800 THE entomologist's recoed. 



irregular margin and numerous spots of the basal egg colour. The 

 ribs show up bright and glittering over this, and the micropylar rosette 

 becomes much more evident and can be counted to contain about 15 

 petals. In another specimen when the margin was raised a little 

 from the surface, 10 secondary ribs were counted from last added ribs to 

 base, and beloAV this two more secondary ribs appeared, but without the 

 primaries being at all raised though present. — T. A. Chapman, M.D., 

 F.E.S., Reigate. 



:^OTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 



Lepidoptera at Boscombe and in the New Forest. — I col- 

 lected assiduously during June and July, and went out nearly 

 every day, whilst several day excursions were made to 

 Brockenhurst, Lyndhurst, Holmsley and Eingwood. I went in 

 strongly for larva-beating in May and June, and took among other 

 things — Lymantria monacha, Cytnatophora ridens, Cleora lichenaria, (J. 

 glabraria, Apatitra iris (one), Zephyrits qneycus, Nola strigula, N. 

 cuadlatella, Hylophila cpiercana, Sarrothripa revayana, Poecilocampa 

 populi, Catocala sponsa, (J. promissa, Drymonia chaonia, Boarmia 

 roboraria, Hemithea thymiaria, Ennomos anynlaria, Lithosia quadra, &c. 

 Day-collecting in the New Forest produced Lithosia aureola, L. meso- 

 viella, L. helvola, L. complana, L. complanula, L. rubricoUis, (Enistis 

 quadra, Galligenia viiniata, Eulepia cribrum (not so plentiful as usual 

 at Ringwood), Nemeobius lucina, Cyaniris argiolus, Macaria altemata, 

 M. liturata, Acidalia bisetata (two or three good aberrations) Eupisteria 

 heparata, A. emarginata, Corycia temerata, C. taminata, Zonosoma 

 porata, Z. punctaria, Z. trilinearia, Z. oniicronaria, Eurymene dolobraria, 

 Epjione advenaria, CocJdidion limacodes (these were swarming for about 

 five minutes, and then entirely disappeared — Is this usual ?), Tephrosia 

 extersaria, Hadcna contigua, H. genistae, Erastria fnscala (common) 

 Stauropus fagi (one ? ), Boarmia roboraria, Nola strigula, &c. I had 

 two or three week ends also at Lyndhurst with Mr. Finzi, and tried 

 sugar every night, but the result was nil. I have also tried it here, 

 and got absolutely nothing. Light is very good but I am severely 

 handicapped with my moth-trap, owing to the gaslamps in the neigh- 

 bourhood. I had one day at Swanage and took a few Thymelicus 

 actaeon, Melanargia galathea, &c. On picking some apple-blossom for 

 table decoration, I found a larva of Porthetria dispar which Dr. Crallan 

 identified for me and now has. Colias edusa was seen several times 

 in June, also Pyrameis cardui, so I suppose it will be an " edusa year " 

 (I took a ? last autumn at Christchurch). Since July, there has been 

 little to report ; sugar has been an utter failure, and light but little 

 better, the only insect appearing in any quantity being Luperina 

 testacea, of which I obtained some nice black aberrations. Acidalia 

 ochrata was taken near Bournemouth on July 19th, and Papilio 

 machaon seen September 1st, both new to the Bournemouth list. 

 Caradrina ambigua is very scarce this year (only seven taken) whilst 

 Agrotis obelisca, Triphacna subsequa, Leucania albipuncta, Agrotis puta, 

 &c., species which occurred in my garden last year, have been entirely 

 absent. Euvanessa antiopa was seen at Holmesley one day last week 

 by a porter and chased down the line, but he failed to catch it. — (Major) 

 R. B. Robertson, Forest View, Southborne Road, Boscombe. September 

 Idth, 1900. 



