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sixty, and netted a dozen of them. Anii/vnis aglaia was out in several 

 places in small numbers. Others, seen at times, included Lycana 

 icarus, L. wjestis, Uesperia linea, Vanessd atnlanta, V. urtica:, Cceno- 

 7iymphn pamphibis, Epinepheh innira, Pirris hrnssicte, P. napi, P. rttpcB, 

 Zytfana filipendultB, &c., but no Vanessa io or Epinephele hypemnthus, 

 which are usually to be found in some of the places visited. Plusia 

 yamma was just coming out on the moors with Chanras yraminis. The 

 latter was abundant on Dalby Warren on Sept. 1st, bustling about the 

 clumps of bracken, in spite of the rain that was falUng. A few worn 

 Anarta myrtilli and one fresh Hypsipetes elutata were kicked up out of 

 the heather. Larvae of A . myrtilli, Macrothylacia rnhi, and M. quercus var. 

 callnnce were frequent, with a few Sahiniia pavonia and some Vayiessa 

 atalanta just pupating. The only dragonfly identified was Syvipetrum 

 scoticim, which was abundant near the head-waters of the Derwent. 

 Cicindela campestris was, as usual, common, but I was unable to 

 find any Carabns liitens where it was plentiful five years ago. Long 

 walks or cycle-rides over the moors near Whitby, Pickering, and Scar- 

 borough, and over the wolds between Malton and Driffield, furnished 

 several species of galls. Salix repens on Dalby Warren seemed to bear 

 more than usual of the bright red ones, but those of Enura pentandrcB 

 on Salix pentandra were scarce, there being only a few fresh ones to be 

 found. One I had not seen before was a crimson cup-shaped gall, 

 arranged in rows along the midrib of the leaves of Spircea filipendula. 

 The different cells were connected by a solid wall of tissue, and each 

 one examined was occupied by a fully-formed pupa of a small species 

 of Hymenoptera, though whether this was the maker or only a para- 

 site I cannot say. If the latter, then they had carefully removed all 

 traces of their hosts. Another one was on RnbHs idmis, made by larvae 

 of a Cecidomyia. Several species of oak-galls were more numerous 

 than usual in the woods bordering the moors. — Harold J. Bukkill ; 

 79, Cornhill, E.G. 



Collecting in the New Forest. — After many fruitless attempts to 

 obtain rooms at Brockenhurst, my father and I eventually found our- 

 selves, on Aug. 1st, at Bank, where we stayed for ten days. I suppose 

 that nobody will have much to say in favour of the season 1902, for it 

 has been quite one of the worst I can remember. We had no really 

 hot weather during the ten days, and rain was frequent. On the 

 whole, I think that collecting was as good as could be expected, larvae, 

 at any rate, being plentiful. Among the latter were Smerinthus 

 ocellatus (a few from crab-apple), Macroglnssa fuciformis (two, honey- 

 suckle), -M. homhyliformis (scabious, one), Euchelia jacuhita- (abundajnt), 

 Lithosia aureola (?), Nola cristuUilis, Halias prasinana, Oryyia antiqua, 

 Dasychira pndibunda (common, but small), Psilura monacha (one full- 

 grown, from beech). Satiirnia carpini (two), Macrothylacia rubi, 

 Drepana falcataria (two), D. lacertinaria (one), Phalera bucephala, 

 Clostera reclnsa (on dwarf sallow), Stauropus fayi (onej, Ptilodontis 

 palpina (two), Lophopteryx came Una (some full-grown, others quite 

 small), Notodonta droinedarins (one), N. trepida (one, full-grown), N. 

 chaonia, N. dodonea, Diphthera orion (eight very small ones fell from one 

 beat, and other larger ones were taken). Trachea piniperda (one or two), 

 Anarta myrtilli, Tmiiocavipa stabilis, Ennomos erosaria, E, tiliaria, 



