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sixty, and netted a dozen of them. Arfiynnis afflaia was out in several 

 places in small numbers. Others, seen at times, included Lyccena 

 icarus, L, atjestis, Hesjjeria linea, Vanessa atalanta, V. urtica, Coeno- 

 nympha pamphibis, Epinephele innira, Pieris brassica, P. iiapi, P. rapce, 

 Zyya-na filipenduJic, &c., but no Vanessa to or Epinephele hyperanthus, 

 which are usually to be found in some of the places visited. Plusia 

 yamwa was just coming out on the moors with Charaaf< firaniinis. The 

 latter was abundant on Dalby Warren on Sept. 1st, bustling about the 

 clumps of bracken, in spite of the rain that was falling. A few worn 

 Anarta myrtilll and one fresh Hypsipetes elutnta were kicked up out of 

 the heather. Larvae of A.viyrtilli, Macrothylacia rtihi, and M. quercus var. 

 caUnme were frequent, with a few Saturnia paronia and some Vanessa 

 atalanta just pupating. The only dragonfly identified was Syvipetruni 

 scoticum, which was abundant near the head-waters of the Derwent. 

 Cicindela campestris was, as usual, common, but I was unable to 

 find any Carahus nitens where it was plentiful five years ago. Long 

 walks or cycle-rides over the moors near Whitby, Pickering, and Scar- 

 borough, and over the wolds between Malton and Driffield, furnished 

 several species of galls. Salix repens on Dalby Warren seemed to bear 

 more than usual of the bright red ones, but those of Euura pentandrcE 

 on Salix pentaudra were scarce, there being only a few fresh ones to be 

 found. One I had not seen before was a crimson cup-shaped gall, 

 arranged in rows along the midrib of the leaves of Spinta Jilipendida. 

 The different cells were connected by a solid wall of tissue, and each 

 one examined was occupied by a fully-formed pupa of a small species 

 of Hymenoptera, though whether this was the maker -or only a para- 

 site I cannot say. If the latter, then they had carefully removed all 

 traces of their hosts. Another one was on Pitibns idmis, made by larvae 

 of a Cecidomyia. Several species of oak-galls were more numerous 

 than usual in the woods bordering the moors. — Harold J. Burkill ; 

 79, Cornhill, E.G. 



Collecting in the New Forest. — After many fruitless attempts to 

 obtain rooms at Brockenhurst, my father and I eventually found our- 

 selves, on Aug. 1st, at Bank, where we stayed for ten days. I suppose 

 that nobody will have much to say in favour of the season 1902, for it 

 has been quite one of the worst I can remember. We had no really 

 hot weather during the ten days, and rain was frequent. On the 

 whole, I think that collecting was as good as could be expected, larvae, 

 at any rate, being plentiful. Among the latter were Smerinthus 

 ocetlatus (a few from crab-apple), Macroglossa fuciformis (two, honey- 

 suckle), M. homhyliformis (scabious, one), Enchelia jacohcetr (abundant), 

 Lithosia aureola (?), Nola cristulidis, Halias prasinana, Oryyia antiqua, 

 Dasychira pudibunda (common, but small), Psilura monacha (one full- 

 grown, from beech). Saturnia carpini (two), Macrothylacia rubi, 

 Drepana falcataria (two), D. lacertinaria (one), Phalcra bucephala, 

 Clostera reclusa (on dwarf sallow), Stauropns fayi (one), Ptilodontis 

 palpina (two), Lophopteryx camelina (some full-grown, others quite 

 small), Notodonta droviedarius (one), N, trepida (one, full-grown), N. 

 chaonia, N. dodonea, Dipbthera orion (eight very small ones fell from one 

 beat, and other larger ones were taken). Trachea piniperda (one or two), 

 Anarta myrtilli, Tceniocampa stabilis, Ennomos erosaria, E. tiliaria, 



