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moderate numbers. Micropteryx calthella was abundant in flowers 

 of Caltha palustris, and Lithocolletis quinqueguttella found sparingly 

 among Salix. 



June, produced very little. I got Nemoria viridata (Matley 

 Heath), Teplirosia consonaria, Eupitliecia pulchellata and Thcra 

 firmata. I also got Laspeyresia coniferana, Enarmonia ruhiginosana, 

 Eucosma bifascicma, Evetria sylvestrana, Evetria huoliana (bred 

 freely from shoots of Pinus sylvestris) ; Epiblema parvidana {scopo- 

 liana, H\v.) was netted near the railway bank. Close to the 

 Poundhill Inclosure Lithocolletis cavella w'as found among birch and 

 Gelechia dodecella rather commonly among the pines. Tinea fulvi- 

 mitrella, one only, was flying over Myrica gale at Holmsley. I was 

 a little late in finding how and where to "work for Pachythelia villo- 

 sella. I bred four $ ? from the cases obtained, and although I 

 exposed them they failed to attract a single (^ visitor. Only two 

 cases of male larvEe were found, both on heather, and in each case the 

 moth had emerged. Nearly all the ? cases were found on fences 

 and pine trunks. Larvse of Cerostovia scahrella and G. liorridella 

 were beaten. 



July : Zygcena meliloti was very scarce at Woodfidley. Hetero- 

 gena asella was beaten out of Finns sylvestris near the Poundhill 

 Inclosure, having probably strayed there from the Queen Bower 

 beeches. Boarmia roboraria was found at rest on one of the trees of 

 that fine avenue of Douglas firs at Eamnor and Boarmia abietaria 

 was bred. Ephesiia semi-rufa, a solitary example, was obtained 

 from an oak trunk near Balmer Lawn. Eucosma oblongana {margi- 

 nalia) occurred rather commonly near the railway at Woodfidley and 

 Tortrix cratcegana sparingly in Stubby Copse. Evetria pinivorana 

 was bred. Scytliris grandipennis was netted on a heath at Eing- 

 wood ; Stathmopoda pedella at Matley; larvse of Eurhodope advenella 

 and Pseudoterpna pruinata were beaten. 



August produced a few interesting insects ; Semiothisa alternata 

 occurred near Green Bower, also larvas of Pygcsra curtula, and 

 Acronycta leporina. Schranhia turfosalis was netted at Hincheslea. 

 I found Scoparia angustea on the up platform at Holmsley Eailway 

 Station. A search of the station buildings and approaches would 

 probably result in the discovery of a colony of this local moth. 

 Crambus hamellus occurred sparingly at Matley Heath. Sparganotliis 

 pilleriana flew commonly at dusk at Hincheslea, but was difficult to 

 get in good condition ; also, Elachista rliyncliosporella and Apha^iaula 

 leucatella ; Psoricoptera gibbosella was not uncommon on oak trunks 

 near Lady Cross and Queen Bower. Elachista ? dispimcteUa, not in 

 good order, w^as netted ; Cerostovia sylvella occurred both in Holland 

 Wood and at Queen Bower. Chrysoclista vinolentella was netted 

 flying round an apple tree in the garden. Gracilaria seniifascia and 

 Coriscium sulpMirellum, both new to me, fell at one stroke of the 

 beating-stick, and the next dislodged an example of that beautiful 

 insect, Cerostovia sequella, also new to me. Larvae of Staurojnis fagi, 

 Aventia flexula, and Gracilaria elongella were found. I got at Matley 

 some interesting examples of the diminutive second generation of 

 Bactra lanceolana. 



