76 . THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
we shall find the extensive undulating heathy tract known as 
Matley Heath, extending a mile or so south-east along the 
Beaulieu Road to the railway, and intersected about a mile’and 
three-quarters from the cross roads by Matley Rog, a 
running stream bordered by marshy ground, abounding, like all 
the numerous boggy tracts in the forest, with the fragrant 
Myrica Gale and other marsh plants, and fringed all along its 
course with thick alder bushes. There are some very fine sallow 
bushes about here, but they are almost, if not quite, inaccessible. 
These peat bogs are the favourite resorts of Acidalia emutaria, 
Melanthia rubiginata, Leucania pudorina, and other species, 
which may be taken on the wing at dusk by forming standing 
ground on the peat with the cut ‘‘ turfs”? which are nearly always 
to be found lying about the heaths. But, of course, a look-out 
must be kept for the “natives,” many of whom are often. 
oblivious of the law of assault, and might not see the matter in 
the same light as the collector eager to capture Acidalia emutaria. 
The heath itself, in July, swarms with Lycena Atgon, and 
later on Satyrus Semele is equally abundant. I have taken 
Selidosema plumaria here, which is, like most Geometre, easily 
disturbed by day, and does not usually fly far or high till 
thoroughly scared; and am informed that G@nophos obscurata 
occurs, but after devoting a whole afternoon to the endeavour to 
dislodge it from the heather and gorse, returned with empty 
boxes, as far as this species was concerned. 
Returning to the high road, after passing the last cottages on 
the left hand, you will arrive at the entrance to the Race-course— 
a small tract of heath enclosed to the north by an alder carr and 
peat bog forming part of ‘‘ Beaulieu River.” This is the great 
breéding-ground for Selidosema plumaria, and in 1878 I easily 
captured several dozens in two days, in lovely condition, and 
could have taken many more had space and time permitted. 
Here also may be captured Heliothis dipsacea, which offers by no 
means bad sport, as it flies with great rapidity and takes to sudden 
disappearances, which keep the naturalist thoroughly on the qu 
vie. Herein the spring the larve of many Noctue and Geometre 
can be swept in abundance by night in favourable weather. About 
half-a-mile farther on you reach an enclosure of good-sized oaks. 
This is Lodge Hill (commonly called Lightfoots), and till 1871 
as good a sugaring-ground as any near Lyndhurst. I have seen 
