312 THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S RECORD. 
minutes’ walk of the head of the pass. Frey mentions about 65 
species as occurring on the Stelvio, and I need not recapitulate them, 
as, with the exception of Polyommatus amanda, H’rebia oeme and LE. var. 
hippomedusa, I think I came across all of them, as well as A. thore, A. 
amathusia and Polyommatus pheretes, which are not included. With 
regard to the latter, | may add that both here, at Cortina, and on the 
Brenner, it was the commonest Lycenid, and that the females, 
usually accounted scarce, were in almost as great profusion as the 
males. P. ewmedon, a large type, and P. donzelii were also well 
represented. 
(To be concluded.) 
Some Diary Notes on the Season’s Collecting. 
By W. J. KAYE, F.E.S. 
(Concluded from p. 235). 
Following the Leicester excursion, the lights were again put 
into use at Worcester Park, and on June 19th, Hadena genistae, 
and a single Neuria reticulata (the latter seen for the first time 
in the neighbourhood) were the most select of the visitors. Sugar 
applied the same evening gave disappointing results : Heliophila 
(Leucania) comma and Miana fasciuncula were common and in fine 
condition. M. strigilis and Rusina tenebrosa (all 2s) were worn, and 
these practically were the only insects attracted. June 20th-22nd was 
given to a flying visit to Lyndhurst. Owing to incessant rain, collect- 
ing was impossible. ‘The only things noted being a couple of full-fed 
larve of Lasiocampa querciis, and a worn Boarmia consortaria on a 
pine-trunk. At Worcester Park, on the 24th, Habrostola triplasia was 
taken, and on the 27th, at sugar, Tapinostola arcuosa, Noctua festiva, 
Heliophila impura and H. comma were again the best that the ‘‘ sweets” 
produced. Citdaria associata turned up at light after having been 
absent, or apparently so, from this locality for a very long time. On 
the 29th lodgings were secured at Bude. On the very limited sand- 
hills on the same evening, Mamestra albicolon came to sugar. Weather 
again interfered with collecting, and Saturday, 30th, was a complete 
blank. Next evening a small patch of marshland was tried, and 
Hadena dentina, H. oleracea, and Apamea gemina turned up in numbers, 
but of the better class there was no representative. Choerocampa 
elpenor was netted at a blossom of yellow flag in the same spot as one 
was similarly taken the previous year. On the evening of July 2nd 
the marram grass was sugared on the sandhills for Heliophila littoralis. 
Two specimens were taken by this means, but the acetylene lamp used 
was much more attractive. Six more H. littoralis and three Agrotis 
ripae were taken as they flew up. Two pairs of Mamestra albicolon were 
found in cop. on the marram grass. These produced fertile ova, but - 
something went wrong with the full-fed larve, only six going into 
pupa. The morning of the 8rd gave promise of being fine, and a 
pilgrimage was made to the haunt of Lycaena arion. ‘Three specimens 
were secured and then the sun was obscured, and for the rest of the 
day remained so, and the bag remained at three. On the sand-hills 
the same insects as before were taken. On the 5th Agrotis vestigialis 
appeared. Day work when possible was given up to going after L. 
arion. On July 6th Leucophasia sinapis was taken in a lane in fine 
