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to see : you have miles and miles of birch, with an undergrowth of heather and 

 fern, and here and there boggy splashes, all splendid collecting-ground, and 

 producing many good and rare species. The spmce-firs produce Eupithecia 

 togata, the larvae being found feeding in the cones in the autumn ; the 

 birches yield Notodonta carmelita, Endromis versicolor, Cerura bicuspis, 

 Notodonta dictceoides, &c. ; the beech, Staur opus fag i ; the alder, Sesia 

 sphegiformis, &c. To name all the good species that may be taken here by 

 diligent working would indeed make a long list. Those of our party that 

 arrived by the earlier morning train found Lepidoptera flying freely. 

 Pieris brassier, P. napi, and P. rapes, all fairly common ; Anthocharis 

 cardamines were very numerous ; hybernated Vanessidae and tattered 

 Gonopteryx rhamni scuttled hurriedly along ; Argynnis euphrosyne in 

 numbers ; whilst a few Syrichthus nialvce, Nisoniades tages, and Hesperia 

 sylvanus flitted about in the bright sunshine. The beating-stick applied to 

 the alders dislodged a few Hypsipetes impluviata and Eupisteria obliterata 

 (heparata), with several commoner Geometridae ; whilst by a closer search at 

 the alder stems, a few larvae of Sesia sphegiformis were found feeding (it feeds 

 for three years), but only two spun- and fed-up specimens were met with; 

 evidently the species is by no means common. The two pupae found 

 produced two fine males on June 6th, and were the best captures of the day. 

 Venilia macularia and Fidonia atomaria were in profusion, and a few pretty 

 forms of either could be selected. Zonosoma pendularia and Tephrosia 

 punctulata were fairly common on the tree stems, although less numerous 

 than most years. The blue-bells and ferns in the Cinder Valley looked most 

 charming, many white varieties of the former (Scilla nutans var. alba) 

 occurred ; and by the side of the little stream, Athyrium filix-fcemina 

 and Lastrea eemida (the hay -scented fern) grew in great luxuriance; and the 

 variable L. dilutata was much in evidence. Lomaria spicant adorned every 

 wet rill, and on the dryer ground, Lastrea oreopteris looked beautiful in its 

 shuttlecock tuft, and profuse abundance. The delicate little ivy-leaved 

 bell-flower, Campanula hederacea, in places carpeted the ground, although 

 not quite in flower ; and in one spot masses of the stag's-horn moss, 

 Lycopodium clavatum, grew amongst the Sphagnum and heather. By four 

 o'clock our party (fourteen) found that the inner-man required recuperating, 

 so tracks were made for the ' Norfolk Arms.' An alfresco wash from the 

 cool water of the old well and a light tea refreshed us all for our return 

 through the forest. Unfortunately, as the sun went down the cold north- 

 east wind quite stopped any evening flight, so that our captures were not 

 much augmented, — a few Tortrices, Eupitheciae,and Eudoriae ; but nothing 

 of much consequence. Our attention was diverted to the twisted-up leaves 

 for larvae. Asphalia flavicornis, Cheimatobia boreata and Phycis betida were 

 fairly common on the birch, although much less so than some years ; and 

 a few Tethea reclusa larvae were found neatly spun-up in the top shoots of 

 sallows. Although during our ramble we had made no specially rare captures, 

 the day was thoroughly enjoyed by all. — W. H. Tugwell; June S3, 1890. 



June Outing of the S. London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society. — On the 21st of June about twenty members of this Society and 

 their friends went by train to Leatherhead, where they were met by 

 Mr. C. A. Briggs and bis brother Mr. T. H. Briggs. The former gentle- 

 man kindly conducted the party to Mickleham. After a sharp walk through 

 the town, and a pleasant jog-trot along the lanes and over the Downs, 

 a convenient halting-place was reached about 4.45 p.m. Here the party 



