridse, three 

 specimens of Alucita hexadactyla. 



By far the best work among the " Leps" was undoubtedly larva-beating, 

 which was practically neglected utitil the Friday ; but both Friday and 

 Saturday were devoted to it, with the following results :—Li///e«i<is sybilla 

 (full-grown), Thecla quercus (common, and mostly fyiW-arowu), Nola strigula, 

 Gnophria quadra, Liparis auriflua (Portkesla similis), Ps'dura monacha 

 (abundant), Pcecilocampa populi, Orgyia antiqua, Halias bicolorana [quer- 

 cana), Diloba cceruleocephala, Asphalia ridens (a great many died while 

 small), TiBniocampa miniosa, T. stabUis, and T. cruda (both the latter 

 abundant), Scopelosnma satellitia, Cosmia trapezina (very abundant), Amphi- 

 pyra pyramidea, Catocala sponsa, G. promissa, Drymonia [Notodonta] 

 chaonia, Phorodesma hajidaria, Phigalia pedaria (pilosaria), and Himera 

 pe nnaria {Usl two abundant, but nearly all ichneumoned), Ennomos angu- 

 laria, Amphidasys prodromaria (all very small, but are now full-grown), 

 Hybernia defoliaria, H. aurantiaria, H. progemmmaria, H. leucophearia , 

 H. rupicapraria , Hemithea thymiaria, Oporabia dilutata, and Eupithecia 

 abbreviata (?). Besides these, a single larva of Epinephele tithomis was 

 found on grass, and six larvae of Noctua neglecta (?), and a few Eubolia 

 palumbaria were swept from heath. 



Two mornings were spent with Mr. W. J. Lucas in collecting dragon- 

 flies, ai)d some good work was done. Libellida depressa was seen nearly 

 every day ; but seeing is not everything with this insect, which seems 

 almost human in its cleverness, always avoiding the bank on which one is 

 standing, but settling on various points on the other banks ; but if one goes 

 and stands by one of its resting-places, it will desert it and find a new one 

 on the bank just vacated by the anxious collector; it also seems fond of 

 settling on brambles and furze-bushes, for the express purpose of tearing 

 one's net. However, about five specimens were captured, L. quadri- 

 macidata also wants catching (^though it doesn't want to be caught), and 



