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rincipally spend there, and so far, I have been unable to distinguish 

 he dates overlapping in different years. In Vol. IX. of the " Ento- 

 ologist's Monthly Magazine," pp. 18-20, Mr. C. G. Barrett obtained 

 he first brood at Thetford in the middle of June, flying sparingly in 

 he afternoon sunshine ; whilst he obtained the second brood in the 

 eginning of August, flying at sunset. Mr. Warren (" Entomologist's 

 onthly Magazine," Vol. XXII., p. 255) found the species "in June 

 nd on through the summer in profusion " at Tuddenham. It was 

 aken in some abundance in July, 1889, at Dover. Mr. Purdey records 

 t "on June 8th, between Dover and St. Margaret's Bay, and on July 

 3th a few more at Deal, at the Sandwich end of the sand hills " 

 (" Entomologist," Vol. XXIII., p. 346). 



Habitat — I believe the species is restricted in England to coast 

 districts and the " Breck " district in Norfolk and Suffolk. It is more 

 especially found on sand hills quite near the sea. It has been taken 

 on the Devon coast, on various parts of the Kent coast, and several 

 localities in the "Breck" district, Brandon, Thetford, and Tuddenham 

 being its chief centres. On the Continent it is not uncommon locally 

 in central and southern Europe, but it appears to be unknown in the 

 north. 



(To he continued.) 



NOTES FOR BEGINNERS.— MICRO LARV^ 



FOR THE MONTH. 



BY GEO. ELISHA, F.E.S. 



The hot sultry days of July have at times an enervating influence 

 hard to resist, and makes one inclined to be indolent, but many species 

 occurring this month feed up rapidly and are soon gone, so we must 

 keep steadily on, and endeavour to do our collecting in the early 

 morning, finishing by noon, for larvae are then pretty plentiful, after 

 which many drop to the ground by their silken threads during the 

 scorching heat of midday, coiiiiiig up again to^vards evening. 



Many species occurring last month are to be obtained the begin- 

 ning of this, and others which are to be seen sparingly now, may be 

 taken in abundance a month or two later on, so we will now more 



