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ruhi. Inn staticea was plentiful at the beginning of June, and a month 

 later Colias edusa and Go7iopteryx rliamni were now and again to be seen. 

 About the middle of August I took a fresh example of Argijnnis selene in 

 the White Fields. In other parts of Sussex I have noticed tlie same 

 dearth of butterflies, and have failed to meet with many familiar species. 

 I have not seen a single Vanessa io the whole summer, and it was only last 

 week that I noticed two magnificent specimens of V. cardui near Lancing, 

 evidently freshly emerged, V. atalanta has been plentiful, and Lycana 

 corydon and L. hellargus [adonis) were to be found in August, in their 

 special localities. The early spring butterflies were very scarce, and I 

 noticed Euchlo'e [A.) cardamines in one locality only, while Argynriis 

 euphrosyne was decidedly lew and far between. The larvae of Cossus ligni- 

 perda liave been obtained in large numbers in Brighton, both this season 

 and lH«t, chiefly from poplars, and at certain spots on the downs those of 

 Bombyx riibi have appeared in enormous quantities. A few larvae and pupae 

 of Aclierontia atropos were obtained by my young friend, Miss Lilian 

 CardinHJ), in September, from potato fields here and at Portslade, who also, 

 early in August, took two fine Sphinx convolvuli in the neighbourhood of 

 St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wigiii, and specimens oi Melanargia galutea, 

 Limeiiitis sibylla, Vanessa polychloros, CoHas edusa and var. helue, at Park- 

 hurst Forest, as well as Arggnids paphia, A. adippe, and other commoner 

 species.— W. H. Blaber; 34, Cromwell Road, Hove, Sussex, Oct. Sist. 



Collecting in the South. — Bournemouth, besides being a most en- 

 joyable watering-place, is perhaps even more attractive for lovers of natural 

 history, it being almost the metropolis, as it were, of all branches of that in- 

 teresting pursuit. The six weeks that I spent there in April and May proved 

 the best weather possible for collecting purposes. The large expanses of 

 heath, many of which, however, sad to say, are being completely spoilt by 

 continuous building, gave ample work for the net. Upon ihem all Anarta 

 myrtilU darts like liglitning, occasionally settling on the heather for a 

 moment : it is in this moment that you must make your swoop or drop the 

 net over it ; the latter method is not very advisable, as the insect nearly 

 always feigns death and drops into the heather, whence it will not rise for 

 from five to fifteen minutes: a fine exercise of patience! Ccenonympha 

 paniphilus, Thecla ruhi, LyccEtia cegon, L. ogestis, L. alexis, Dicrunura 

 vinula (larvae), Notodonta ziczac (larvae), Lillwsia mesoineUa, SpUosoma 

 meiidica, S- fuliginosa, Nemeophila russula, Arctla villica, Bomhyx ruhi, 

 Saturnia pavonia (and larvae on sallow), Boarmia cinctaria, isemoiia 

 viriduta, tLupithecia nanata (and larvae), Panagra petraria, Scodiona 

 belgiaria, Ematuiga atomaria, Bupalus p)iniaria, Pachcyneinia hippocas- 

 tunaiia, Aspilates ochrearin, Thera variata, Coremia fernigata, Melanthia 

 ocellata, EiiboUa plumbaria, Agrotis strigula (sugar), Hasina tenebrosa 

 (sugar), Euplexia lucipara (sugar), Hadena oleracea And H. conligua {nugur), 

 were amongst those taken on the heaths in various ways. LijJlit did not 

 produce anything very grand, the chief captures being Pachnobia rubricosa 

 (in May !), CvcuUia vvibratica, Lophopteryx camelina, Odoutopera bi- 

 dentata, Eupilhecia vulgata, and Pachcyneinia hippocastanaria. Sugar, too, 

 was disappointing, the few things thai were taken bemg mentioned above. 

 Several most interesting expeditions vpere made to the New Forest, with 

 Brockenhurst as the centre on every occasion. Rhmefields and Stubby 

 Copse were the two most favourite directions. The famous rhododendrons 

 nt the first-mentioned place, though not fully out, were already attractive to 



