22 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
while my sister obtained nearly the same number of L. alsus. I 
only saw a few specimens of Chortobius pamphilus and Satyrus 
janira, while L. alexis was remarkable for its absence. Two 
entomologists told me they were taking Melitea artemis at 
Abbot's Wood, but that they were scarce and much spoilt by the 
weather. Imagos of T'anagra cherophyllata were very common, 
and we netted many fine specimens in a very short time. All 
larvee were scarce, and did not repay the trouble of beating for 
them. On July 22nd, while entomologising at Abbot’s Wood 
with Mr. Harold Hodge, we saw a very fine male Apatura iris 
close to us, sometimes flying over our heads and then returning 
to its favourite throne. Soon after Mr. Hodge secured a speci- 
men of Limenitis sibylla, evidently injured by some bird, but not 
at all worn. I mention this because, though so common in the 
New Forest, ZL. sibylla is always a scarce insect here. A fair 
number of Arge galathea were on the wing, flying sluggishly, but 
those I took were very fine and apparently freshly emerged from 
the pupa. Thecla quercus was fairly represented at its favourite 
haunt, the mountain ash; Argynnis paphia plentiful; A. aglaia 
and A. adippe very scarce, and all so spoilt by the constant rain 
that it was next to impossible to secure anything like perfect spe- 
cimens. I have only seen occasional specimens of the Vanesside, 
only one V. cardui, and Gonepteryx rhamni has been equally 
scarce. Hesperia sylvanus and H. linea fairly common, but 
Satyrus hyperanthus rare. Larvee of Cherocampa elpenor are 
usually abundant here in August, but I failed to procure more 
than eighteen full-fed larvee, all of which pupated successfully. 
I then captured a fine Acrida viridissima, the large cannibal 
grasshopper, so common at Folkestone, and mentioned by Mr. J. 
W. Hall in the November ‘ Entomologist,’ which I kept alive until 
afew days ago; its habits were very interesting to watch, while 
its loud chirp resounded all over the house after dark. In Sep- 
tember I usually cut a supply of the flower heads of Saponaria 
officinalis (soapwort), and from them obtained a quantity of larve ; 
as also those of Dianthacia cucubali from Silene inflata, but this 
season, though I cut more heads than usual, I only found three 
larve. I have forgotten to mention that larve of Bryophila 
perla and B. glandifera were, as last year, plentiful, and the imagos 
equally so in July.—R. M. Soruepy; Rozel, Eastbourne, Nov. 
14th, 1882. 
