Insect life wns not particularly abundant, no doubt owing to the 

 unsettled weather which had prevailed up to the date of my visit, 

 yet I was able to make a fairly representative list of captures, most 

 of which were obtained in the daytime, as I did no sugaring. 



Four species of butterflies only were taken. Enchlo'c cai-dami7ies 

 was very common, and ova were to be obtained easily in the lane 

 leading to the hanging woods above the Chess. Pararge egeria 

 V. egerides was observed, as well as a few Syrichthiis malvcv, while 

 Polyotnmatvs icnrus was abundant. The larvae of Cosmotriche 

 potato7-ia were in numbers on the stems of grass late in the evening, 

 apparently " drinking " in the dew-drops, and were the only repre- 

 sentative of the Lachneides. Among the Noctuides Enciidia mi 

 occurred in the rough fields, and at dusk Caradrinn morpheiis, 

 Apamea hasilinea^ and Mia7ia strigilisv. (Pthiops ; the last one would 

 hardly expect. All our species of Hepialids were met with, but 

 none of more than ordinary forms. Cilix gjaucata represented the 

 Drepanulidae and Etichelia JacobcEce the Cheloniides. Two species 

 of Geometers I had often wished to meet with in numbers so that I 

 might sec their habits and get a representative series, viz., Abraxas 

 sylvata (uh?iata) and Asthena hloomeri. The former was in absolute 

 abundance in the deeper portions of several woods, and one could 

 easily get a number in the net at once, or stand in one position and 

 see six, eight, or ten at a glance resting in their characteristic attitude 

 on the outspread leaves of the common dog's mercury, which grows 

 so luxuriantly in the moister portions of the woods. Unfortunately 

 the variation was very limited and confined to a slight difference in 

 the areo of the markings. The size too was remarkably uniform. 

 A. blooineri was not met with. Cahera pusaria was common near 

 all the woods. Bapta temerata and B. tamviata were just emerging. 

 Asfhefia luteata occurred in one lane, and A. candidata was very 

 common. lodis lactearia was in very fine condition, and an un- 

 usually " green " series was obtained. The pugs were represented 

 by nice series of E. viilgata, E. rectangiilata (green), E. safyrata, 

 and E. castigaia, the last named being very generally distributed. 

 Larentia viridaria was in good condition. The hanging wood is 

 well known as a locality for very nice forms of Melanippe monianata, 

 and on this occasion its reputation was well maintained by producing 

 two very fine aberrations ; one, a conspicuous asymmetrical form, 

 having the median transverse band much contracted for the greater 

 part of its length on one wing only, the other with only the costal 

 portions of the transverse band present in a very contracted form, 

 the remainder of the bands being quite absent, except a couple of 

 dots on the inner margin. M. sodaia, common, and iVI. fluctuata 

 were the only other members of the genus taken. Coremiaferrugata 

 and C. unidentaria were common, and Campfogra??ima bi/ineata a 

 nuisance in the evening. Cidaria picata occurred sparingly, as did 

 C. corylata and C. trmicaia. Ematurga atomaria could always be 

 met with on sunny banks. 



