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gleams of sunshine. At half-past three p.m., I started for the " Juden- 

 berg." On my way thither, I saw only Vanessa urticce and Pieris rapes 

 on the wing. From the stems of the aspens I beat a worn Oelechia 

 nigra (cautella, Z.), and not uncommonly G. populella ; there were many 

 other Microptera which flew off, but they soon got away from me, as I 

 had merely the forceps, and it was such broad day-light. Gosnonympha 

 Pwmphilus now showed itself everywhere, here in the dry places, where 

 the larva feeds on Gorynephorus,later in the peat meadows, and in other 

 places richly decked with vegetation. Pterophorus pilosellce was not 

 scarce. 1 also took a bad specimen of Pterophorus serotinus, whence it 

 would appear that the first brood was nearly ended. Among the aspen 

 shrubs, a male of Epinephile Tithonus was flying, the first specimen of 

 this species which I ever saw near Meseritz, and which must have come 

 from a considerable distance, or I should certainly have discovered the 

 species here before. Nemotois niinimellus, which in former years I had 

 found gregariously on the hill between the ditches amongst Veronica 

 spicata* had descended from the heights, and a few specimens were 

 flying over the ground principally clothed with Galium verum. Epine- 

 phile Lycaon (Eudora), the larva of which feeds in the fir woods amongst 

 the tufts of Corynephorus (from which I have bred it), flew in plenty 

 along with Hipparchia Stmele, and a few Hipparchia Alcyone. Pamphila 

 Actceon flew quite with the style of P. Thaumas (linea) and P. Lineola 

 amongst Galamagrostis, and was not scarce. I also took a specimen 

 already wasted of Pamphila lineola which had flown out from the corn 

 fields, and a beautiful male of Syrichthus carthami.\ A beautiful 

 Emydia cribrum sat on a grass stem ; the eggs which she laid before 

 dying, fastened together as in Setina Euhlwtinii, I immediately 

 turned out here to keep up the brood of this species, which, however, 

 is not scarce with us. Acidalia decorata, when I came near it, flew up 

 singly from the sand, when there was much Thymus serpyllum. Setina 

 Kuhlweinii was easily induced to fly from the grass stems and other low 

 plants, but generally soon sought another place of repose ; some speci- 

 mens were good and others bad. The females were, as usual, very difficult 

 to find, as they sit near the ground and will not fly. From the fir bushes 

 I still beat the form of Sciaphila Wahlbomiana which begins to fly as 

 early as the middle of May. Around the branches buzzed a Grapholitha 



* Hence here on quite a dry place, whereas at Glogau I only found it on moist peat-meadows 

 especially amongst Scabiosa succisa. — I J . C. Z. 



t Of our white spotted Syrichthi with the margins entire, only malga, L. (alveolus, 0.), appears 

 in May ; alter it is over carthami comes out; and finally in August appears Alveus, H. (fritillum, O) : 

 and each of these species is only single brooded. — P. C. X. 



