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energetic members were to set their minds to it, they would have 

 little difficulty in completing their series of this delicate species. 



One species of dragonfly only was met with, namely Libellula 

 depressa. 



Nests of the wood-ant {Fortnica rtifa) were seen in profusion, some 

 of them being of large dimensions and in a variety of positions, and 

 were, not without some little difficulty, photographed by Mr. Step 

 and others. 



Many of the commoner flowering plants were in full blossom, and 

 I am also indebted to the last-named gentleman for the following 

 list of those that came under his notice ; and at the Yalden Spring, 

 a delightfully clear little pool just within the borders of the wood, a 

 number of plants of the hard fern {Lomaria spicant) were found. 



Lepidoptera. — Pieris brassicce, P. rupee, P. fiapi, Euchlo'e carda- 

 mines (several quite fresh examples), Epinephek tithotms, E. ianira, 

 Cce?ionympha pamphilus, Polyornviatus phhvas, Lyccena icarus, Hylo- 

 phila prasinana, Litlwsia mesomella, Nemcophila russula, Ardia 

 vi/Iica, Phalera hiicephala, Cymatophora fluctuosa, A^rotis strigula 

 {porphyrea) (flying over heather in sunshine), Hecatera serena, 

 Hypena proboscidaUs, Rumia luteolata {cratagatd), lodis lactearia, 

 Zonosoma pu?icfi/Iaria, Z. liniaria {triliniaria\ Heiiiithea strigula 

 [thymiaria), Asthena catididata, Acidalia subsericeaia, Cabera piisaria, 

 Alacaria notata, Eniaturga atomaria, Bupalus piniaria, Lo?naspilis 

 tfiarginata, Larentia viridaria {pectinitaria), Thera variata Mela- 

 ?uppe fliiduata, AT. unangulata, Camptogranima bilineata, Cidaria 

 fu/vafa, C. corylata, Scoparia dubitalis, S. ambigualis, S. cefnbra;, 

 Scopida olivalis, Crambus hamelliis, C. pascuel/us, C. pratellus, 

 Sdaphila hylmdana, Prays curtisellus. 



Plants in Flower. — Tamiis commufiis (black bryony), Vero?iica 

 serpyUifolia (thyme-leaved speedwell), Lotus corniculatus (bird's-foot 

 trefoil), Myosotis pahistris (forget-me-not) (some very fine examples 

 growing near the Yalden Spring), Ordiis maculata (spotted orchis), 

 Sarothamnus scoparius (broom), Bryonia dioica (white bryony), 

 Lonicera peridyjnenum (honeysuckle), Galiurn mollugo (great hedge 

 bedstraw), G. saxatile (heath bedstraw), Stadiys sylvestris (hedge 

 wound-wort), Vida cracca (tufted vetch), V. sepiutti (bush vetch). 



