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condition. This shows how late a season we had, for the two L. 

 sinapis taken were too early to belong to a second brood, and must 

 have belonged to the first brood of the season, even in this western 

 locality. L. arion was, let us hope, not fully out, for eleven specimens 

 in a week's hard work does not promise well for the continuance of the 

 race ! At Worcester Park, on July 8th, Agrotis corticea came to light. 

 On the following day Trochiliam tipnliformis was seen on the currant 

 bushes in the garden. On July 7th Drepana falcataria emerged, the 

 imagines forming a second brood bred in captivity, from eggs laid on 

 May 3rd. At Oxshott, on the 12th and 13th, t? s of Plebeius aegon were 

 plentiful but no ? s. Larentia viridaria was still about and Endotricha 

 fiammealis and a belated 2 of Bupalus piniarius were about the only 

 other lepidoptera moving. On the 15th at the same place P. aegon 

 was fully out, both $ s and ? s being readily obtained. At home a 2 

 Zenzera pyrina was found at rest, and at dusk Dilina tiliae was seen 

 hovering at honeysuckle. On the 16th some nice insects came to 

 light, two of which reported themselves for the first time in this 

 district — Spilodes palealis (one) and Geometra vernaria (one) being very 

 unexpected in this heavy clay locality. The chalk formation is some 

 three miles distant. Besides these two species, Dipterygia scabriuscula , 

 Agrotis strigida and Pyralis glaucinalis were the best. The following 

 evening Axylia putris put in an appearance. Although not generally 

 described as such in text books, I think this species must be local. 

 Several entomologists say they have had the same difficulty in pro- 

 curing a series as myself. On July 20th sugar was applied for 

 Calymnia diffinis, which used to occur plentifully in the neighbourhood 

 but not a sign of one was seen, in fact sugar here has been a total 

 failure this year. Habrosyne derasa (one) was the only insect save for 

 one or two worn Agrotis exclamationis. "Light" again' came to the 

 rescue. Heliopldla conigera (common), Malacosoma ncustria, Pyralis 

 costalis (abundantly), Acidalia interject aria, and another fine specimen of 

 Spilodes palealis are the insects noted as taken. On the 22nd, at light, 

 single specimens of the following came in besides some commoner 

 things— PiiZof/onto camelina, Miana literosa, Tethea subtnsa, Scotosia 

 rhamnata and Gnaemidophorus rhododactylus. Last year a worn speci- 

 men of the last species was taken, but its condition made determination 

 at the time uncertain. On the 25th, Axylia jnitris, Agrotis tritici, 

 Jaspidia perla and Pyralis glaucinalis, the last commonly, were attracted 

 by the illumination. On the 25th, at Effingham, Eurymus (Colias) 

 hyale and E. croceus (edusa) were seen. The 26th showed a specimen 

 of Cyaniris argiolus at Isleworth, thus pointing out that the second 

 brood was well up to time. For the month of August there is very 

 little to be recorded, collecting coming in for second place. A week 

 spent at Tenby was attended with great storms of wind and rain, and 

 what with a temperature not reaching 60°, if entomology had first 

 thoughts very little could have been done. Saturday was the only day 

 on which the sun remained out. On this day, near Pembroke, in a 

 particular lane the number of Maniola tithonus and M. j antra observed 

 was quite phenomenal. The former species predominated in point of 

 numbers, but both species absolutely swarmed. It struck me at the 

 time that the cause might have been brought about by all the fields of 

 mowing grass, clover, lucerne, &c., having been cut and that the 

 lepidoptera had all congregated to this lane, where there was still an 



