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Hill a thunderstorm was in progress most of the alternoon, but no 

 rain fell until after tea in the area which the party was exploring. 



Although but few notes have been sent in to us, probably most 

 of the species of lepidoptera met with are recorded in them. 



Mr. Dunster, who did not come down until the afternoon, reports 

 that he took numerous nice forms of both sexes of Afiriailes thetia 

 {bellariius) and I'oh/oiiniiattis icaius, some Hesperia nialca' and Xim- 

 niades ta<ie^, Cwnouyiiiiiha paiiipJulus and Antlirucera trifolii, includ- 

 ing several confluent forms. He says: "There being no sun, all the 

 above were taken as they were resting on the grass stems, and were 

 in excellent condition. I noted some battered specimens, but this 

 was no doubt due to the previous evening's thunderstorm. After 

 tea, on the way back to Box Hill station, I observed HepiaUis 

 lupiiliniis flying among the rough grass, and took one rather worn 

 specimen of Xijlopliasia nirea on a fence, but did no serious collect- 

 ing, it being cold and wet." 



Among the butterflies, I'ieiis brossica, P. rapir, and Z'. napi 

 Were met with ; hhiclilu'e canlaniinoi both as imago and ova, the 

 latter in the lane from the station. Hibernated specimens of 

 Goneptenjx r/iawui were seen, and a number of IJanieayin Inrina 

 met with in one of its restricted stations. Brentliix eiiplirosyne 

 occurred sparingi}^ and both Aricia niedon (astyaicJie) and Celas- 

 trina aiipoliis were to be taken, while a few Adopaa fiava (linea) 

 were seen. One example of Calluphrys nibi m worn condition was 

 captured. Old examples of Spilosoma mendica occurred, and 

 several specimens of Xola confnsalU. Of the last-named genus, A\ 

 cHcitllatella was met with in the larval stage, as were also the larv^ 

 of I'tilop/iora jilKiiiiijera. Among the more or less day-flying 

 noctua? were Plusia rfannna, Eiididiu mi, E. (jli/phica, and Fhi/to- 

 iiietra viriduiia (anea). A considerable amount of beating was 

 done, but neither imagines nor larvse were at all plentiful. The 

 geometers taken were liainicia luteulata (iratayata), Eplujra aniiii- 

 lata, Aatliena candidata, Cabera piisaria, Eiiiatuiya atoinaria, Leptu- 

 nieiis [Acidalia) reiiiKtaria, Lozotjraiiniia petiaria, Eiipitlwcia ndi/dta, 

 Xant/torhue sociata, X. iiiuutanata, X. ftiatuata, Cidaiia curi/lata, 

 Caiiiptoyraiiniia biUiwata, and Anaitis jdcif/iata. Larvfe were 

 obtained of Tdxiacauipa stabilis, L'alynrma trapeziita, Mellinia ferrit- 

 ilinia icircellarU), and Miselia oxyarantlui: among the noctuids ; 

 while of the geometers larvfe were met with of Onraptenjx sambn- 

 caria, Opisthoijraptis [Rnmia) luteulata {cratai/ata), I'hij/alia pedaria 

 [pilumria), Htjbeniia anrantiaiia, Boannia rcpandata, Ahra.raa 

 ijrossitlariata, H. iiiaiyinaria, Seleiiia biliinaria [illnnana), etc. 



