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produced considerable numbers both of species and specimens. 

 Melanihia ocellata, L., Phorodesma pustulata, Hufn., Tephrosia 

 punctularia, Hb., among the Geometers, and Triphmia pronuba, L., 

 Noctua c-nigruni, L., Agrotis exclamaiionis, L., Cloantha moitoglypha, 

 Hufn., among the Noctua, were added to our list. A solitary 

 specimen of Drepana culiraria, Fb., was taken, and among the 

 micros Pczdisca bilunana, Haw., P. corticana, Hb., Eupcecilia nana, 

 Haw., and Elachista argentella, Clerck. Many species founci 

 before were present here again, including a number of fine specimens 

 of Melanthia albicillaia, L. 



The road was now reached, and the party turned for tea. The 

 walk produced Coreniia designata, Hufn., on trunks, a single 

 Eupisteria obliterata, Hufn., from stunted alders, and a nest of 

 Pombyx neustria, L., strange to say, feeding on birch. After a 

 hearty tea at the porter's cottage, we rambled over the heath, taking 

 abundance of Pempelia palumbella, Fb., with Eupithecia nanata, 

 Hb., sparingly, and one or two Hadena porphyrea, Esp.; Acidalia 

 subsericeata, Haw., was taken in some numbers just at dusk. The 

 nests of a willow warbler {Phylloscopus trochilus, L.), with five eggs, 

 and of a meadow pipit {Anthus pratensis, L.), with three eggs, were 

 found. A snake (^Natrix torquata, Ray.) had been seen by some 

 members, and the lizard {Lacerta vivipara) was exceeding common 

 in sunny spots. Many thanks are due to Mr. Lewcock, who lost the 

 train, and did not jom the party till the return journey, for the 

 following notes on the Coleoptera : 



"I started to meet the 2.17 train, but just missed it by two 

 minutes. Under the circumstances I decided to take the next train 

 to Surbiton, and walk round by the fields through Claygate to 

 Oxshott, and collect by the way. 1 arrived at Surbiton at 3.15, and 

 turned to the left, coming out of the station, making for the foot- 

 path which skirts the railway bank, and eventually turned into 

 Claygate Lane. Having on one occasion seen a specimen of 

 Megapenthes lunicollis taken almost under my nose, in this lane, I 

 began working for it, but without success. However, I found a 

 single Mordellistena humeralis sitting on Hieracleum flowers ] and I 

 may here record that I also obtained one on June 20th, 1891, at 

 the Eynesford excursion. In other Umbelliferoe I found several 

 Grammoptera fabacicolor, a species common to this locality. In 

 elder blossom, one Qiiedius cruentus — which occurs sometimes 

 under bark, but only singly. Also several Anthocomus fasciatus — a 

 pretty little red and black Malacoderm, which is frequently found 

 during June at Claygate. By using the sweeping net among the 

 meadow plants, several Ceuthorrhyjichus campestris and Prasoairis 

 aucla turned up, with a few Ceuthorrhynclius cochlearice., Gymneiron 

 pascuorum, and several species of Apion. All these are common to 

 the locality. 



" Of course, one meets with many species over and over again by 

 working at one place, and it would be quite useless to record all the 



