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or rather its site, for it has been dry for many years. The 

 locality, being on the Bagshot sand, consists of a heathy 

 tract of country, interspersed with ponds, marshes, and 

 pine woods, characteristic of all this part of Surrey. From 

 notes supplied by several of the members present this report 

 has been drawn up. 



" Lepidoptera were by no means common during the earlier 

 hours of the afternoon. An occasional Pieris napi flitted 

 along the hedge-banks, two or three Epincphele ianira and£\ 

 tithonus busied themselves by the waysides, and Hesperia 

 sylvanus rested on the wild mint and brambles, and was 

 plentiful at the end of the smaller pond. An Acronycta, 

 which, in the absence of larval evidence, would perhaps with 

 greater safety be recorded as A . psi, was found at rest on a 

 pine trunk, and a few Scoparia dubitalis also occurred in 

 similar situations. Macaria liturata and Bupalus piniaria 

 (both white and yellow males) lingered among the pines, as 

 did Ematurga atomaria and Aspilates strigillaria among the 

 heather, over which Lithosia mesomella, Leiicania impudens, 

 and Anarta myrtilli were taken, as well as Pseudoterpna pmi- 

 nata, Lomaspilis marginata, Nomophila noctuella, Pyrausta pur- 

 puralis, and Acipitlia tetradactyla. Larvae of Eucheliajacobczce, 

 Panolis pinipcrda, and Anarta myrtilli were also met with. 



" But with the advent of evening moths became much more 

 plentiful. Cataclysta lemnata swarmed over the ponds and 

 their banks with the utmost profusion, accompanied by 

 numbers of Hydrocampa nymphceata and H. stagnata, and a 

 few Crambus culmellus. Hcpialus hcctus pursued its merry 

 dance over the bracken, and numerous Geometers and 

 micros formed an endless procession along the lanes in the 

 twilight, the following species being taken : — Zanclognatha 

 griscalis, Rumia luteolata, Pericallia syringaria, Phorodcsma 

 pustulata, Hemithea strigata, Acidalia dimidiata, A. bisetata 

 (including a pretty dark-margined specimen), A. dilutaria, 

 A. imitaria, A. avcvsata, Cabera pusaria, C. exanthemata, 

 Larentia didymata (a rather dark male form), L. viridaria, 

 Eupithecia piilchcllata, Melanthia albicillata, Melanippe sociata, 

 Camptogramma bilineata, Cidaria dotata, Eurrhypara urticata, 

 Scopula prunalis, Tortrix viridana, and many others. The 

 most notable capture of the meeting, however, was a speci- 

 men of Camptogramma fluviata by Major Ficklin. 



" Of course dragon-flies were particularly in request, but 

 only eight species were met with — a small number for this 

 usually prolific locality. Sympetrum scoticum was just coming 

 out and in the teneral state, with bright yellow markings. 



