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and in the other they were only just perceptible, both taken 
in Epping Forest; a specimen of Agvotes exclamationis, in 
which the usually well-developed markings were only just 
apparent; a form of AZelanippe fluctuata, in which all the 
wings had a broad, dark marginal band, the rest of the area 
of all the wings being light, the central band being only 
represented by a dark, black, costal blotch, reaching one- 
third across the wing; and varieties of /zdonza atomaria. 
Mr. Moore exhibited series of specimens, and con- 
tributed the following note on the Orthoptera at La Grande 
Chartreuse : : 
‘‘ Beyond and above the monastery of La Grande 
Chartreuse, on the slope of the Grand Som, is a park-like 
pasture running up to an elevation of perhaps nearly 5000 
feet, which at the time of my visit in August last was studded 
with the pretty but poisonous purple crocus. The day con- 
tinuing fine, I was in hopes the experiences of the morning 
would be repeated, and that I should have a busy afternoon 
with the Lepidoptera. It was not to be, for with the excep- 
tion of a worn Argyunis aglata and a few Pieride, P. xapz, 
chiefly, butterflies were conspicuous by their absence. But 
in their stead Orthoptera abounded, and when I returned to 
the monastery bottle and boxes were choke-full. 
“The first to attract attention was Sietheophyma variegata 
in their livery of red and yellow, making a bold show in the 
sunshine, especially when the males taking a flying leap 
revealed an ample pair of smoke-coloured wings. The semi- 
apterous females, though much heavier, were scarcely less 
active on their legs. It is this species which Yersin fancied 
‘varied its song with the hours of the clock.’ 
‘* As we climb the slope a movement in the grass attracts 
our attention, then another and another—the great ‘ wart- 
biter,’ Dectecus verructvorus (L.), 1s here in hundreds. It is 
a savage creature, and requires careful handling, as I soon 
experienced, for one bit my finger with such force that in 
pulling it away it parted withits head. Some seven or eight 
I brought back alive, and when eviscerating them found they 
were subject to the attacks of Gordzus aguaticus. 1 extracted 
one from a female six and a quarter inches long. It was 
located chiefly in the thorax, and as the abdomen contained 
nearly the full complement of mature ova, I must say I failed 
to see how the parasite helped to keep down the numbers of 
its host. I have generally met D. verructvorus as stray 
specimens, but here, in the course of a few hours, I probably 
saw more than the average stay-at-home entomologist can 
