312 THE entomologist's record. 



minutes' walk of the head of the pass. Frey mentions about 65 

 species as occurring on the Stelvio, and I need not recapitulate them, 

 as, with the exce]}tion oi Pohjommatus amcmda, Erebia oeme and i?. var. 

 hippomedusa, I think I came across all of them, as well as A. tliore, A. 

 amathusia and Polyommatus pheretes, which are not included. With 

 regard to the latter, I may add that both here, at Cortina, and on the 

 Brenner, it was the commonest Lyceenid, and that the females, 

 usually accounted scarce, were in almost as great profusion as the 

 males. P. eumedon, a large type, and P. donzelii were also well 



represented. 



{To he concluded.) 



Some Diary Notes on the Season's Collecting. 



By W. J. KAYE, F.E.S. 

 {Concluded from p. 235). 



Following the Leicester excursion, the lights were again put 

 into use at Worcester Park, and on June 19th, Hadena ge7iistae, 

 and a single Neiiria reticulata (the latter seen for the first time 

 in the neighbourhood) were the most select of the visitors. Sugar 

 applied the same evening gave disappointing results : Heliopliila 

 (Leucania) comma and Miana fasciuncula were common and in fine 

 condition. M. strigilis and Faisina tenebrosa (all 5 s) were worn, and 

 these practically were the only insects attracted. June 20th-22nd was 

 given to a flying visit to Lyndhurst. Owing to incessant rain, collect- 

 ing was impossible. The only things noted being a couple of full-fed 

 larvae of Lasiocampa querciis, and a worn Boarmia consortaria on a 

 pine-trunk. At Worcester Park, on the 24th, Habrostola triplada was 

 taken, and on the 27th, at sugar, Tapinostola arcuosa, Noctua /estiva, 

 Heliopjliila impura and H. comma were again the best that the " sweets" 

 produced. Cidaria associata turned up at light after having been 

 absent, or apparently so, from this locality for a very long time. On 

 the 29th lodgings were secured at Bude. On the very limited sand- 

 hills on the same evening, Mamestra albicolon came to sugar. Weather 

 again interfered with collecting, and Saturday, 30th, was a complete 

 blank. Next evening a small patch of marshland was tried, and 

 Hadena dentina, H. oleracea, and Apamea gemina turned up in numbers, 

 but of the better class there was no representative. Choerocampa 

 elpenor was netted at a blossom of yellow flag in the same spot as one 

 was similarly taken the previous year. On the evening of July 2nd 

 the marram grass was sugared on the sandhills for Heliophila littoralis. 

 Two specimens were taken by this means, but the acetylene lamp used 

 was much more attractive. Six more H. littoralis and three Agrotis 

 ripae were taken as they flew up. Two pairs of Mamestra albicolon were 

 found in cop. on the marram grass. These produced fertile ova, but 

 something went wrong with the full-fed larva, only six going into 

 pupa. The morning of the 3rd gave promise of being fine, and a 

 pilgrimage was made to the haunt of Lycaena avion. Three specimens 

 were secured and then the sun was obscured, and for the rest of the 

 day remained so, and the bag remained at three. On the sand-hills 

 the same insects as before were taken. On the 5th Agrotis vestigialis 

 appeared. Day work when possible was given up to going after L. 

 arion. On July 6th Leucophasia sinapis y^&B taken in a lane in fine 



