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at the common bugle in another locality, but only one bad M. boinbij- 

 liformis was taken ; the latter seems by far the scarcer insect. A few 

 Hepiahis lupulinus were seen at rest. Halias [Hylophila] prasinana was 

 beaten not uncommonly from oak, and Euchelia jacohmcB was noticed 

 abundantly flying in the sunshine. A few females of Spilosoma mendica 

 were taken, most of which laid freely in chip boxes, and one male was 

 beaten from oak ; about two hundred young larvee are now feeding up well 

 on plum. Single examples of Drepana lacertinaria and D.falcataria were 

 taken, and Cilix glaucata {spinula) was fairly common. One specimen of 

 Phalera bucephala was beaten from oak. Geometers were better repre- 

 sented, though most of the species were common ones: — Rumia cratcegata, 

 Venilia macularia, Odontopera hidentata (two). Amphidasys betularia (a 

 female), Boarmia roboraria (two males), lodis lactearia (a few, beautifully 

 fresh and green), Ephyra porata, E. punctaria, E. trilinearia, E. oinicro- 

 naria (a few), Acidalia remuiaria Cabera pusaria, C. exanthemata, Bapta 

 temerata (two), B. taminata, Macaria Uturata, Panagra petraria, Fidonia 

 atomaria (abundant), F. piniaria [one female, males very abundant), Ligdia 

 adustata, Lomaspilis marginata, Larentia pectinaria, Melanthia ocellata, 

 Melanippe subtristata, M. montanata, Coremia propugnata, 0. ferrugata, 

 C. unidentaria, Triphosa dubitata (a hybernated female), Gidaria corylata 

 (three), and Anaitis plagiata (four). The Deltoides were represented by 

 one species only, Pechypogon barbalis, which was very abundant — in fact, 

 six specimens, on one occasion, flew off one oak bough. Of the Pyralides, 

 Pyrausta purpuralis alone was noticed; and of the Pterophoridae, three 

 specimens of Alucita hexadactyla. 



By far the best work among the " Leps" was undoubtedly larva-beating, 

 which was practically neglected until the Friday ; but both Friday and 

 Saturday were devoted to it, with the following resuhs ■.—Liinenitis sybilla 

 (full-grown), Tliecla quercus (common, and mostly iall-^rown), Nola strigula, 

 Gnophria quadra, Liparis aurijiua (Porthesia siinilis), Psilura monacha 

 (abundant), Pcecilocampa populi, Orgyia antiqua, Halias bicolorana (quer- 

 cana), Diloba cceruleocephala, Asphalia ridens (a great many died while 

 small), Tmiiocampa miniosa, T. stabilis, and T. cruda (both the latter 

 abundant), Scopelosoma satellitia, Cosmia trapezina (very abundant), Amphi- 

 pyra pyramidea, Catocala sponsa, G. promissa, Drymonia (Notodonta) 

 chaonia, Phorodesina bajidaria, PJiigalia pedaiia (pilosaria), and Himera 

 pennaria (last two abundant, but nearly all ichneumoned), Ennonios angu- 

 laria, Amphidasys prodromaria (all very small, but are now full-grown), 

 Hybernia defoliaria, H. aurantiaria, H. progemmmaria, H. leitcophearia, 

 H. rupicapraria , Hemithea thymiaria, Oporabia dilutala, and Eupithecia 

 abbreviata (?). Besides these, a single larva of Epinephele tithonus was 

 found on grass, and six larvge of Noctua neglecta (?), and a few Eubolia 

 palumbaria were swept from heath. 



Two mornings were spent with Mr. W. J. Lucas in collecting dragon- 

 flies, and some good work was done. Libellula depressa was seen nearly 

 every day ; but seeing is not everything with this insect, which seems 

 almost human in its cleverness, always avoiding the bank on which one is 

 standing, but settling on various points on the other banks ; but if one goes 

 and stands by one of its resting-places, it will desert it and find a new one 

 on the bank just vacated by the anxious collector; it also seems fond of 

 settling on brambles and furze-bushes, for the express purpose of tearing 

 one's net. However, about five specimens were captured. L. quadri- 

 maculata also wants catching (though it doesn't want to be caught), and 



