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Nepa cinerea, Naucoris dmicoides, Corixa mcvsta, Notoneda glaiica in 

 the nymphal state, Geris laaistris ; and of land species Aca7it}iosoma 

 dentatiim, A. griseian, and Gastrodes ferrug'uieus. Of the Homoptera 

 there is but one — Tojnaspis ( Triecphora) vulnerata, a single specimen 

 beaten from birch. 



Although complaints were made of the scarcity of insects a con- 

 siderable number of Lepidoptera seem to have been observed. Mr. 

 South took a Pieris rupee with very yellow underside, P. napi was 

 common, G. rhainni was seen, and both sexes of Eiichloc cardamtnes, 

 Dr. Chapman noticing two males together, from which he concludes 

 that the species was fully out. Mr. Montgomery came across fresh 

 males of CcBnonyinpha pamphilus. Of moths we have Bombyx 

 rubi, Satiirnia carpini, including one fine dark male taken by 

 Mr. Browne, Scodiona be/giaria, both sexes, Eniatufga atomaria, 

 including a very dark one captured by Mr. South, Bupalns 

 pitiiaria, Asihena ca?ididata, Tephrosia pundulata (Adkin), 

 Ephyra pimdaria, Coremia u/iide/itaria, Eupisteria heparata, 

 Ala car ia liturata, Pionea forficalis, Hemerophila abriiptaria, Alela- 

 nippe substriata, Eiipitheda nanata, Paiwlis pitiiperda, Anarta 

 jnyrtil/i, and Ahicita polydadyla. Larvae found chiefly by Mr. Carr 

 were Pseudoterpfia pruinata on Genista and Ulex, Pseudoterpna cyti- 

 saria, Miselia oxyacatithcs, Oporabia dilutata, Phigalia pllosaria, 

 Bombyx neustria (a web), and Coleophora genistce. 



Mr. Sich and Dr. Chapman worked amongst the micros., and the 

 interesting notes sent in by them I reproduce in exte?tso. Mr. Sich 

 says that his first capture proved to be Gekdiia ericetella, which was 

 netted on the way up the heather-clad hill at the start. The species 

 was abundant, flying up from the heather at every few paces. Those 

 taken belonged rather to the dark form. Laspeyresia ulicetana flew 

 out of every furze-bush. A long search for larvae of Coleophura 

 pyrrhdipeiinella resulted in one solitary case only, found at the top 

 of a shoot of Erica, and on this a parasite had unfortunately been 

 at work. However, it proved the presence of this species on the 

 heath, and also led to the finding of a dark grey "geometer" larva, 

 which Mr. South subsequently named Gnoplws obsciirata. On the 

 birches the larvs of two species of Coleophora were feeding, the 

 dark " pistol " cases containing probably C. ibipennella, and the 

 commoner light-coloured ones probably C. ftiscedinella. There 

 were also a few larvae of a species of Micropieryx mining the birch 

 leaves, and an imago of LithocoUetis ulmifolieUa was boxed off a leaf 

 of birch, the food-plant of the species in spite of its name. On a 

 whitethorn a male of a species of Adda (probably virideUa) was seen, 

 and a female of that species was afterwards taken. In the lane on 

 the way from the village after tea a male Eladusta rufodnerea was 

 netted as it flew along over the grassy bank more suo. On the 

 fence near the railway station was found an old case, which Dr. 

 Chapman said belonged to Talaporia tubidosa {p sen do-bomby cell a^. 



Dr. Chapman reports as follows : — In places larvce of Fumea casta 



