184 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
lucipara, and a few common insects; in the daytime I took 
Boarmia roboraria, B. repandatavar. conversaria, Tephrosia biundu- 
laria, Lithosia mesomella, Zygena lonicere, Lycena Aigon, Euthe- 
monia russula, Metrocampamargaritaria, Limenitis Sibylla, Argynnis 
Adippe, and a nice series of A. Paphia, including a fine specimen of 
the var. Valezina; at dusk, Cleora viduaria, Melanthia albicillata, 
Ypsipetes elutata, Pseudopterpna cytisaria, and many other Geo- 
metre. I also saw taken by a young lady, a fine female Apatura 
Tris just emerged, the empty pupa-case sticking toa rush, on which 
the larva had spun up, having probably fallen when full-fed from a 
sallow bush close by. A few things only came to light, Agrotis 
porphyrea, Notodonta camelina, Caradrina blanda, and Chelonia 
caja being amongst them. Beating yielded some good larve— 
Notodonta chaonia, N. dodonea, N. trepida, Liparis monacha, 
Amphydasis prodromaria, A. betularia, Boarmia consortaria, and 
many others “too numerous to mention,” Teniocampa stabilis 
being a perfect pest. I also saw a half-grown larva of Acronycta 
alni beaten out. By tree-trunk searching I obtained pupe of 
Lithosia quadra, Liparis monacha, and L. chrysorrhaa. On the 
17th inst. I returned to London, having done a fairly good week’s 
collecting. One of the most curious things in connection with 
this season is that many pupe appear to be standing over. I have 
in my cages Smerinthus ocellatus, S. tilie, Bombyx callune, and 
Saturnia carpini. Many larve, such as T'riphena fimbria, were 
common enough in the spring, and now no imagos seem to be 
about, or only very few. I may remark en passant that at the 
“Crown and Stirrup,” at which I stopped, the entomologist is made 
welcome, and the house certainly is one of the most comfortable 
and moderate in its prices of any place at which I have made a 
stay.—P. J. Lowrey; 61, Hackford Road, S.W., July 21, 1880. 
LrPImDoPpreRA AT WicKEN.—From June 14th to 26th last, I 
spent at Wicken, collecting Lepidoptera, in company with the 
Rev. T. W. Daltry, M.A., of Madeley, and several other friends. 
The weather was not favourable for fen work—north-east winds 
the first week were followed by very much rain in the second. 
Papilio Machaon was plentiful on the few sunny days we had, 
and its eggs were also tolerably easy to find on the upper side of 
the leaves of Peucedanum palustre. Macrogaster arundinis and 
Meliana flammea were taken sparingly most nights at our lamps, 
and I took a fine female of the latter at sugar. That is not 
