800 THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S RECORD. 
irregular margin and numerous spots of the basal egg colour. The 
ribs show up bright and glittering over this, and the micropylar rosette 
becomes much more evident and can be counted to contain about 15 
petals. In another specimen when the margin was raised a little 
from the surface, 10 secondary ribs were counted from last added ribs to 
base, and below this two more secondary ribs appeared, but without the 
primaries being at all raised though present.—T. A. Cuapman, M.D., 
F.H.S., Reigate. 
YHOTES ON COLLECTING, Ete. 
Lepipoptera at Boscompe anp in THE New Forersr.—lI col- 
lected assiduously during June and July, and went out nearly 
every day, whilst several day excursions were made to 
Brockenhurst, Lyndhurst, Holmsley and Ringwood. I went in 
strongly for larva-beating in May and June, and took among other 
things—Lymantria monacha, Cymatophora ridens, Cleora lichenaria, C. 
glabraria, Apatura iris (one), Zephyrus quercus, Nola strigula, N. 
cucullatella, Hylophila quercana, Sarrothripa revayana, Poecilocampa 
populi, Catocala sponsa, C. promissa, Drymonia chaonia, Boarmia 
roboraria, Hemithea thymiaria, Ennomos anqularia, Lithosia quadra, &e. 
Day-collecting in the New Forest produced Lithosia aureola, L. meso- 
mella, Li. helvola, L. complana, L. complanula, L. rubricollis, Ci nistis 
quadra, Calligenia miniata, Hulepia cribrum (not so plentiful as usual 
at Ringwood), Nemeobius luctna, Cyaniris argiolus, Macaria alternata, 
M. liturata, Acidalia bisetata (two or three good aberrations) Hupisteria 
heparata, A. emarginata, Corycia temerata, C. taminata, Zonosoma 
porata, Z. punctaria, Z. trilinearia, Z. omicronaria, Hurymene dolobraria, 
Eipione advenaria, Cochlidion limacodes (these were swarming for about 
five minutes, and then entirely disappeared—Is this usual ?), Tephrosia 
extersaria, Hadena contigua, H. yenistae, Krastria fuscula (common) 
Stauropus fagi (one 2), Boarmia roboraria, Nola strigula, &e. I had 
two or three week ends also at Lyndhurst with Mr. Finzi, and tried 
sugar every night, but the result was nil. Ihave also tried it here, 
and got absolutely nothing. Light is very good but I am severely 
handicapped with my moth-trap, owing to the gaslamps in the neigh- 
bourhood. I had one day at Swanage and took a few Thymelicus 
actaeon, Melanargia galathea, &e. On picking some apple-blossom for 
table decoration, I found a larva of Porthetria dispar which Dr. Crallan 
identified for me and now has. Colias edusa was seen several times 
in June, also Pyrameis cardui, so I suppose it will be an “‘ edusa year”’ 
(I took a ? last autumn at Christchurch). Since July, there has been 
little to report; sugar has been an utter failure, and light but little 
better, the only insect appearing in any quantity being Luperina 
testacea, of which I obtained some nice black aberrations. Acidalia 
ochrata was taken near Bournemouth on July 19th, and Papilio 
machaon seen September Ist, both new to the Bournemouth list. 
Caradrina ambigua is very scarce this year (only seven taken) whilst 
Agrotis obelisca, T'riphaena siubsequa, Leucania albipuncta, Agrotis puta, 
&e., species which occurred in my garden last year, have been entirely 
absent. HMuvanessa antiopa was seen at Holmesley one day last week 
by a porter and chased down the line, but he failed to catch it.—(Masor) 
R. B. Rosertson, Forest View, Southborne Road, Boscombe. September 
18th, 1900. 
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