36 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



locality in 1881 and reaped a rich harvest of specimens I hoped 

 to repeat rny former pleasant experiences. 



A few days' work, however, proved that my hopes were 

 doomed to disappointment, and I can fully confirm the reports 

 which have appeared from so many other collectors as to the 

 unproductiveness of the season, for I found that " sugar" was 

 utterly useless ; and, although we persevered during the greater 

 portion of our visit, the only good insects that we took from it 

 were a couple of Nola strlgula (of which I got forty in one night 

 in 1881), and a similar number of Cymatophora or. 



A still more ominous feature was the entire absence of larva3. 

 I used the beating- stick pretty freely for the first week, but with 

 absolutely no result, and after that " accepted the inevitable." 

 Trunk-searching, likewise, proved a failure, the only insect found 

 in this way, except Eudorese, being a dark and well-marked 

 Cleora lichenaria. 



Butterflies were by no means common, with the exception of 

 Hesperla sylvanus, which swarmed in the lanes and rides of the 

 wood. We got a fair series of Melitcea athalia by dint of diligent 

 working, but Argyimis paphia was very scarce ; A. adippe never 

 made its appearance at all, and even Arge galathea was by no 

 means abundant. 



The most productive plan of working proved to be " mothing" 

 at dusk ; and in this way we got a couple of Cymatophora fluctuosa, 

 a goodly number of Calligenia miniata, and a perfect plethora of 

 Phorodesma bajularia, the last-named insect flying in abundance 

 just after sunset, but requiring some little agility to capture it, as 

 it swiftly passed across from one oak tree to another. Hemithea 

 thymiaria, too, proved a perfect pest a little later in the evening ; 

 and several fine varieties of Angerona prunaria fell to the lot of 

 my companion, my captures unfortunately being confined to the 

 common orange form. 



Growing tired of our ill- success in the wood we determined to 

 make for the sea, and during the latter part of our stay made 

 numerous visits to Eastbourne and Beachy Head, with rather better 

 results. There A. aglaia occurred, though not in great profusion, 

 at the top of the cliffs below the coast-guard station, but was not 

 easy to capture, as it frequented a decidedly dangerous spot, and 

 our specimens were secured at the risk of our necks. We also 

 found Lyccsna corydon flying pretty freely lower down, and the 



