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1, T. orbona 3, pronuba, a few, H. chenopodii 1, P. gamma 1. On fence 

 only — A. tragopogonis 1, A. suffusa 2, H. suasa 1. At both flowers and 

 fence C. blanda, several (majority at flowers), A.puta, common (large 

 majority on fence), A. nigricans, common (large majority at flowers), 

 X. polyodon, a few, E. punctaria, several, only one on fence, A . oculea, 

 rather common, M. literosa and furuncula, a few. — L. B. Prout, London. 

 Marlborough. — 20th July, 1893. 



Oak wood, undergrowth one year old ; wind W., but changeable, 

 slight ; rather cloudy, moonlight, rain for 24 hours previously. Results : 

 M. brassier 1, N. depuncta 5, T. fimbria 1, N. tviangulum 1, M. strigilis 1, 

 A. tragopogonis 2, A. nigricans 14, G. libatrix 1, C. blanda 1. The 

 following were all numerous, C. trapezina, T. pronuba, A. oculea, L. 

 pallens, impura, X. polyodon. Total number observed 122. — H. S. May, 

 Marlborough. 



Sandown, Isle of Wight. — 21st July, 1893. 



Chalk Downs ; wind S. to S.W., moderate, but rather cold ; sky 

 much obscured, dry. Sugared posts and flowers as before. The 

 comparative failure of sugar is no doubt due in part to rise of wind 

 and fall of temperature at sunset. Certainly in part to it having been 

 spread in places too exposed, the wind increasing after it was on. 

 Thus only on the most sheltered flowers there were any insects at all, 

 and the fences were almost useless. The few things recorded there 

 being mostly at the drops which had fallen on the grass below. At 

 sugared flowers I took L. lithargyria 1, C. blanda, 3 or 4, A. lunigera 1, 

 tritici 1, T. pronuba 6 or 8. At both flowers and fences M.furuncula 12, 

 literosa 2, A.puta, 1 on fence 3 on flowers, suffusa 2, nigricans 1 on fence, 

 5 at flowers, T. orbona, 1 at fence 3 at flowers, A. oculea, a few. — L. B. 

 Prout, London. 



Marlborough. — 21st July, 1893. 



Wood ; wind S.W., slight ; cloudy and very wet. At sugar I took 

 N. depuncta 4, T. fimbria 5, N. triangulum 2, A. nigricans 12, tragopogo?iis 

 3, C. blanda 1, M. strigilis 4, X. polyodon 8, L. pallens 1, A. pyramidea 2, 

 rumicis 1, psi 1, N. baja 4, A. suffusa 1, M. brassicce 2, X. lithoxylea 1, A. 

 oculea, C. trapezina and T. pronuba, numerous. Total number of insects 

 observed 148. — H. S. May, Marlborough. 

 Bay of Nigg, Kincardineshire. — 22nd July, 1893. 



Coast ; wind S.W., moderate ; clear, dry, and cold ; a little frosty 

 Lucemea was common at the heather bloom. At sugar were Fuvva 14 

 Umbvosa 1, Literosa 1, F estiva and Oculea common, Polyodon abundant. 

 — Arthur Home, Aberdeen. 

 Marlborough. — 22nd July, 1893. 



Wood ; wind W., moderate ; rather cloudy ; moonlight at times ; 

 slightly damp. At sugar : N . depttneta 10, triangulum 2, baja 2, T. fim- 



