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a hybernated specimen, and was, of course, not improved by being taken 
in the net.—F RepertcK Fioop ; Denfield, Dorking, June 11, 1892. 
DEILEPHILA LIVORNICA NEAR CARLISLE.—On Friday, June 10th, a 
specimen of D. livornica flew inside the window at Headsnook, Carlisle, 
the residence of Mr. W. H. Porter. It is a fine example, but has slightly 
damaged the tips of its wings in a cyanide bottle, which was too weak to 
kill it quickly. It measures 22 in. across.—MAry G. Rourteper ; Stone 
House, Carlisle. 
DeILePHILA Livornica.—Mr. T. E. Newton, of Exeter House, Win- 
chester, captured a specimen of this insect in very fair condition on May 
the 31st, at rest, in his garden. He has kindly presented the specimen to 
me.—K. B. Nevinson; 7, Staple Inn, W.C. 
Wutt-Monpay 1n Detamere Forrst.—This was certainly one of my 
most enjoyable collecting days. Over the heaths and mosses round the lake 
of Oakmere, Thecla rubi, Saturnia pavonia (carpini), and Anarta myrtilli 
were abundant, while hundreds of Libellula quadrimaculata and L. scotica 
(dragonflies) sported about in the heat and sunshine. (I am frequently 
asked to recommend a book on dragonflies. Let me advise those who are 
interested in these beautiful but rather neglected insects to get the 
‘Illustrated Handbook of British Dragonflies,’ by W. H. Bath, published 
-by Wesley & Son, 28 Essex Street, Strand, London. It is a thoroughly 
instructive and enjoyable book, well written, and well illustrated.) In the 
forest three of us took eight lary of Geometra papilionaria from birch. 
Over the buttercups—in deep, secluded, and shady lanes—flitted Heliaca 
tenebrata (arbuti). I could make a long list of common things, amongst 
which the palm for abundance would have to be given to the irrepressible 
P. gamma.—J. ARKLE ; Chester. 
A Fortnteut In tHE New Forest.—On Saturday, the 2lst May 
last, I went to Brockenhurst to collect Lepidoptera, and stayed until the 
7th June. With the exception of one dull and gloomy day, the weather 
was almost perfect, there being bright sunshine nearly all day long. ‘The 
first insect I took was Gonoptera libatrix in my room in the house where [ 
was staying, and later on in the evening I netted several nice specimens of 
Panagra petraria. Commencing in earnest on the Monday, the following 
are the species I met with during my visit. Among the Rhopalocera, Pieris 
brassice, P. rape, P. napi, Pararga egeria, Cenonympha pamphilus, Lycena 
icarus, Syrichthus malve, and Nisoniades tages, were all very common. I 
took some rather variable specimens of the second brood of P. egeria, which 
appeared during the last few days I was there. Battered specimens of 
Gonopteryx rhamni were fairly plentiful; and on the 24th May I sighted 
Colias edusa, doubtless hybernated, but a collector whom I met, and who 
had also seen it, seemed to think it was an early brood. <Argynnis 
euphrosyne was plentiful, but rather worn after the first week; A. selene 
put in an appearance on the 2nd June. Nemeobius lucina was scarcer than 
in former years, and very local. Hybernated specimens of Vanessa poly- 
chloros and V. io were to be seen now and then, but their condition was 
very seedy; V. atalanta and V. cardui, on the other hand, were fairly 
abundant, and in fair condition; I took two quite fresh specimens of 
V. atalanta on 6th June. Pararge megera was tolerably plentiful; but 
Thecla rubi and Polyommatus phleas were represented by only one example 
ENTOM.—JULY, 1892. R 
