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elongatus, Anobium domesticum, A. paniceum (in store-box), Clytis arietis, 

 C. mysticus, Mesosa nubila, Rhac/ium inquisitor, R. bifasciatum, Toxotus 

 meridianus, Anoplodera sexguttata, Grammoptera tabacicolor, G. rujicornis, 

 Donacia linearis, D. sericea, Lema cyanella, L. melanopa, Crgptocephabis 

 aureolus, Chrysomela polita, C. didyinata, Lina populi, Gonioctena vimi- 

 nalis, Phadon tmnidulum (Farley and New Forest), P. cochlearicB, Pras- 

 couris aucta, Adinionia coprea, A. sanguinea, Galeruca viburni, Luperus 

 hetulinus, L. flavipes, Hermeophaga mercurialis (near Farley), Crepidodera 

 transversa (near Selsdon Park), G. aurata, Aphthona cmridea, A. venus- 

 tula, Phyllotreta atra, P. nemorum (Farley), Plectroscelis concinna 

 (Farley), P. aridella, Tliyamis lurida, T. thoracica, T. melanocephala, T. 

 pusilla (Westerham), Helops striatus (everywhere), Lagria hirta (New 

 Forest and Westerham), Asdera ctEndea. Anaspis frontalis, A. forcipata, 

 A. fasciata, A. riificollis, A. thoracica, A. subtestacea, A. melanopa, Rhyn- 

 cites aquatus, Apion striatum, A. difforme (Surrey), A. flavipes (Kent), 

 A. ervi, A. loti, A. miniatum, A. /rumentarium, A. violaceuni (every- 

 where), Cneorrhinus exaratus, Tracliyphlceus spinivianus, Strophosomus 

 coryli (New Forest and Westerham), Barypeithes brunnipes, Phillobius 

 pyri, P. alneti, P. argentatus, P. macnlicornis, P. ponwnce, Otiorrhyncus 

 picipes, 0. ovatus, Sit07ies ptmcticollis {Fa,rley), Hylobins abietis, Orchestes 

 fagi, Cceliodes quadrimaculatns (everywhere), Amalus scortillum, Rhin- 

 onchus pericarpius (near Selsdon Park), Balaninus glandium, B. villosus. 

 — Norman L. Gillespie. 



Notes on the Lepidoptera of the Harwich District, 1902. — 

 I think it will be generally admitted that the season of 1902 was a 

 poor one for both perfect insects and larvae, yet, in some respects, it 

 was a remarkable one in this district; for while many' of om- most 

 common species were almost entirely absent, or very scarce, others 

 were more than usually abundant in both their stages. Of our butter- 

 flies, the common whites {Pieris brassicce, rapm, and napi) were rarely 

 seen, Kuchloe cardamines was scarce, as were also the hybernated 

 Vanessids in the spring, and fresh specimens in the autumn, but the 

 larvae of Vanessa polyeldoros were very plentiful, as I have recorded 

 elsewhere, although the perfect insects were not noticed afterwards. 

 Two or three worn Pyrameis cardui were seen in June, and several 

 fresh ones in August and September. Colias ediisa was seen on 

 August 9th and 22nd, and one was captured on September 16th and 

 one on 17th. Lycmia argiolas was tolerably numerous in the spring, 

 but the autumn brood was scarce, very late, fresh-looking butterflies 

 being seen up to September 17th, and larvae only about half grown 

 were beaten from ivy on November 7th. Chrysophaniis phlceas I did 

 not see once during the year, though I kept a careful look-out for it, 

 as I wanted a female for eggs. At the end of May and beginning of 

 June the larvae of Thecla quercus and Taniucampa cnula were more 

 numerous than I ever remember, dozens falling into the umbrella at 

 every blow of the beating-stick, but they were not accompanied by the 

 usual hosts of larvae of T. stabilis, Cheimatobia brumata, Hybeniia de- 

 J'oliaria, H. leiicoph(Baria, &c., which are such pests in most seasons. 

 Searching for larvae with a lantern at night, or beating undergrowth, 

 in April and beginning of May, was not very productive, the only 

 species in any numbers being Triplmna fimbria. When full grown. 



