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little was found ; I believe I saw it for the first time the previous 

 evening. 



Nests of the willow warbler {Phylloscopus trochilus) and of the 

 redstart {Ruticilla pha'niairus) were discovered by Mr. Turner and 

 photographed by Mr. Step. The common lizard, Zootoca vivipara, 

 was taken by Mr. Sich. 



At various times I have found about half a dozen species of shell- 

 bearing MoUusca in the woods, but on this occasion the only species 

 obtained was Zofiifes nitidulus, found by Mr. Step. 



Turning now to the insects. Of the Orthoptera none seem to 

 have been taken, — few, of course, being mature so early as May. 

 Several representatives of the Neuroptera were obtained. The only 

 example of the Ephemeridse was a sub-imago of Leptophlehia 

 submarginata, which soon disclosed the imago. The Perlidse 

 beaten from the firs were JVemoura variegata commonly, and speci- 

 mens of the small Leucira fiiscivetitris (perhaps the form nigra). By 

 Messrs. Enock and Kemp attention was given to the Odonata, and 

 they took in the nymphal form Sympetrum scotiaim, Libellida quadri- 

 macuinta, Cordulia csnea, Anax iftiperator, Pyrrhoso7na tetiellmn, and 

 Enallagtna cyathigeriim ; while the imagines were Lib. quadri- 

 viaailata, Cor. cenea, Pyrr. nymphula (one). En. cyaihigerum, and 

 Prachytron pratense. Of the last, one only was seen by Mr. Enock ; 

 it is a new record for the pond, and we might have hesitated to enter 

 it had not Mr. Enock secured a nymph of the same species there a 

 week or two before. Of the Planipennia, several of one of the 

 smaller snake-flies, Raphidia maculicollis^ were beaten from the firs, 

 and by the same means were obtained Hemerobius siig?na ( = 

 limbatus) commonly, and a few H. nifidicliis. But one specimen of 

 the tiny insect with blue-powdered wings, Coniopteryx ( } psocifortnis), 

 was obtained. Sialis lutaria (the alder-fly) does not seem to have 

 been noted, but must have been seen. Apparently the only caddis- 

 flies were two small ones — Limnophilus centralis and Litn. griseus, — 

 both taken at the Black Pond. 



Of the Coleoptera a good number were noted ; the common 

 green tiger beetle, Cicindela cavipestris, and one specimen at least of 

 the rarer dark purple species of Cicindela sylvatica. A number of the 

 Coccinellidse, Mysia ob/ongo-gutfata, Anatis oceilata, Halyzia conglo- 

 bata, H. \A,-gitttata, H. \?>-giitfata, Coccinella lo-pi/nctafa, C. ii- 

 punctata, and Adalia bipunctata ; LeisUis ricfibarbis, Hylobius abietis, 

 Crepidodera aurata, Donacia typh(r, Exochrojuns quadripi/sfulatus, 

 Deporaus bctuJcP, Anthononms pedicularius, PhyUobius pyri, Otior- 

 rhyfichus picipes, Phyllobiiis argentatus, Agriotes pal/idulus, Cyclo- 

 notuni orbiculare, Afiisotojna calcarafa, Pifyophagus fem/gineus, 

 Helops striatus. [The next day, the 19th, Mr. Kemp took the rare 

 Elater balteatiis in the same locality.] Of the aquatic beetles Mr. 

 Kemp took I/ybiiis fenestraius, Saccophilus obsc2iri/s, Hyphyd?-us 

 ovaties, Notems capricornis, and Rhantus exoletus. 



Mr. Kemp reports of the Hemiptera one Ranatra linearis.. 



