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June 16. — Coenonympha pamphilus appeared. 

 June 17, 22. — Was very bad weather. 

 June 24. — Angiades sylvanus was out. 



July 6. — Acrobasis zelleri was abundant at Canford, a new 

 locality for this insect. 



July 29. — I saw a very unusual collection of insects on a 

 single privet bush in Bournemouth Square : — 



Argynesis adippi 

 Pyrameis cardui 

 Pieris napi 

 Pieris rapae 

 Pieris brassicae 

 Hipparchia semele 

 Epinephele tithonus 

 E. ianina 

 Cyaniris argiolus 

 Aglais urticae 

 Macroglossa stellatarum 

 Pyrameis atalanta 



A round dozen speaking- volumes for the abundance of insect 

 life in the country. 



August 4. — At Swanage, Strenia clathrata and Vanessa poly* 

 chloros were taken and Zizera minima was observed.. 

 Lasiocampa quercus was very abundant. Rhodophoea 

 advenella, Ririla sericealis and Chloroclystis coronata 

 were also taken. 



August 9. — Ennomos alniaria was taken at Swanage. 



August 23. — Catocala nupta was taken at Parkstone. 



Here the record ends as Mr. Curtis had neither time nor 

 opportunity for further observation. 



(geographical §ccticm. 



Chairman : Claude Lyon. 

 Secretary : W. J. Woodhouse. A. CP. 



It gives the Chairman great pleasure to be able to report 

 that: the Section "carried on" well during the last season in 

 spite of the War. Several interesting lectures were given in the 

 Society's Room during the Winter Session. Special reference 

 may be made to the important lecture on " Some Regional 

 Capitals in England," by Mr. C. B. Fawcett, B.Lilt., M.Sc, 

 F.R.G.S. Mr. Fawcett selected Birmingham as a good example 

 of what he meant by a regional capital. That city is the focus 

 of the metal industry of the district ; a great railway centre ; an 

 important educational centre, with one of the " most vigorous of 



