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generally the same species again, but frequently dropping on some- 

 thing fresh. The following list will show pretty correctly the result, 

 and though it is very poor, it is perhaps as good as anyone did in the 

 Forest at the time, this season, which has undoubtedly been an 

 excessively bad one. I omit the species already mentioned, and some 

 universally common ones : — Leucophasia sinapis (second brood just 

 appearing), Vanessa PolycJiloros, Atalanta, and cardui, Chortobius Pam- 

 pJdlus, Thecla quercus, Ijyccena Alexis^ Nola cuciilatella, Calligenia miniata, 

 Lithosia lielmola^ Liparis auriflua^ Bombyx quercus^ Odonestes potatoria^ 

 Selenia illunaria (second brood), Hemithea thymiaria, Ephyra pendularia^ 

 Acidalia bisetata and promutata, Ligdia adustata, Larentia pectinitaria^ 

 Eupithecia nanata^ Melanthia procellata, Thyatira derasa^ Bryophila 

 perla^ Gerigo cythereuj Aplecta nebulosa, Anarta myrtiUi, Erastria fuscula, 

 Aglossa pinguinalis^ Pyraustra purpuralis, Sydrocampa nympJimaliSy 

 Botys verticaliSf Ebulea crocealis, Scopula ferrugalis, Pempelia palumbella, 

 Melia sociella, Pteropkorus perttadactylus^ Alucita polydactyla^ &c., &c. 

 We had hoped to get the local Ti-yphcena subsequa, but did not see a 

 specimen ; some half-dozen, however, were secured by more fortunate 

 collectors during our stay. 



Mr. Daltry and his sons left several days before I did, but I was 

 joined on the 8th of August by Mr. J. G. Ross, of Bathampton, near 

 Bath ; and together we had a larva hunt. We had tried beating 

 several times before, but it was so unprofitable that we gave it up ; and 

 our success this day was no better. The larvee taken amongst us 

 included Lithosia aureola from the lichen-covered branches, rather 

 commonly, along with another pretty dark Lithosia we did not recog- 

 nise. From the leaves we beat out a few of the beautiful larvae of the 

 equally beautiful imago. Diphtheria Orion ; also Orgyia pudibmida, 

 Ennomos angularia and erosaria, Ephyra punctarea and trilinearia (?), 

 Notodonta dromedarius and dodoncea^ and a number of others. The 

 striking caterpillars of Euchelia JacobcBa were in great profusion on 

 the ragwort plants along the stream, just before entering Denny 

 Wood ; and those of Bombyx rubi and Acronycta rumicis were also 

 noticed. Bad as the season was, some species had been taken in 

 plenty earlier. ZygcBna meliloti we were told had occurred in immense 

 numbers, and larvae of Cymatophora ridens had abounded on nearly 

 every oak. 



Before bringing this paper to a close, perhaps it will be as well to 

 say a few words about the other natural productions of the Forest, 

 followed by a few remarks on its general aspect. What I write on 

 these subject^ must necessarily be very limitisd, as I am not well 



