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got two ; easily overlooked, owing to its remarkable resemblance to 

 refuse and bits of dead leaves, &c., with which it covers itself; 

 Cheiviatobia bruinata, in swarms, a positive nuisance ; several species 

 of the genus Eiqdthecia, ditiScult to recognize, possibly E. inviuata 

 occasionally ; Hybeniia defoliaria, very common, difficult to get into 

 pupfe successfully ; Petasia cassinea, a few at night on blackthorn, &c.; 

 Nutodonta chaonia, occasionally, from oak ; Cymatophora flavicornia, 

 very local — I got seventeen full-fed larvte from a solitary birch in 

 Stubby Copse on June 20th ; C. ridens, very few compared with other 

 years ; several species of Tmniocampa, especially T. miniosa, rather 

 common ; Anchocelis riijina, occasionally ; Scopelosoma satellitia, very 

 common ; often found in one's pockets after a day's beating; the same 

 remarks applying to Cosmia trapezina ; Ayriopis aprilina, sometimes 

 at sugar at dusk. Catucola promissa and C. sponsa were also plentiful, 

 and I successfully reared all those I obtained. I was too late for 

 heather-searching, and missed Ayrutls ayathina and Noctua neglecta, 

 although I did obtain one full-fed larva of the former on my return 

 home across the moor on June 19th, but it unfortunately died. Why 

 is this species so difficult to rear ? I have tried them now for several 

 years in succession, but without any success. Genista angelica pro- 

 duced Pseudoterpna et/tisaria, which were very plentiful, especially near 

 Jones's Enclosure, Lyndhurst, and at the foot of Hurst Hill, Brocken- 

 hurst. What struck me very much on entering the enclosures was 

 the fearfully barren state of the oak. Gazing at the gaunt leafless 

 branches overhead reminded one more of Christmas than of mid- 

 summer. Late frosts and countless larvae had, no doubt, wrought the 

 mischief. It is really a marvel how the latter thrived at all on 

 practically bare branches (which when beaten, strange to say, produced 

 the most larvae). Probably the lichens are resorted to as a last resource 

 by larv^. Butterflies were few, only Artjijnnis euphrosyne, Gonepteryx 

 rhamni, and Syrichthns alveolus appearing in any numbers worth 

 mentioning, with occasionally a stray Xeineohins lucina just to relieve 

 the monotony. Macrothylacia mbi. (males) were occasionally seen, and 

 on June 18th a turf-cutter gave me a very nice female, which he had 

 found on the heather. Lithosia rubricollis made up for many dis- 

 appointments ; I was fortunate enough to take forty altogether, mostly 

 found drying their wings on bracken at Aldridge and Hurst Hill. 

 Macroylossa fucifurmis and M. bomhyliformis were fairly plentiful on 

 sunny days in the Ornamental Drive, Rhinefields, at rhododendron 

 and azalea bloom. At light, the only visitors that put in an appear- 

 ance were Chelonia villica (very fresh) and a few "daddy long-legs." 

 Lastly, at sugar the following occurred: — First and foremost "ye 

 hornet," and extremely formidable ones too ; and then, in their 

 Doubl. List order : Chmrocavipa elpenor, several each evening ; Lithosia 

 rubricollis, one ; Thyatira batis, common ; Dip)lithera orion, three, 

 turning up about 10 p.m. ; Miana striyilis, two ; Grammesia trilinea, 

 tliree, and one var. bilinea ; Tmiiocampa gothica, one, just out ap- 

 parently, and two months overdue ; Euplexia lucipara, one ; Aplecta 

 herbida, common ; and Erastria fiiscula, common and easily mistaken 

 for M. strigilis. Several species of Coleoptera, Diptera, &c., occurred, 

 but, as I do not collect these, I am sorry to say I cannot name them ; 

 some were new to me, and most extraordinary. As was the case last 



