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there. During the latter part of June and the first ten days of 

 July, however, the weather was all that could be desired from an 

 entomological point of view, albeit agriculturists hardly enter- 

 tained the same opinion. Farmers were anxious for rain ; the 

 ground was parched, and all kinds of vegetation was seriously 

 affected with Aphides. The sea-fogs that from time to time 

 rolled over the land were of little benefit to the crops. There was 

 no heavy rain until the 28th of June ; then the following two days 

 were showery, and there was a slight fall of rain with distant 

 thunder on the 3rd of July, and a few showers again on the 11th, 

 the day I left Lynmouth. 



During the time I was at Lynmouth I saw or captured some 

 two hundred species of Lepidoptera ; of this number about 

 twenty-seven species were in the larval stage. 



Anthocharis cardamines was not seen until the 10th of June. 

 I have noticed before that this species appears scarce on the 

 North Devon coast, but it was even scarcer this year. On the 

 same date Argynnis euphrosyne was still out and in fine 

 condition; also a few A. selene were met with. The last-named 

 species was not well out until the 15th of June. 



Several larva? of both Argynnis aglaia and A. paphia were 

 found hiding among the herbage on the banks by the road-side 

 on the 12th of June. These were fed up on dog-violet, and 

 disclosed imagines after my return to London. 



A specimen of Eurymene dolobraria was found at rest on the 

 trunk of a large oak tree near Waters-meet. I had not hitherto 

 seen this species in North Devonshire. 



Boarmia repandata var. conversaria occurred frequently, and 

 one or two of those secured were very beautiful. 



Corycia temerata and Abraxas ulmata. — I had not met with 

 either of these species in North Devon before. The last-named 

 was abundant in places along the East Lynn valley. I did not 

 meet with a variety ; and with the exception of being a little 

 larger in size and perhaps a trifle brighter they were otherwise 

 much the same as specimens I have from other parts of England. 



Ypsipetes elutata. — Of this very variable species I obtained a 

 remarkable series from larvae found feeding on bilberry and 

 heather. I also bred a series from larva? found and fed up on 

 sallow. As has been before noticed in these pages, the uniform 

 lesser size of the specimens obtained from bilberry and heather 



