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freshness of the specimens ?), Pyrameis cardui, M. phcebe (May 

 10th). 



Digne (Basses- Alpes). — In addition to all the above, Carcha- 

 rodus lavaterce, C. althcecs ; (and at Carcassone, Aude), HespeHa 

 alveus, H. malvce, Pyrgus sao, Chrysophanus dorilis, Nomiades 

 semiargus (1), N. cyllarus, N. melanops, Polyommatus bellargus, 

 P. hylas, Everes argiades, Cyaniris argiolus, Nemeobius lucina, 

 Pieris rapce, P. napi, L. duponcheli, A. tagis var. bellizina, 

 Brenthis euphrosyne, B. dia, Melitcsa aurinia var. provincialis, 

 Euvanessa antiopa, Pararge eg evict, Coenonympha pamphilus, 

 Erebia erias, and E. epistygne — being representative of fifty- 

 three species in all. 



Harrow-Weald : June 5th, 1907. 



COLLECTING LEPIDOPTERA IN THE LAKE DISTRICT 

 IN 1902, 1903, AND IN 1905, 190G. 



By A. H. Foster. 



(Concluded from p. 133.) 



On Lingmoor Larentia ccssiata swarmed, as indeed it did on 

 the rocks on all the mountains visited. Another very common 

 insect everywhere was Hypsipetes sordidata, showing every grade 

 of variation, from greenish or grey to totally black, the darker 

 specimens being the commonest. Other insects taken on the 

 heather were : — Chelonia plcuitaginis, Venusia cambricaria, Aci- 

 dalia fumata, Strenia clathrata, Fidonia atomaria, Oporabia fili- 

 grammaria, Larentia didymata, L. salicata, L. olivata, L. pectini- 

 taria, Eupithecia nanata, Cidaria immanata, C.rassata, C.testata, 

 C. populata, Charceas graminis, Calcena haworthii, Agrotis por- 

 phyrea, Anarta myrtilli, Plusia gamma, and Euclidia mi. During 

 our last week in 1902 we sugared some trees near the edge of 

 Blea Tarn with great success, the most important insects ob- 

 tained being Xylophasia lithoxylea, X. monoglypha(a, nearly black 

 variety in abundance), X. rurea and var. combusta, Mamestra 

 farva, Apamea gemina, A. didyma, Noctua f estiva, N. rubi, Polia 

 chi and var. olivacea, Aplecta nebidosa, A. tincta, Hadena adusta 

 (dark), H. pisi (dark), and H. oleracea (dark). 



Dusking near Blea Tarn in 1902 produced Nudaria mundana 

 in abundance, and this insect also came to light. 



The next season (1903) we could find nothing of any impor- 

 tance at sugar, and N. mundana was absent, though there was 

 only a week between the dates in the two seasons. E. epiphron, 

 however, was abundant both in 1902 and 1903. 



In 1905 and 1906 I went to a farmhouse at Stool End 

 at the foot of Bow Fell. I was there for the first fortnight 



