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locera he noticed, but not commonly. Of the Heterocera he 

 captured either single examples or a few of Asthena biteata (two), 

 AcidaUa dimidiata {scutulata) (two), A. imitaria (three), Cidaria 

 doiata {f>yra/iata) (a few), Scotosia vetulata (four), Zaticloonat/ia 

 tarsipennalis (one), Z. grisealis (one), Scoparia cembrce (one), S. dubi- 

 talis (a few), MimcRseoptilus pteodactylus (conmion), Aciptilia tet?-a- 

 dactyla (one), Gi'ap/i. trimaailana (a few), Sciaphila stibjectana, and 

 S. virgajtreana. In addition to these Mr. Scollick reports taking 

 Cidai-ia fiilvata, Hypena proboscidalis, Scopula olivabis, Zonosoma 

 biiieai-ia, Larentia didymata. Aciptilia pe/itadadyla, Metroca7npa mar- 

 garitaria, Scopula prunalis, and Ligdia adustata. Mr. Carr has 

 reported the following list : — Ctvnotiyjtpha pamphilus, Cupido minima, 

 Hadena dentiiia, Boarmia repandata, lodis lactearia, Asthena ca?idi- 

 dafa, Cabera pusaria, Me/anthia ocellata, Melanippe montanata, 

 Caviptogramma bi/ineata, Phibalapteryx tersata (and ova), P. vitaibata, 

 Eubolia plumbaria, Hypena proboscidalis, Eurrhypai'a urticata, 

 together with most of the species observed by other members. He 

 also reports the following Larvje : — Ennomos e?-osaria, Ligdia adustata, 

 Triphosa dubitata, together with a whitethroat's nest containing four 



My list contains the following additions to the above : — Pyrameis 

 cai-dui, Pier is brass iccr, Hadena porpkyrea, Melanippe fiiictuata, 

 Rumia cratcEgata, Crambus culmellus, Anthrocera filipendulce, and a 

 few Micros. Around the reservoir I found Enallagma cyathigerum 

 sparingly, and no other species of Odonata-was observed. However, 

 in the neighbourhood, I found a large number of larv?e of Cucullia 

 verbasci feeding on Scrophularia aquatica growing in a ditch. In the 

 reservoir I had the pleasure of seeing a swan sitting on her nest, 

 which consisted of a huge mass of uprooted and torn-off flags, leaving 

 a large area around quite denuded. 



This seems very little result for so promising a district. But we 

 all were of opinion, from the " lay of the land," and from the varied 

 vegetation, that the potentialities for entomological work were great, 

 and that persistent effort would no doubt result in a much better 

 return. It seemed little use to remain for dusking, and the railway 

 arrangements being by no means accommodating, most of us returned 

 to London by an early train. I believe those two gentlemen who 

 did remain got little for their pains. 



