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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



f November 



bria i, orbona I, A. nigricans y, tragopogonis 2, C. blanda 4, M. strigilis 3, 

 L. p aliens 2, impuva 1, X. lithoxylea 1, M. bvassicce 2, X. polyodon, T. 

 pronuba, A . ocidea, C. trapezina, numerous. Total number of insects 

 observed 140. — H. S. May, Marlborough. 



Sandown, Isle of Wight. — 22nd July, 1893. 



Chalkdowns ; wind N.W., moderate ; clear, dry, rather cold. As 

 before I sugared posts and flowers. At sugar only I found L. conigera 

 2 or 3, C. Orbicularis 2, A. exclamationis 1. At posts only : M. litevosa 2, 

 A. suffusa 1, T. fimbria 1, C. sponsa 1, ^4. tragopogonis rather common. 

 At both posts and flowers were L. lithargyria 7, X. polyodon several, A. 

 oculea very common, M. furuncula common, C. blanda several, A . puta 

 very common, segetum 2, lunigera 2, nigricans very common, exclamationis 

 1, fn'fo'a 5, T. pvonuba and orbona common. — L. B. Prout, London. 



Marlborough. — 24th July, 1893. 



Wood; wind W.N.W., rather strong; cloudy, but dry ; previous 

 day wet. N. depuncta 11, baja 7, T. fimbria 5, orbona 1, pronnba 

 numerous, A. nigricans 12, sujfnsa 1, A. tragopogonis 5, pyramidea 1, L. 

 pollens 2, impura 3, lithargyria numerous, AT. lithoxylea 2, polyodon 

 numerous, C. blanda 2, trapezina, A. oculea and M. strigilis all numerous. 

 Total number observed 178. — H. S. May, Marlborough. 



Isle of Weight. — 25th July, 1893. 



Brading Marshes, and a copse on its borders ; wind S.W., very 

 strong, moderating about 9 ; clear and dry. I sugared a miscellaneous 

 round of posts, trees, flowers, and leaves, all of which produced some 

 results, detailed in the classification below, as they may be of value at 

 some time. Everywhere, A. oculea, common on every patch. Bramble 

 flowers and posts, L. lithargyria 3, nictitans 2, T. janthania 1. Flowers, 

 C. blanda 2, A. nigricans 1. Leaves (Hazel and Sallow), G. libatrix 2. 

 Leaves and tree trunks, C. ajfinis 2, trapezina 3 or 4. Trees, T. pronuba 

 3, X. polyodon 1, T. derasa 1, N. baja 1, M. brassier 1. Posts, A. tritici 

 i,putris 1. Flowers and Sallow, A. tragopogonis 2. Except two species 

 everything came in with a rush at 9 o'clock. It is also curious that 

 with such a variety of species, everything only occurred singly except 

 oculea. — L. B. Prout, London. 



Wimbledon. — 26th July, 1893. 



Wood on Wimbledon Common ; wind N.E., light ; clear, fairly 

 dry, warm. Nothing flying before dusk, but sugar proved exceedingly 

 attractive. Pronuba, Oculea, Baja, Trapezina, in swarms, Nupta 2, 

 Cytherea 1, N. rubi 2, Pyramidea several, Puta 1, M. brassicce several, 

 Polyodon many, Impura a few. A few micros also. — E. H. Taylor, 

 Fulham. 



