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NATURALIST. 



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crimson with black hind margin, and a 

 slender very much wared black hand, in 

 shape something like a W. Both species 

 should be looked for on oak trees by ento- 

 mologists living in the south of England, 

 especially those who live in the neighbour- 

 hood of that paradise of collectors — the 

 New Forest. 



Amphysa gerningana, Euchromia fulvi- 

 punctana, and the reddish brown Mixodia 

 schulziana, prettily marked with silvery 

 lines, should be looked for about this time 

 by those who collect Tortrices on heaths and 

 moors in the north. Other northern 

 Tortrices occurring now, are Halonota 

 turbidana, Coccyx ftnitimana, the black 

 Asthenia coniferana to be looked for among 

 Scotch firs, and that large white species 

 Crephasia penziana. with its black-marbled 

 wings. 



The whitish Ditula hartmanmana should 

 be looked for on the trunks of willows in 

 the south. The rare Onectra pilleriana, the 

 larva of which feeds on the seeds of Iris 

 fcetidistima should be looked for wherever 

 that plant grows. Tortvix cinnamoneana 

 may be beaten out of larch and maple trees 

 T. trcmtitana out of elm, but I believe only 

 in the south of England, where also the 

 rare Dicrorampha alpinana and tenacetana 

 are sometimes found in the Cambridgeshire 

 fens among Eupatoria cannioinum and 

 Stigmonota leplastriana should be sought 

 for on the southern coast among wild 

 cabbage. 



With this species I must conclude for 

 this month, as I am compelled for want of 

 space to omit mention of several other 

 interesting species I had noted down for 

 inclusion in this paper. 



A DAY ON BOX HILL. 



By John Henderson. 

 On Whit Monday (June 2nd), like many 

 other " brethren of the net and pin," tempt- 



ed by the continued fine weather to seek a 

 few hours release from London noise and 

 smoke, I took an early train in the direction 

 of Dorking with the object of exploring the 

 well-wooded slopes and valleys of this 

 famous Surrey landmark. 



I am not going to describe Box Hill, or 

 the wonderful views obtained from its sum- 

 mit, of Leith Hill and the South Downs, 

 and the peaceful Weald of Surrey ; neither 

 will this paper be more than the description 

 of a solitary bag, the expedition being on 

 Robinson Crusoe style — doubtless some of 

 the other collectors (there were several on 

 the spot) had better things to show on re- 

 turning home to town. 



It was a dull morning, but the clouds 

 drifted away, and before nine o'clock it had 

 cleared up, so that " Old Sol " shone forth 

 in all his glory, making it, in fact, rather 

 warm work climbing up the chalky hill- 

 sides. Dusty and dry as the high road was 

 from Box Hill station to the foot of the hill, 

 it, nevertheless, proved productive, a re- 

 cently-emerged Scorched Carpet (L. adus- 

 tata) resting on a black garden fence being 

 the first capture, acting on the principle 

 that it is always well to box the first insect 

 seen as a "call-bird," however much you 

 feel inclined to pick and choose afterwards. 

 Soon a little Green Hairstreak (Thecla rtibi) 

 flew down from the high trees dangerously 

 near the net, and was accompanied to the 

 collecting box by a Pieris bmssica of rather 

 handsome dimensions, before Headley Lane 

 was reached and the real work of the day 

 began. Finding a sheltered hill-side under 

 a big beech wood, out of the wind which 

 blew rather strongly from N.E., hands and 

 feet, boxes and net, were soon hard at work, 

 the lepidoptera spoil being plentiful. A 

 couple of Little Blues (P. alsus ) were fol- 

 lowed by a Duke of Burgundy Fritillary 

 (N. lucitia), while the Skippers (5. alveolus 

 and T. tages) were numerous. Diligently 

 working the hill-side and about the skirts 



