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Celafitrhia argiulns and Af/lais urtictB were seen on the sunny out- 

 skirts of woods. Ova of E. cardamines were common on the Hedge 

 Mustard flower heads. KncUdia mi and E. (/li/phica quite fresh out 

 were flying with the R. /Jdceas. Odd specimens of Hylophila 

 prasinana, Lithosia sororcida (aureola), Drepana falcataria, D. 

 ciiltraria, Cilix (jlaucata (spinida), Notodonta trimacida var. dodnnea, 

 N. cliaonia, and a few Heplalas liipnlinii.s, were reported by different 

 members. Only one or two species of Norturp. were met with, and 

 those who remained to sugar, had an absolute blank, with plenty of 

 time to observe the night-jars and bats. Deniaa con/li, Diloba 

 cccrideocephala and Acontia Inctuosa, were taken, and a few larvse of 

 Plusia chrysitis were beaten from nettles. Several of the party met 

 with Melanip])e niontanata, M. sociata, M. fiuctnata, Coremia 

 ferriKjata, C loiidentaria, C. desv/nata and Cidaria stiff luiiata. Other 

 species of the (jreowetn'mr met with were Veniiia macularia, 

 Heiiiernphila abruptaria, Rnmia luteolata, Cabera pusaria, Bapta 

 tewerata, Strenia clathrata, Eupithecia exiffitata, Anticlea badiata, 

 and Anaitis plaf/iata. The members of the Pi/rales group observed 

 were Pijransta aurata and P. oxtriiialis, while four species only of 

 the Tortrieidir were reported, viz., Plioxopteryx lundana, Capua 

 favillaccana, Sericoris lacunana and SyiiuctJtis oxyacanthella 

 (fabrieiana). Microptenjx calthella were as usual common in the 

 flowers head of buttercups, while Adela rutimitrella (frischella) was 

 met with on flowers of speedwell. 



One or two members tried beating for larvae without any brilliant 

 success. Hibernia defoliaria, H. vianjinana, Himera pennaria, 

 Phiijalia pedaria (pilosaria), Hypsipeten f areata (sordidata), 

 Heniitliea htriyata, Abraxas yrossitlariata, Diloba ccRruleocephala, 

 Calyninia trapezina, and C. affinis were some of the species met 

 with in this stage. A larva of (.'ostiiotric/te potatoria and several 

 larvae of Porrittia galactodacUjla were also taken. Among the other 

 orders but few species were reported. The Coleoptera met with 

 were mostly " common everywhere " ones, although perhaps 

 Telephoriis lividits, T. jjellucidus, Rhagonycha limbata, Ayriotes palli- 

 dulus, Anobiiuu domesticum, Clytiis arietis, C. niysticus, Tiniarcha 

 tenebricosa, Chrymmela hyperici, Cassida fiaveola, Mordellistena 

 abdoniinalis and Polydrusus tereticollis, may be worth noticing. Of 

 the Homoptera the only species worth noting was Triecphora 

 vnlnerata {sanyninolenta). The common Panorpa, P. connnunis (?) 

 was all over the place and so also were 'several species of the 

 HemerobiidcB. 



A species of Geranium was met with in flower, which at the time 



