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men taken by Mr. C. A. Bngffs on May 15th, on Ockhara Common, in 

 the particularly early season of 1893.— W. J. Lucas ; Kingston. 



Easter (1901) in the New Forest.— The forest half under water, and 

 scarcely any sallows in bloom, was the state of things we found on arrival at 

 Brockenhurst on April 4th. Up to the 7th the weather was most depressing, 

 and collecting either impossible or very unpleasant. A few fine mornings, 

 however, improved things wonderfully, and the results of a week's collecting 

 were fairly satisfactory. When sufiaciently sunny and temptiug, hybernating 

 butterflies Ahonnied—Eugonia poJychloros and Goneptenjx rhamni being 

 especially common, whilst a fair number of Aglais urtic(B were seen. 

 Brepfios parthenias was fairly common among the birches, but was, as 

 usual, not easy to catch, though a few specimens were obtained. They 

 suddenly disappeared on the llth, though perhaps the most favourable day 

 for their flight ; whether or not the heavy rain and violent winds had 

 finished them off I do not know, but not one was to be seen. One rather 

 worn example of Asphalia flavicornis was found hanging like a leaf from a 

 low birch-twig. Xylocampa lithorhiza scarcely seemed so common as in the 

 two previous years, though three examples were found on one birch-trunk. 

 I have noticed in three Easters at the forest that this insect is nearly 

 always on birch- and fir-trunks, generally very low down, and not in places 

 where the trees grow thickly together. A single very fresh-looking Xylina 

 rhizolitha was taken from a fir-trunk. A nice variable lot of Tephrosia 

 bistortata was obtained, principally from larch and fir, but a few from oak- 

 trunks. Two very fine specimens of Lobophora lobulata were netted, 

 showing the delicate green tinge of freshly emerged examples of this 

 species. A few odd examples of Anticlea badiata, Hybernia marginaria, 

 A nisopteryx cBscularia, a.xid Hypena rostralis (1), and one or two larvae of 

 Bombyx trifolii and Noctua neglecta (?), complete the day-work. At night 

 treacle produced a nice variable series of Tceniocampa munda, but little 

 else ; Cerastis vaccinii (very abundant), Scopelosoma satellitia, Taniocampa 

 stabilis, and T. cruda. The sallows, once found, proved productive. 

 TcBuiocanipa stabilis and T. cruda swarmed. A few T. munda were taken, 

 but this species prefers treacle. T. gothica, not very abundant. T. miniosa, 

 a few quite fresh, apparently only just emerging. I was pleased to meet 

 with T. instabilis, as I had not previously taken it in the forest, and made 

 a comment in my last Easter notes on its apparent local scarcity (Entom. 

 xxxiii. 206). Mr. E. R. Bankes also contributes a note (Entom. xxxiii. 

 349) with reference to my query. Only four specimens were taken, but all 

 in perfect condition. Single examples of Pachnobia rubricosa, Xtjlina 

 rhizolitha, X. socia, and Trachea piniperda were also taken. No doubt we 

 did not visit the right part for the last-named insect, which I believe was 

 common enough in the locality we worked last year. Cerastis vaccinii and 

 Scopelosoma satellitia were common, and a few Xylocampa lithorhiza turned 

 up. Anticlea badiata, Cidaria psittacata (one), Larentia multistrigaria, 

 Anisopteryx cescularia, and Eupithecia abbreviata were also taken at the 

 sallows. On the wing, or at rest on twigs, Anticlea badiata, Hybernia 

 marginaria, and one H. rupicapraria were taken. — F. M. B. Carr ; 

 46, Handen Road, Lee, S.E. 



IscHNURA PDMiLio IN CORNWALL.— In the ' Eutomologist ' for February, 

 p. 53, I see that both Mr. Dale and Mr. Lucas have made mention of the 

 dragonfly {Ischnura pumilio) as having been taken near Land's End in 



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