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equally fresh. N. lucina flew occasionally in the sunshine, and all our 

 members succeeded in obtaining some. We also turned up Euclidia mi 

 and E. glyphica, Panagra petraria, the common " carpets," and many 

 other common Geometers. Hybernated Gonopteryx rhamni, of both sexes, 

 were also common, but they really were " rips," and not worth taking. Just 

 before leaving the glade, Mr. Battley managed to net a specimen of Macro- 

 glossa fuciformis on the wing. In the second glade very few A^. lucina were 

 taken; but several gentlemen took Thecla ruhi in fair condition. After 

 lunch the party divided, Messrs. Battley, Goldthwaite, Quail, and Rose, going 

 straight home via Stubby Copse. They did hardly any collecting on the way, 

 and only found two more nests of Vanessa polychloros, which, being already 

 satiated with this larva, they scarcely touched. Messrs. Smith, Robbins, 

 and L. J. Tremayne, in the meantime, went round by the railway line to 

 work for Macroglossa bombyliformis. During their walk of rather over a 

 mile along the line, they succeeded in obtaining a few worn specimens of 

 this species. Several were flying about, and occasionally they stayed 

 hovering over the flowers of the scabious (which I am told they feed on), 

 when of course they were easily captured. One M. fuciformis was also 

 taken ; and Euclidia glyphica was still on the wing. Messrs. Smith, 

 Robbins, and Tremayne subsequently returned home via Stubby Copse, 

 Denny Bog, and Denny Wood. Sugaring was tried again in the evening, 

 with no more success than on the previous night. The sole captures were 

 one Moma orion, one Acronycta rumicis, one A. psi, and one Agrotis excla- 

 mationis. Dusking on the heath beforehand was a little better, producing 

 Lobophora halterata, Drepana falcataria, Boarmia consortaria, Lithosia 

 sororcula, and L. mesomella. On Monday morning most of the members 

 rose late, and no fence-work was done. We were, however, all out by 10 

 o'clock, and decided to make for Rinefield for Macroglossa fuciformis. We 

 took our way through Hurst Wood, in which we threw up sticks, &c., into 

 the high oaks to try and dislodge Giiophria rubricollis ; but though we 

 caused several to fly, they declined to come down, and we soon found that 

 our best plan was to search the bracken, on which several were taken. Mr. 

 Robbins also found a Boarmia consortaria on one of our sugar-patches of the 

 night before; and Mr. Smith found a full-fed larva of Limenitis sibylla on 

 the honeysuckle. On reaching Rinefield we found the glorious rhododen- 

 dron avenue already tenanted by about twenty nets, which were steadily 

 working the rhododendrons up and down. Fortunately, however, Macro- 

 glossa fuciformis was plentiful, and all the party succeeded in obtaining 

 some; Mr. Rose also taking a specimen of M. bombyliformis, which is very 

 uncommon here. We left the avenue early, in view of our approaching 

 departure, and got back to Lyndwood in good time, only taking one or two 

 more Gnophria rubricollis on our way back. We left the forest that even- 

 ing by a train leaving Lyndhurst Road about 7 o'clock, and reached Waterloo 

 at a quarter to 11, having spent a most enjoyable time. The larvae were 

 undoubtedly the chief feature of the excursion, but we had taken plenty of 

 good imagines also. Amongst others which I have mentioned above, speci- 

 mens were also taken of Tephrosia extersaria (fairly common), Venilia 

 macularia, Chcerocampa elpenor (seen , but not taken, round sugar), Macaria 

 liturata (beaten out of pine), Thera variata (beaten out of pine), Eupithecia 

 rectangulata (one or two off the fences), Anaitis plaglata (one taken by Mr. 

 Bacot ofi" a fence on the Saturday morning), Ematurga atomaria (very 

 common over the heath), Eupisteria obliterata (one), Bupalus piniaria 

 ( common amongst the pine), Eubolia plumbaria (a few), Tephrosia biundu- 



