14 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



nental collection. It includes ab. icarinus, a splendid ab. ? 

 ccerulea from Picardy, and ab. arcua from near Arras. There are 

 other minor aberrations, including a ? with fringes of the fore 

 wings of the same dark brown as the wing. The only L. corydon 

 seen was a battered one caught near St. Pol in late August. 



L. argiolus was very common in Picardy in May, but I saw 

 nothing of the later brood. 



L. minima was abundant in one part of the wood at Vaux, 

 but I was too late to take it in good condition. 



The same wood produced one fine A^. cyllarus (^ . 



Of the genus Syrichtlnii^ I obtained only four individuals, all 

 of them in May and June, near Corbie. These four, however, 

 include at least two species — malva and armoricanus Three of 

 them are probably all armoricanus, and appear identical as 

 to the under sides. One of these, however, is considerably 

 darker, with smaller, better defined spots on the upper side. 

 It corresponds very closely to the figures of the upper side 

 of fritillum. My ignorance of this genus is profound (probably 

 H. carthami, H. Pt.-B.). 



Nisoniades tages occurred in the Fricourt trenches. I have 

 seen it nowhere else. 



Hesperia thaiimas has been everywhere abundant. 



H. lineola was abund:int behind the Vimy trenches, and was 

 the only skipper there at the time, an arrangement I greatly 

 appreciated after sifting 1 per cent, liveola from the accompany- 

 ing thaumas in British localities. 



H. sylvanus was abundant in all districts. 



(To be continued.) 



NOTES AND OBSBEVATIONS. 



Lepidoptera in the New Forest, 1916. — I had the good fortune 

 to spend the past summer at Brockenhurst. Insects were certainly 

 scarce. In fact, it was a common thing to hear, from other visitors, 

 that there was nothing about. Here is my list ; 



May : Hemaris fuciformis occurred at flowers of bugle on the 

 railway bank ; also at the azaleas in the Ehododendron Drive at 

 Khinetield (one was taken, in excellent condition, at flowers of dew- 

 berry as late as July 5th) ; Hemaris tityus was scarce at flowers of 

 lousewort ; Lithosia sororaila occurred on the 19th in Stubby Copse, 

 but was observed more freely, subsequently, at Holmsley. Thera 

 obeliscata was knocked out of Douglas fir at Stubby and larvae of 

 Cleora jubata, Ellopia pj-osapiaria, Avip}iip)yra pyramidea, Xylina 

 socia were found. Eupithecia irriguata was found on a beech trunk 

 near Lyndhurst Eoad Station. Epione advenaria occurred at 

 Holmsley ; Eupithecia indigata was knocked out of pine and holly, 

 and E. pusillata was netted at Rhinefield. Boarmia cinctaria was 

 to be found freely in every suitable spot ; Tortrix politana, Eiicosma 

 fuUgana, Cydia suhseqiiana (flying in the sun in that splendid drive 

 at Rhinefield), Ancylis unguicella (Matley Heath) occurred in 



