40 THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S RECORD. 
September 22nd.—To Ivybridge again, following my route of Sep- 
tember 19th. I walked up the stream much further towards the hilly 
country at the back and crossing many pastures, I found P. atalanta 
swarming and in perfect condition, more numerous than I have ever 
found it in any part of the world, together with numerous A. urticae, 
and a few P. cardui and G. rhamni. The females of egerides were in 
excellent condition. and I noticed a few Polyommatus iearus quite fresh. 
. September 23rd.—To Torquay. No sun. 
September 24th.—To Plymouth. No sun. I should otherwise 
have broken my journey at Cornwood Station, which looks extremely 
promising for collecting in favourable weather and time of year. 
Plymouth struck me at once as being the only thing I had so far 
seen by which the term ‘“‘glorious’”’ Devon could be termed as accurate, 
as after the Alps of Hurope and the rivers and lakes of North America, 
I had so far been quite disappointed. But here, standing on the mag- 
nificent Hoe and looking seaward, all the greatness of our country’s 
past flashes home at once, and Drake and his gallant captains live 
again. 
September 25th.—Down the River Dart by steamer past Totnes to 
Duncannon, where I landed. The bird fauna of the Dart interested 
me much. Heron, Kingfisher, Tern, and Gull, and numerous other 
kinds, all quite in their native habitat, and undisturbed, I should say, 
by man to a large extent, judging by their comparative tameness. The 
famous Sharpham Woods, which we passed, were conspicuous for their 
great beauty. About Duncannon Pyrameis cardut and A. urticae were 
not infrequent, and a gentleman who most hospitably asked me to collect 
in his garden, showed me a fine specimen of Sphinw convolvuli, which 
had flown into his drawing-room a few evenings previously. 
September 26th.—By train to Churston, then across the ferry to 
Dittisham, thence by the main Dartmouth Road, which still rejoices 
in many gates across it, to Dartmouth. The last part of this walk, 
just before reaching the Naval College struck me as quite the best 
entomological ground I had so far met with in Devonshire, although 
on this day it rained as hard as reputation attributes to the county, 
yet I am quite convinced that anyone staying at Dartmouth and work- 
ing this ‘ground towards Dittisham, especially the Dartmouth end, 
would be well repaid in fine weather, and in a better time of the year by 
a numerous bag of both Rhopalocera and Heterocera, besides captures 
in other orders. 
Returning to Hounslow on the following day, I put up my net for 
the year, but on October 3rd and the few days ensuing, I boxed a 
a number of a late brood of Rumicia phlaeas just emerging on Hounslow 
Heath. This is the brood which in England is subject to the most 
variation and therefore of much interest. 
May 1916 end the Armageddon of Europe and bring back an erst- 
while joy to our “ brethren of the net” in all countries.—E. B. Asasy, 
F.E.S., Hounslow. [It is very interesting to hear that 7. actaeon 
still holds its own in Punfield Cove where I took it twenty years ago. 
At that time M. yalathea was in abundance on the dry grass slope ad- 
joining the road from the Cove. One could then have taken many 
dozens if so disposed.—H.J.T.] 
Lac Lroson.—In Miss Fison’s communication of ‘‘ Notes on Swiss 
Rhopalocera. viii.,” by the late Mr. A.J. Fison, in your January issue 
