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at collecting insects, but the majority of such captures as were made 

 were obtained hereabouts and along the borders of the adjacent 

 wood. Working along this waste land, keeping the wood on the 

 left hand, another track passes through the wood, the entrance to it 

 being behind a slight projection from the border of the wood. This 

 track leads back to Bower Lane, along which a walk of approxi- 

 mately a mile, more or less down hill all the way, brought us to the 

 village of Eynsford, and a few paces to the right to the Eynsford 

 Castle Hotel, where mine host, one Godfrey by name, had spread 

 a sumptuous repast for our edification of which an abundant supply 

 of freshly gathered strawberries formed but one of the features, and, 

 it was generally agreed, to some extent compensated for the dis- 

 appointments experienced in the earlier part of the afternoon. The 

 repast finished, a pleasant walk, variously estimated by the natives 

 at from " about five minutes " to " half an hour," but which in reality 

 is a little more than half a mile, brought us to the station again, 

 and the party, which had now reached the total of thirteen, returned 

 to London by the 7.30 train. 



As is customary, I append a list of species noted during the 

 meeting, compiled from notes very kindly sent in by those members 

 who were present ; but it will be readily understood that, having 

 regard to the adverse climatic conditions under which we laboured, 

 it cannot be regarded as by any means representative of the species 

 that one may ordinarily expect to find in the district either entomo- 

 logically or botanically ;. and for the guidance of those who may 

 wish to further investigate the capabilities of the neighbourhood 

 an outline map, showing at a glance the route taken, is attached. 



List of species noted — 



Insects — Lepidoptera : Epinephele ta/tira, Civiionyvipha pam- 

 philus, Lyccena teams, Hesperia thaumas, H. svlva/ius, Euchelia 

 jacobcea, Leiicoma salicis (pupa), Zanclognatha gn'sealis, Asthena 

 candidata, Cahera pi/saria, Melaiiippc rivata, M. mo/ifanata, 

 M. flucluata, Camptogramma bilineata, Alinueseoplilus phceodac 

 tylus (larvae and pupae), AP. pterodactylus, Aciptilia galactodactyla 

 (pupae), Tortrix virida/ia, Xanthosetia hamana, and Laspeyresia 

 nigricana. Of the last-named species Dr. Chapman mentions seeing 

 four and five specimens resting together on Viburnum. 



Plants : Reseda butea, Fumaria capreobata, Hebiantliemum vubgare, 

 Bryonia dioica, Dipsacus sybvestris, Knautia arvensis, Mebampyrum 

 pratense, Scropbiubaria nodosa, EcJiiuin vubgare, Eupbiorbia amyg- 

 daboides, Hebianibienium vubgare, Lycbmis vespertina, Sibene injiata, 

 Fragaria vesca, Hebbeborus viridis (in fruit), Orcbiis 7nacubata, and 

 Opbirys apifera. 



