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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. [January 



to do more than enumerate some of those occurring in greater or 

 less numbers, either m one way or another. The list will be very 

 imperfect, as I made no written notes at the time, and can now only 

 give such as I remember. I omit the names of those which have 

 already been alluded to. Papilis macliaon, the second brood was only 

 just getting out, and larvae of all sizes were still feeding ; Satyrus 

 titJionus, Hepiaiis sylviiius (not H. velleda as recorded in error by Mr. 

 Tutt m " Entomologists Record,'' Vol. II, p. 163), Nudavia mundana 

 Epionc apicinria, Selenia illunaria, second brood; Hyria auroravia, 

 Acidalia scuhdata and A. bisetata, strongly marked forms of both ; A. 

 immutata, abundant ; A. iinitaria, Eupithecia subumbrata, E. assimillata, 

 about the gardens ; E. coronatn, Covemia unidentaria ; Scotosia veUdata, 

 and 5. rJianinata, had been very common, but were nearly over ; Cilix 

 spinula, second brood; Acvonycta megacephala, Leucania conigera, L. 

 lithaygyria, L.pallens, Nonagria despecta, abundant; N. fidva, Miana 

 furunctda, M. arcuosa, Caradrina blanda, Tryphceiia janthina, very fine ; 

 T.interjecta,3Lh\ind3int; T .pronuha and T.orbona, fine forms of the latter ; 

 Noctua augur, N .plecta, N. tviangulum,N . uinhfosa,^\exiXi{\i\ and very fine, 

 I never before saw this species so generally good; Epunda viminalis,Hadena 

 pisi, Mania maura,Hevminia cvibvalis, Paxaponyx stratiotalis, Ebidea sam- 

 bucalis, Etidoreapallidtdalis, abundant; Cranibus selasellus, CJiilophragmi- 

 telliLS, Melia sociella, H alias chlorana, larvae feeding in the osiers ; Tovtrix 

 dumetann, common and fine ; Aspis iLdmanniana, Sericoris fuligana, not 

 uncommon ; Ovthotmnia antiqtiana, Sciaphila chrysanthemana, abundant; 

 Phoxoptevyx paludana, Catopteryx expallidana, a few ; Eupcecilia riipi- 

 colana, Pliibaloceva qiievcella, Gelechia populella, Elachista cemssella, 

 Pterophorus luoiiodactylus and many others. 



Only one journey was made to Chippenham Fen ; three of us, Mr. 

 R. McLachlan, F.R.S., (who had joined me at Wicken on the nth), 

 Mr. Albert Houghton and myself driving there on the morning of the 

 13th. Our object on the occasion was more to investigate the Neu- 

 roptera, Trichoptera, and Orthoptera (of which more later), than the 

 Lepidoptera, and so but few of the last were noted. These included 

 Gone2?teryx vhamiii, Coreinia qiiadrifasciaria, Notodonta dromedaries, 

 larvae common ; Toxocainpa pastinuin ; Rivula sericealis, abundant; Re- 

 tinia pinicolaiia, and a number of micros bottled by Mr. Houghton. 

 In the other orders of insects we were more successful this day than 

 on any other during our expedition. 



Next day the 14th, the same tliree of us drove to Tuddenhani and 

 back, a distance of fourteen miles each way, and a very enjoyable day 

 it w^as. We had not been long on the ground before Houghton 

 proved that plenty of larvse of DiantJicscia irregularis were to be had. 



