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condition. This shows how late a season we had, for the two L. 
stnapis taken were too early to belong to a second brood, and must 
have belonged to the first brood of the season, even in this western 
locality. L. arion was, let us hope, not fully out, for eleven specimens 
in a week’s hard work does not promise well for the continuance of the 
race! At Worcester Park, on July 8th, Agrotis corticea came to light. 
On the following day Trochilium tipuliformis was seen on the currant — 
bushes in the garden. On July 7th Drepana falcataria emerged, the 
imagines forming a second brood bred in captivity, from eggs laid on 
May 8rd. At Oxshott, on the 12th and 18th, 3's of Plebetws aegon were 
plentiful but no@s. Larentia viridaria was still about and Endotricha 
flammealis and a belated @ of Bupalus piniarius were about the only 
other lepidoptera moving. On the 15th at the same place P. aegon 
was fully out, both gs and 2s being readily obtained. At homea 2 
Zeuzera pyrina was found at rest, and at dusk Dilina tiliae was seen 
hovering at honeysuckle. On the 16th some nice insects came to 
light, two of which reported themselves for the first time in this 
district—Spilodes palealis (one) and Geometra vernaria (one) being very 
unexpected in this heavy clay locality. The chalk formation is some 
three miles distant. Besides these two species, Dipterygia scabriuscula, 
Ayrotis strigula and Pyralis glaucinalis were the best. The following 
evening Axylia putris put in an appearance. Although not generally 
described as such in text books, I think this species must be local. 
Several entomologists say they have had the same difficulty in pro- 
curing a series as myself. On July 20th sugar was applied for 
Calymnia diffinis, which used to occur plentifully in the neighbourhood 
but not a sign of one was seen, in fact sugar here has been a total 
failure this year. Habrosyne derasa (one) was the only insect save for 
one or two worn Agrotis ewclamationis. ‘‘Light’’ again came to the 
rescue. Heliophila conigera (common), Malacosoma neustria, Pyralis 
costalis (abundantly), Acidalia interjectaria, and another fine specimen of 
Spilodes palealis are the insects noted as taken. On the 22nd, at light, 
single specimens of the following came in besides some commoner 
thines—Ptilodonta camelina, Miana literosa, Tethea subtusa, Scotosia 
rhamnata and Cnaemidophorus rhododactylus. Last year a worn speci- 
men of the last species was taken, but its condition made determination 
at the time uncertain. On the 25th, Aaylia putris, Agrotis triticé, 
Jaspidia perla and Pyralis glaucinalis, the last commonly, were attracted 
by the illumination. On the 25th, at Effingham, Hurymus (Colias) 
hyale and E’. croceus (edusa) were seen. The 26th showed a specimen 
of Cyaniris argiolus at Isleworth, thus pointing out that the second 
brood was well up to time. For the month of August there is very 
little to be recorded, collecting coming in for second place. A week 
spent at Tenby was attended with great storms of wind and rain, and 
what with a temperature not reaching 60°, if entomology had first 
thoughts very little could have been done. Saturday was the only day 
on which the sun remained out. On this day, near Pembroke, in a 
particular lane the number of Maniola tithonus and M. janira observed 
was quite phenomenal. The former species predominated in point of 
numbers, but both species absolutely swarmed. It struck me at the 
time that the cause might have been brought about by all the fields of 
mowing grass, clover, lucerne, &c., having been cut and that the 
lepidoptera had all congregated to this lane, where there was still an 
