Report of a Field Meeting held in Epping Forest, 

 September loth, 1904. 



By A. Harrison, F.L.S., F.E.S., and H. Main, B.Sc, F.E.S. 

 Read January 26fh, 1905. 



The route taken on this occasion was practically the same as on 

 the 1902 excursion, viz. from Theydon Bois station through Epping 

 Thicks to Epping village. About a dozen members turned up, and 

 the walk, although not very successful as regards entomological results, 

 was most enjoyable. 



After tea at the Old Thatched House at Epping, some members 

 tried sugaring in the " Thicks," but very few insects were attracted. 



Mr. F. M. B. Carr reports the following captures : 



Odonata : Sympetrum striolatum. 



Lepidoptera : Chrysophanus {Polyommatits) phheas, Civnonympha 

 pamphi/us, Orgyia atitiqua, Ennojnos erosaria (one, female), Cidaria 

 testata (one), Hepialus sylvanus, Agrotis siiffusa, Triphtena pronuba, 

 Calyninia trapezina, Xanthia ferruginea, Amphipyra pyramidea, 

 Gortyna flavago (pupa). Larvae : Halias prasinana (common), 

 Porthesia similis (one), Dasychira pudibiinda (one), Lophopteryx 

 camelina (one), Clostera redusa (in dwarf sallow), Drepa}ia lacer- 

 tinaria (three), D. binaria (three), Acronyda psi, Amphidasys 

 betularia (common), Odontopera bidentata (common), APetrocampa 

 margariVaria (common), Riimia luteolata, Cabera piisaria, Nmneria 

 pulveraria (one), Hemithea strigata, Ephyra tnlinearia (common), 

 and Bapta temerata (a few). 



Mr. Harry Moore adds the following observations : 



Stenobothrus paralklus (Zett) was not as common as usual. 



Hymenoptera were represented by two or three species of Bombi/s, 

 Ha/ictits, etc., and a solitary example of Ichneumon ludatoriits (Linn). 



A few species of Diptera were very numerous, Tipulid?e especially ; 

 the Syphid Helophilus pendulus (L.) was almost as common, but of 

 the larger Sericomyia borealis less than a dozen specimens were seen. 



