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of Coremia unindentaria was taken at light by the Rev. 

 F. E. Lowe on August 20th. This is a common species 

 in Britain, but it has not been previonslj recorded for 

 Guernsey. 



On June 11th Mr. H. C. Smith, of the Caledonia 

 Nursery, kindly sent me specimens of two species of case- 

 making larvae feeding on pear leaves. I succeeded in rearing 

 the moths and the "^Rev. E. N. Bloomfield, M.A., F.E.S., 

 kindly identified them for me as Coleoplwra anatipennella 

 and C. mgricella ; these are both new to the list. 



One of the most interesting entomological events of 

 the year was the migration of vast quantities of Dragon 

 flies from France to Aldorney on July 7th and several 

 following days. This swarm caused a great deal of excite- 

 ment in Alderney and was noticed in both the English and 

 local press. A Cherbourg newspaper {L'' Eclair) had the 

 following account of a similar swarm in that neighbour- 

 hood at about the same time. " Since Saturday a 

 prodigious quantity of dragon flies flying in the same 

 direction (from S.W. to N.E.) have traversed the Nacque- 

 ville region. At certain moments of the day they formed 

 immense clouds, either flying just above the land or 

 rising above the trees. This fact has appeared quite 

 extraordinary throughout the country. It is thought to 

 be a sign of great drought, the dragon flies emigrating to 

 more humid localities than those from whence they came." 

 Mr. N. Gaudion, of Alderney, kindly sent Mr. E. D. 

 Marquand fifteen specimens, all being of the same species, 

 Lihellula quadriinaculata. In an accompanying letter he makes 

 the following interesting remarks : — " This year I am par- 

 ticularly struck with the number of dragon flies here ; they 

 are not found in marshy places, but everywhere along the 

 South coast of the island, from East to West ; they are 

 in countless thousands. As they rise on your approach the 

 air is quite alive with them. It seems as if we had got 

 a flight of them from France during the long prevailing 

 easterly winds. I thought this might interest you and send 

 you a few specimens. It is a lovely sight to watch them 

 in the sun. I see them flying over my garden every minute 

 and on Butes, and everywhere along the South every piece 

 of furze is covered with them. I am convinced they have 

 not hatched here, as Longy Pond, the only place where I 

 have ever seen dragon flies, is dry." 



Libelhila quadrimaculata is recorded on the Guernsey 

 list, but Alderney is a new locality. As a wanderer it is 



