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Bithys querciis. — July 14th. I only came across one example, a^ , 

 which I netted, in a wood near Angmering. 



Adopaea fiava. — July 12th. Remarkably abundant in a marshy 

 part of a common near Storrington, where it was to be seen flying 

 about in swarms and settling on the rushes (Juncus) ; also found, less 

 commonly, near Angmering, and on the Downs between Lancing, 

 Steyning, and Edburton. 



Hipparchia semele.— July 16th. Locally common on the Downs 

 near Edburton, and at Wiggonholt Common, also found sparingly on 

 the Downs near Steyning, Lancing, and Sompting, in a chalk pit near 

 Clapham, and on a heath near Storrington. I was interested in ob- 

 serving this butterfly late in the afternoon on August 13th, at Wig- 

 gonholt Common, as they flew around and settled on the sunny side of 

 the trunks of a group of silver birches, perhaps seeking a resting place 

 for the night. Whilst watching them several flew to inspect me, and 

 one even settled on my arm. I noticed a considerable amount of 

 variation in the undersides of this species, and it is rather surprising 

 that my darkest specimen was taken on the chalk Downs, while the 

 lightest was netted on a sandy heath. I also captured on July 31st, 

 near Lancing, a $ with a small extra spot on the upperside of the 

 forewings, between the two usual ocelli. 



Plebeius aeqon. — Locally abundant on sandy heaths near Storring- 

 ton and Parham. I was rather too late in trying for this butterfly, so 

 found the majority decidedly passe, but I managed to pick out a short 

 series in fair condition. Two 2 s, taken at Storrington on July 16th, 

 may be worth describing: — (i.) With four blue spots on the hindwings 

 just above the band of orange marks, similarly situated as in B. phlaeas 

 ab. caeruleo punctata, (ii.) With the forewings, as well as the hind- 

 wings, conspicuously bordered on the outer margins with large, bright, 

 orange marks — a very beautiful form. 



I will now conclude with a few notes on some of the Heterocera 

 recorded, noting at the same time the dates of the first appearance of 

 the insects : — 



Zygaena filipendulae. — The first specimens on the wing were 

 observed on June 10th, by the sea near Goring, where plenty of the 

 larvae were found at the same time, some comparatively small. This 

 abundant species was seen in many localities on the Downs and was 

 noticed in the imaginal state up to about the middle of August. A 

 large colony on the slopes of the Downs, near the Devil's Dyke, was 

 remarkable for the smallness of the cocoons, and from some of these I 

 bred some very dwarf specimens during the latter half of June and 

 the beginning of July. Many from this locality seem referable to the 

 form hippocrepidis. Z. trifolii.- — June 2nd. I met with this species 

 very sparingly on the Downs near Steyning and Sompting, just one or 

 two here and there flying about, or settled on the stems of grass, etc. 

 I also came across a small colony in a marshy part of a heath near 

 Storrington, on June 15th, where I noticed a few empty cocoons on 

 the stems of Juncus communis. In this locality I obtained a 2 as late 

 as July 16th. On June 7th, near Sompting, I took, at rest on grass, 

 a very fine and bright-coloured example of ab. minoides. Sphinx 

 ligustri. — One larva on July 14th, half grown, on High Down Hill, 

 feeding on privet. Sesia stellatarum. — June 2nd. Only one seen, 

 going to the flowering weeds growing in an arable field on the Downs 



