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Emperor) are well worthy of record. A stray specimen of 

 Venessa antlopa (the Camberwell Beauty) has occurred this 

 summer at Bracebridge, Lincoln. Melit&a artemis (the Greasy 

 Fritilliary) and Melanagria galathea (the Marbled White) are 

 local but not uncommon. Of butterflies which occur 

 abundantly in many other counties, Gonepteryx rhamni (the 

 Brimstone) may be noticed as very rare, and of Satyrus tithonus 

 (the Large Heath) only three specimens have, apparently, been 

 taken. These were captured by the Rev. G. H. Raynor (from 

 whom I received some most valuable notes) at Panton, near 

 Wragby, very occasionally. The Clouded Yellow (Collas 

 edusa] is abundant, as it is in other parts of England. Of 

 Moths we cannot here give any detailed list ; but the common 

 occurrence of the Death's Head Moth caterpillar during 1895 

 and 1896 may be noticed. Unfortunately a considerable 

 number have been spoilt by the country people, who regard 

 them as venomous serpents, and will only pick them up, more 

 or less roughly, with tongs or other implements, the injury 

 caused being sufficient to produce a crippled imago. The 

 Convolvulus Hawk Moth (Sphinx convolvull}^ the Large and 

 Small Elephant Hawk Moth (Cbarocampa elpenor and C. 

 porcellus\ and the Broad and Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk 

 Macroglossa fuciformis and M. bombyliformis) have been taken 

 at Panton, and Newball and Legsby Woods ; and among other 

 things may be mentioned the Alder Moth {Acronycta alni\ 

 which used to be one of the rarest British moths, but is 

 apparently not uncommon around Lincoln, and the Swallow 

 Prominents ( Ttilodonta dicttea and P. dht<zoides\ which have 

 been found in the Lincoln and Market Rasen districts. 



Amongst other orders of insects the Coleoptera, when really 

 worked and properly catalogued, will be found to comprise a 

 large number of good species. I could give a fair list of names, 

 but will not burden this address with particulars that cannot 

 be otherwise than uninteresting to any but enthusiastic beetle 

 hunters. The county is evidently rich in Hymenoptera, and 

 probably in Diptera. 



For an agricultural county like Lincolnshire, however, the 

 great interest of the Entomology lies in its economic consider- 

 ations, such as the prevalence and spread of injurious insects, 

 the effects on the crops, and possible remedies. For our 

 increased knowledge of this subject we have much for which 

 to thank Miss E. A. Ormerod, who has spared no pains or 

 money to help combat these pests of the farmers, and I feel 



