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Anaitis plagiafa, L. 



Camptogramma bilineaia, L., just coming out. 



Phibalapteryx vitalbata, Hb. 



Crambus pratellus, L., abundant. 

 „ ckrysonuchellus, Scop. 

 „ hortteellus, Hb. 



Scoparia ambigualis, Tr., a pest day and night. 



Larvae of Mimcesoeptilus teiicrii^ Hb., were common on wood sage and 

 of Hyponomeuta cognatellus, Hb. (?), on spindle, 

 Diloba ccBKulocephala. L., and several nests of 

 Eriogaster lanes tris, L., were found. 



Among plants noted were the following : — 

 Adonis auttimnalis, L. 

 Aquilegia vulgajHs, L., and also white var. 

 Gymnadenia conopsea, Benth. 



Helleborus viridis^ L., and Daphne laureola, L., both in seed. 

 Epipactis grandifiora^ Sow. 



The following notes by Mr. Lewcock, as to the Coleoptera 

 taken or noted on this excursion were also read by the Secre- 

 tary : — 



" On a patch of wild vetch I obtained three or four 

 specimens of the pea weevil {Bruchus atoniarius), a species 

 I have previously taken at Sheire, in Surrey, and Crepidodera 

 rufipes was very common. On going through the footpath 

 of the woods I beat out several Polydrosiis undatus from 

 oak and birch. This species seems to be local ; I find it 

 at Highgate, also at Oxshot, and Mr. Chaney has recently 

 found it at West Wickham. After turning out of the woods 

 by some fields, and ultimately coming to the chalk downs, 

 the party settled down for the afternoon. The herbage was 

 not well adapted for sweeping, so I put up my umbrella and 

 went in for beating. The border of the woods consisted 

 chiefly of hawthorn, interspersed here and there with oaks 

 and other trees. The bloom was gone off the hawthorn, but 

 now and then a few odd patches showed themselves. My 

 captures now were numerous. Cistela mitrina was exceedingly 

 common, and I also took several C. luperus. Of Toxotus 

 meridianus — a large longicorn — I captured two ; and was very 

 glad to see Cryptocephalus lineola tumble into the umbrella ; 

 and soon afterwards a second specimen. One of the members 

 spied another species of Cryptocephalus sitting on a flower on 

 the slope, and kindly handed it over to me. The species was 

 the pretty green C. aureolus. Later on, I managed to get 

 another by sweeping the long grass at foot of the slope. 

 Mr. Adkin also brought me two C. labiatus. Mr. South 

 netted Dascillus cervinus, a species which generally occurs on 

 chalk. Other captures during the afternoon were — four 



