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not calculated to improve their condition; for one of the number 
becoming rather lively on the way home added nothing to his own 
appearance, and nearly spoilt his neighbours’. Looking through 
my journal I see that 220 species were observed during the trip, 
and many others must have been overlooked in so hasty a visit, 
making about the best day’s collecting I ever remember. 
24, Fleming Road, Lorrimore Square, S.E., August 15, 1883. 
A WEEK AT WITHERSLACK. 
By Artuur J. Rost. 
Durine the early part of July I spent a week at that delightful 
place known as Witherslack. I had never been northward for an 
entomological trip, so after reading the many accounts by Mr. 
Hodgkinson in this Journal I decided to spend a part of my 
annual holiday there. On my way I had the pleasure of calling 
upon that gentleman, who with his wonted kindness gave me 
much useful information. 
On arriving at Grange-over-Sands, a very delightful seaside 
place on the north-east shore of Morecambe Bay, Witherslack 
may be found about four miles on the Kendal Road. It is a 
straggling little village, surrounded by rocky broken ground, 
mountains, and moorland. Iwas much struck with the profusion 
of flowers, which gave the place the appearance of a good ento- 
mological locality. 
My first outing was to the Moss nearest the Inn, and the day 
being warm, although dull, I found Chortobius davus flying pretty 
freely and in splendid condition. The surface of the Moss is, 
however, very uneven, and it is quite useless to attempt to chase 
an insect which you have missed, and in addition you run the 
risk of an accident. Aspilates strigillaria and Acidalia fumata 
were flying over the heath in plenty, with an occasional Anarta 
myrtilt and Scodiona belgiaria, and I also knocked up a few 
Euthemonia russula. About the third day of my stay Hyria 
auroraria began to emerge, and I captured during my sojourn 
there some fifty specimens in lovely condition. I tried sugar in 
the evenings, but with absolutely no success, and I contented 
myself with dusking round some old yew-trees on the bank near 
the Inn. Here I obtained a good series of Hupithecia constrictata 
