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as a locality. Specimens intermediate between this and the type are 
of frequent occurrence at Oxshott. 
Many varieties of Aphidecta (Adalia) obliterata have been taken by 
me at Mickleham in the last 20 years, on larch (now mostly cut down), 
and on other trees. There are several with four and six spotted elytra. 
Also four specimens of a smoky colour with black legs, and a fine 
black aberration, which should perhaps receive names, as they do not 
agree with ab. fumata, Weise, and all the named aberrations seem to 
have pale legs. The black specimen has elytra entirely black, without 
markings, the suture and outer edge narrowly brown, thorax, without 
the usual M mark, lees also brown. The general facies of this beetle, 
the legs and antenne, at once separate it from any of the black varieties 
of O. hieroglyphica, a large number of which are in my cabinet, and it 
could not possibly be mistaken for that species. 
Mr. Donisthorpe has kindly inspected all the specimens referred to 
and confirms the identifications.— W. J. Aspown, Leatherhead, Sep- 
tember 9th, 1918. 
Wirherstack.—I had intended to go to the south of England in 
August to work for varieties of Agriades coridon, but circumstances 
compelled me to take my short holiday earlier, and my brother and I 
decided to go to Witherslack for Coenonympha tiphon, which I had never 
taken in England. Finding that the local accommodation was already 
booked, we stayed very comfortably at Grange-over-Sands and bicycled 
the four miles or so backwards and forwards. . 
The afternoon of June 28rd found us on the Meathop Moss, and we 
worked the various mosses diligently for a week, during which time the 
sun hardly shone for ten consecutive minutes, while a strong wind was 
nearly always blowing. The males of C. tiphon were already past their 
best when we arrived, and it was difficult to get a really nice series, but 
the @s were just coming out and were in fine condition and great 
variety, but owing to the lack of sun they did not fly freely, and a lot 
of hard work was necessary to kick them up. It is rather curious that 
during a week’s work and careful searching for the settled insect, only 
one couple was seen paired. 
The working of a moss is not free from mild excitement, as it isan 
easy matter to step on heather and find that it overhangs a small patch 
of bog which will take you over the knee, and sometimes provide accom- 
modation for both legs at once, and after four or five hours you haye,a 
distinct impression that any insects captured have been well earned. 
Swarms of Hmaturga atomaria flew out of the heather, and occasionally 
a male, and more rarely a female Diacrista sannio (russula) was taken. 
Lasiocampa quercus blundered about in its usual headlong fashion, and 
one Macrothylacia rubt was picked up. We did not pay much attention 
to the moths, but Bupalus piniaria was plentiful among the pine trees, 
and afew of the pretty little purple /daea muricata were taken, and 
also Anarta myrtilli, and one freshly emerged Geometra papilionaria 
was picked up by my brother. Some parts of the Mosses were occu- 
pied by colonies of the Black Backed Gull, of which we found nests — 
with clutches of 1, 2, 3, and in one case 4 eggs, and also young in © 
down, and on the Ulpha Moss they were so numerous and so noisy 
that it was quite a rehef to get away from them. Curlews were also 
flying round, and we put up a few grouse. 
