22 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



suffumata, Strenia clathrata, Zonosoma linearia, as well as a number of 

 larvae of Zephyrns quercus from the oaks. On Juue 3rd Lyccena adunis 

 was first seen, but this species was difficult to get in good condition, 

 owiug to the rain and wiud. L. aiexis was first noticed on the same 

 day also, as well as Acontia luctuosa, which was talien in some 

 numbers during the next ten days. On June 4th Acidalia ornata was 

 taken, but few of this species were observed. June 12th was a blank, 

 except for a few Asthena candidata, and on Jnne 17th nothing new 

 turned up except Mdanippe miaiKjuluta. On June 22nd we took 

 Li/c(E)ia alsas for the first and only time this year, and then only three 

 or four specimens. But Awjiades si/lvanus, seen first on the same day, 

 was more plentiful than usual, and an interesting variety of Campto- 

 (/ramma biiineata, with dark bands, was taken. On June 24th Melan- 

 tlda ocellata and Larentia viridaiia were beaten out, and a female 

 Lyccena ayestis deposited about fifty ova in a pill-box. These duly 

 hatched on June 29th, but all died off before the first moult. On July 

 4th Cidaria fulvata was plentiful and in fine condition, and on July 

 8th a good number of Aphantopus hyperanthus were netted, only to be 

 released again, when it had been found that they were normal. On 

 July 11th very little was about, but diligent work among long grass 

 produced a good series of Endrosa irrorella, and a fair number of pupje 

 of ZyycBua Jilipendula; were noticed at the same time. July 22nd saw 

 the advent of Adopica thaauuis in fair numbers, and a few males of 

 Awjiades comma were taken, the first female being seen on July 25th, 

 on which date Euboiia hipimctaria was noticed. The above notes refer 

 almost exclusively to work on and near Ranmore, but on July 30th I 

 migrated to the neiglibourhood of Bognor, which I found singularly 

 unproductive in the daytime, of course owing to the atrocious weather. 

 A walk from Bognor to Arundel on Aug. 7th produced one Aryynnis 

 adippe, but nothmg else except Fieris brassicce, F. rapcB, P. napi, Epi- 

 nephele jurtina, E. tilkonus, LyccEua aiexis, AdupcPAi thaumas, and Plusia 

 (jamma. On Aug. 10th Vanessa atalanta was observed, and V. io on the 

 12th, as well as Acidalia viarytnepunctata. Pulyomtnatus phlceas was 

 the only insect to be seen on Aug. 18th, but on the 19th Timandra 

 amataria, tiypdpetes soididata, aud other geometers were obtained by 

 beating the hedges by the roadside. On Aug. 29th Ciiix glaucata was 

 taken in the same manner. On Sept. 1st a fine female variety of 

 Epinepkele jurtina, with white patches on the two upper wings, was 

 netted ; and on Sept. oth, when 1 had returned to Dorking, two belated 

 females of Lycwna corydun were seen. Single specimens of Vanessa 

 atalanta-weve noticed at different times during this month, and several 

 worn specimens of V. cardui. 



Such is my record for the year, and I think the most noteworthy 

 feature is the entire absence of Cyaniris aiyiolus, which is usually 

 plentiful here. No specimens of Vanessa pulychloros, Colias edusa, or 

 C. hyale were seeu, and very few Gonepteryx rhamni. 



A curious circumstance that happened is perhaps worthy of note. 

 One of my boys put a setting-board, containing four specimens of 

 Vanessa atalanta, into a cupboard, and on looking at it the next morn- 

 ing he found that the insects had entirely disappeared. Subsequent 

 events, in which a penny trap figured successfully, revealed the fact 

 that mice were the culprits. We found a few fragments of wings 



