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female had the black margin well developed for an example 

 of the first brood. 



It was reported that Limenitis sibylla was out early in 

 June in the New Forest. 



Mr. Turner made the following remarks upon the field 

 meeting held at Byfleet on June 20th : 



Under the guidance of Rev. J. E. Tarbat about a dozen of 

 the members were introduced to a new collecting ground, 

 the banks of the almost disused Basingstoke Canal. From 

 the varied growth in the water and on the banks not only 

 was the scenery very pretty, but it was considered that the 

 locality ought to prove a good one for insects generally. 

 Among Lepidoptera the following were noted : 



Lepidoptera Imagines. — EpinepJiile ianira, very com- 

 mon ; Ccenonympha pauiphilus , common, one taken by Mr. R. 

 Adkin, had the row of ocelli on the under side of hind wings 

 very well developed ; Lyccena cegon, sparingly ; Hesperia 

 sylvamis, fairly common ; Hadena genista, one specimen ; 

 Erastria fiisctila, fairly common, at rest on the trunks of oak, 

 &c. ; Pseudoterpna pruinata {cytisarid), several among 

 Genista anglica ox\ the common; Phorodesma pustulata, one 

 reported by one of the members ; Ematurga atomaria, a few 

 still out ; Eidiolia plnmbaria, common ; Hydrocampa nym- 

 phceata and H. stagnata ; Cravibns pratellus, common, and 

 C. duvietellus, one ; Tortrixviridana, an intolerable nuisance ; 

 Dictyopteryx loeflingiana, common, and variable as usual ; 

 Sericoris, probably rivulana, several ; and Rivula sericealis, 

 one. Larv^. — Pygcsra pigra, on aspen; Gonopteryx 

 rhamni on buckthorn; and Dicranm^a vinula feeding on 

 aspen, an unusual food. It was thought that the district 

 would prove to be a very rich one for the larvae hunter if 

 systematically worked. Plants. — Impatiens fidva, an intro- 

 duced plant, which has spread much in Surrey ; Rannn- 

 culiis sceleratus and R. aquatilis. The water-bistort, Polygomnn 

 amphihinm ; arrowhead, Sagittaria sagittifolia ; and NupJiar 

 lutea were in more or less profusion on the canal waters. 

 Plants of flowering-rush, Butoinus unibellatns, were seen, and 

 the burweed, Sparganiuin ramosum, was most abundant. 



For dragon-flies this was an admirable locality. One 

 specimen of the rare Anax formosus was captured, and a 

 number of the very local Erythroinma najas were taken, 

 besides many of the commoner species, such as Agrion 

 pioella, A . pidchellum, and Enallagnia cyathigerum. 



Among Mollusca, Paludina contecta and Limncea miricularia 

 were seen in quantities. 



