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proving futile, the pangs of hunger growing apace the while, we make 

 a start for Chenies. The greater part of the way is through the 

 woods, and an opportunity was thus afforded of searching the tree- 

 trunks, with the result that some few species were added to the day's 

 take, among them being Eugonia quercinaria, several of which were 

 also found hanging from the dry grass stems by the wayside ; 

 Macaria liturata, Larentia viridaria^ Coremia itnidentaria, Cidaria 

 silaceaia, and, of course, Camptogramma bilineata^ but the last was 

 more frequent among the undergrowth than on the tree stems. A 

 dead specimen of Drepana cuUraria was picked up by the wayside, 

 and sundry TriphcRiia pronuba, Leucaniapalkns, L. conigera, Apamea 

 didytna, and the like darted out from the herbage as we passed 

 along. 



Ultimately we reached the "Duke of Bedford" inn at Chenies, 

 where the much-desired "tea" was soon set before us, and it is 

 needless to add was done ample justice to by the whole party, 

 after which a start was made for the return journey through the 

 woods. 



By this time it was nearly dark, and there was no lack of insects on 

 the wing, but unfortunately lime did not permit of any very close in- 

 spection being made of them ; one could not, however, fail to notice 

 the phantom-like flight oi Jlypena proboscidalis,novi even more plen- 

 tiful than in the earlier part of the evening. At the corner, where we 

 emerged from the woods into the open, a mass of clematis that was 

 in full bloom was literally alive with moths, of which a hasty selection 

 was made, but, so far as I am aware, revealed no fresh species of any 

 special interest. A short walk across the fields brought us back to 

 the railway station, after a most enjoyable afternoon, and all feeling 

 much indebted to our guide for an introduction to a beautiful, though 

 little worked, and probably productive country. 



My Summer Holiday, and what I noted with regard to 

 Acidalia marginepunctata, Goze, and the earlier stages 

 of the second brood of Cyaniris (Lycaena) argiolus, L. 



Read by R. Adkin, F.E.S., on November 12th. 



The story of " My Summer Holiday " has been so oft repeated, 

 that it might well be inferred that litde information remained to be 

 gathered from an additional visit to the " sunny " town of Eastbourne, 

 where the majority of my holidays have been spent during the past 

 ten years, and it was with feelings akin to this that I took up my 

 temporary abode there in the middle of August last. From an 



