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JUNE 2gth, 1907. 



Field Meeting at Byfleet. 

 Leader: Mr. Stanley Edwards, F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



The weather in the afternoon was extremely unfavourable 

 and only a dozen members attended, of which quite half went 

 down in the fine weather of the early morning. These latter 

 alighted at Woking, whence they walked along the canal 

 bank to the rendezvous near the Byfleet lock. 



Mr. Lucas reported the occurrence of seven species of 

 Odonata, including Brachytron pratensc and Cordulegastcr 

 cenea. 



Mr. Turner met with the larval cases of several species of 

 Coleophora, including those of C. lutipennella, in numbers, 

 C. palliatclla, common, and C. ardecepennella (?), common, all 

 on oak. He noted that Macro-Lepidoptera were particularly 

 scarce. 



Mr. Edwards reported the capture of Phycis carbonariella 

 near Horsell. 



Mr. Ashdown met with a batch of the ova of Boinbyx rubi, 

 and with Acidalia subsericiata. 



Mr. Sich noted the occurrence of the Phycid, Pempelia 

 palumbclla, and reported the capture of the following Tineina : 

 Glyphiptcryx thrasonella, Elachista albifrontclla , E. luticomella, 

 E. argentella, Gracilaria alchimiella, Tischeria complanella, and 

 Nepticula subbimactilella, in addition to the Coleophorids 

 reported above. 



Mr. Step sends the following note on his observations : 



" Little ? was observed in the botanical line that is addi- 

 tional to the lists of plants already recorded in connection 

 with previous visits to this locality. The date selected 

 coincided with the flowering time of most of the aquatic and 

 waterside plants ; but the usual afternoon rain limited our 

 opportunities for investigation. Among the plants noted in 

 flower may be mentioned the following : Pedicularis palustris, 

 GEnanthc crocata, Drosera rotundifolia, D . intermedia, Anagallis 

 tenella, Butomus umbellatus, Rhinanthus crista-galli, Cnicus pra- 

 tensis, C. palustris, Valeriana officinalis, Vicia angustifolia, 

 Sarothamnus scoparius, Tamus communis, Bryonia dioica, Orchis 

 maculata, Listera ovata, and in the road opposite the Victoria 

 Inn at Woodham, there was a profusion of the alien crucifer 

 Erysimum orientate. At intervals all the way from Woking to 

 Byfleet were fine examples of Equisetum palustrc in fruit." 



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