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elongatus, Anobium domesticum, A. paniceum (in store-box), Clytis aiietis, 

 C. viysticus, Mesosa niibila, Rhagium inquisitor, R. bifasciatum, Toxotus 

 meridianus, Anoplodera sexguttata, Grammoptera tabacicolor, G. ruficornis, 

 Donacia iinearis, D. sericea, Lema cyanella, L. nielanopa, Cryptocephalus 

 aureolus, Chrysomela polita, C. didymata, Lina popidi, Gonioctena vivii- 

 nalis, Plmdon tumidiilum (Farley and New Forest), P. cochlearice, Pras- 

 couris aucta, Adimonia caprece, A. sanguinea, Galeruca viburni, Luperus 

 betulinus, L. flavipes, Hermeophaga niercurialis (near Farley), Crepidodera 

 transversa (near Selsdon Park), C. aurata, Aphthona cm-ulea, A. vetms- 

 tiila, Phyllotreta atra, P. nemorum (Farley), Plectroscelis concinna 

 (Farley), P. aridella, Thyamis Inrida, T. thoracica, T. vielanocephala, T. 

 pusilla (Westerham), Helops striatus (everywhere), Lagria hirta (New 

 Forest and Westerham), Asclera candea. Anaspis frontalis, A. forclpata, 

 A. fasciata, A. rnJicoUis, A. thoracica, A. subtestacea, A. melanopa, Rhyn- 

 cites mquatus, Apion striatum, A. difforme (Surrey), A. flavipes (Kent), 

 A. ervi, A. loti, A. miniatum, A. frumentarium, A. violaceum (every- 

 where), Cworrhinus exaratus, Trackyphlceus spinimanus, Strophosomus 

 coryli (New Forest and Westerham), Barypeithes brunnip>es, Phillobius 

 pyri, P. alneti, P. argentatus, P. maciilicornis, P. pomonm, Otiorrhyncus 

 picipes, O. ovatus, Sitones piincticoUis {Fsirley), Hylobius abietis, Orchestes 

 fagi, Goiliodes quadrimacidatus (everywhere), Amaliis scortillum, Rhin- 

 onchus pericarpius (near Selsdon Park), Balaninus glandiuvi, B. villosus. 

 — Norman L, Gillespie. 



Notes on the Lepidopteka of the Harwich District, 1902. — 

 I think it will be generally admitted that the season of 1902 was a 

 poor one for both perfect insects and larvae, yet, in some respects, it 

 was a remarkable one in this district ; for while many of onr most 

 common species were almost entirely absent, or very scarce, others 

 were more than usually abundant in both their stages. Of our butter- 

 flies, the common whites {Pieris brassiccB, rapa^, and napi) were rarely 

 seen, Euchlo'e cardamines was scarce, as were also the hybernated 

 Vanessids in the spring, and fresh specimens in the autumn, but the 

 larvffi of Vanessa polychloros were very plentiful, as I have recorded 

 elsewhere, although the perfect insects were not noticed afterwards. 

 Two or three worn I^yrameis cardui were seen in June, and several 

 fresh ones in August and September. Colias ediisa was seen on 

 August 9th and 22nd, and one was captured on September 16th and 

 one on 17th. Lyca;na argiolus was tolerably numerous in the spring, 

 but the autumn brood was scarce, very late, fresh-looking butterflies 

 being seen up to September 17th, and larvfe only about half grown 

 were beaten from ivy on November 7th. Chrysophanus pJdaias I did 

 not see once durmg the year, though I kept a careful look-out for it, 

 as I wanted a female for eggs. At the end of May and beginning of 

 June the larvae of Thecla quercus and TcBuiocampa cruda were more 

 numerous than I ever remember, dozens falling into the umbrella at 

 every blow of the beating-stick, but they were not accompanied by the 

 usual hosts of larvte of T. stabilis, Cheimatobia brumata, Hybernia de- 

 foUaria, H. leucoplmaria, &c., which are such pests in most seasons. 

 Searching for larvae with a lantern at night, or beating undergrowth, 

 in April and beginning of May, was not very productive, the only 

 species in any numbers being Triplmna fivibria. When full grown. 



