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The posts forming the uprights of the post and rail fences, so 

 common in this part of the comitry, were well worth searching, 

 especially for Nocture. At Kingsdown, Hecatera serena was the com- 

 monest moth taken in this way, whilst on the sandhills, where Silene 

 is not so much in evidence, Cucullia xunbratica was an easy first, about 

 twenty being taken in an hour, and nearly all in first-rate condition. 

 Other species thus obtained were DiantJuccia coiispersa (one at Kings- 

 down), Mamestra brassicce, M. albicoloii, M. anceps, Xyluphasia pulyodon, 

 X. lithoxylea, Apamea (jemina, Hadena dentina (abundant), tl. oleracea, 

 H. (jenistm (one), and Hepialus lapulinus. 



A few Arctia villica were met with, and other insects taken or 

 noticed by day-work were Dianthcecia capsincola, Aplecta nebulosa (one), 

 Plusia gamma (iaiii'ly common), Euclidla vii, Phytometra cenea, SpUosoma 

 lubricipeda, Melanthia ocellata, Alelanippe galiata (Kingsdown), M. mon- 

 tanata (Martin Mill), M. subtristata, Camptoyramma bilineata, Acidalia 

 ornata, A. marginepunctata (one only, at Kingsdown), Asthena candidata, 

 Cabera pusaria, Metrocampa maryaritarui (Worthj, Cidaria truncata, 

 Lomaspilis marymata, Phibalapteryx vitalbata (near Sandwich and Martin 

 Mill), Eupithecia rectanyidata (two. Deal and Worth), Pionea forficalis, 

 Pyralis costalis, P yrausta p)ur puralis , Eurrhypara urticata, Scapula olivalis, 

 Ebuleacrocealis, Cataclysta lemnata (abundant. Sandwich), Scoparia diibi- 

 talis (abundant), and Botys pandalis. 



At night we treacled rows of posts on the sandhills. The first 

 night turned out a blank, and, though there was a somewhat strong 

 north-easterly wind on the other nights, there were plenty of insects at 

 the sugar, especially on the last night. They were mostly, however, 

 of the commonest. As soon as the treacle was on, and before it was 

 quite dark, Chcerocampa jwrcellus turned up in grand condition, but 

 only two of them. The following were also attracted : — Agrotis excla- 

 viationis (far and away the commonest moth), A. corticea and A. seyetum 

 (both scarce), Xylophaaia polyodon, X. subhcstris (one), Leucania comma 

 (abundant and fine), L. pallens, Mamestra bnissicfB, M. albicolon (at first 

 mistaken for brassicce and passed over, but afterwards we obtained 

 about a dozen, mostly in fine condition), M. anceps, Miana striyilis 

 (dark forms with some reddish markings), M.fasciuncitla, Grammesia 

 triyrammica, Apamea yemina (not common), Trip)h(Bna pronuba, Hadena 

 chenopodii, H. oleracea, and a few Cucullia umbratica, which I believe 

 is not generally taken at sugar. Last, but not least, a fine Neuria 

 reticulata. Light attracted, among commoner things, Arctia villica. 



The Odonata were not particularly interesting, only seven species 

 being noticed — viz. Libellula quadrimaculata and L. depressa (one of 

 each), Brachytron pratense, Platycnemis pennipes, PyrrJiosomanymphula, 

 Ayrion puella (abundant), and Ischnura eleyans (abundant). 



A few species of Coleoptera were taken. The best were single 

 specimens of the fine Molytes yermanus (Kingsdown), and Harpalus 

 sabiilicola. The following were also obtained : — Harpalus rujicornis, 

 Donacia sericea, D. lemnce, D. linearis (the last three near Sandwich on 

 Iris), Otiorrhynchus atroapterns (in the sand), Cueorrhinus yeminatus, 

 Crypticus quisquilius, Dascilhis cervinus, Malachius viridis, PyrocJiroa 

 serraticornis, and Leptura livida. Larvffi of Hypera variabilis were 

 abundant on lucerne at Kingsdown, but beetles were not seriously 

 worked. — F. M. B. Carr ; 46, Handen Road, Lee, S.E. 



