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Mr. Sich noted the following among the micros : Pancalia leuwen- 

 hoekella, Argyresthia albistria, and Coleophora lixella, and Mr. 

 Ashdown, larva? of Gelechia {Ceratophora) ri/fescens. The only 

 species of Diptera reported was Volucella bombylans. Forficula lesnei 

 was still in its old locality to represent the Orthoptera worth noting. 

 Of Coleoptera, the following is the list furnished by Messrs. Ashdown 

 and Priske : Lacon murinus, Athuus lo/igicollis, Pixderus littoralis, 

 Timarcha tenebricosa, Sphezroderma cardui, JPaltica pusilla, CEdemera 

 lurida, CE. nobilis, Drilusflavescens, By turns tomentosus, Cryptocephalus 

 hypochceridis, C. labiatus, Dascellus cervinus, Lagria hirla, Dorytomus 

 maculatus, Telephones bicolor, RJiagonycha fitlva, and -R. fuscicornis. 

 Mr. Howe reported Chrysopa alba and C. ventralis as representatives 

 of the Neuroptera, and to Messrs. Clark and Step we are indebted 

 for the following list of plants observed in flower : Reseda luteola 

 (dyers' weed), R. hi tea (wild mignonette), Poly gala vulgaris (milk- 

 wort), Helianthemum vulgare (rock rose), Silene inflata (bladder 

 campion), Anthyllis vulneraria (kidney vetch),- Vicia cracca (tufted 

 vetch), Lathyrus pratensis (meadow vetch), Bryonia dioica (white 

 bryony), Coruus sanguinea (dogwood), Chlora perfoliata (yellow 

 centaury), Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade), Veronica chamtzdrys 

 (germander speedwell), Scrophularia nodosa (figwort), Thymus 

 serpyllum (wild thyme), Ajuga reptans (bugle), Symphytum officinale 

 (comfrey), Echium vulgare (viper's bugloss), Listera ovata (tway 

 blade), Ophrys apifera (bee orchis), Orchis pyramidalis (pyramidal 

 orchis), Habenaria conopsea (fragrant orchis), Aceras anthropophora 

 (man orchis), Centaurea scabiosa (hardheads), Hippocrepis comosa 

 (horseshoe vetch), Bellis perennis floreplenus ("double" daisy), and 

 Briza media (quake grass). 



