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whole, though I lost a few good things. 
1 had beaten a L. Testudo into my net, 
but the active little fellow was no sooner 
in than he slipped out at the bottom, 
just as a weasel would out of a draining- 
pipe. This was most tormenting. I felt 
all over somehow ; 1 won’t attempt to 
describe it. 1 summoned up all the 
patience I possessed, and on I went 
again (not forgetting the bottom of my 
net), when, to my comfort, about a cow’s 
jump from the unlucky spot, I knocked 
JE. Quercana off a nut-bush iuto my uet, 
and quiet enough he lay. He was so 
green , and nothing like so fidgety aud 
frisky as Testudo , so I shut him up, fully 
resigned to his fate, just like I was upon 
my wedding day. It was roasting hot, 
yet T whipped away at the bushes, and, 
after most effectually securing a fresh 
frisky Testudo , I made off to a cottage, 
where there was a draw-well, to beg a 
pitcher of water, when forward stepped a 
’ freckled maid, down went the bucket aud 
up came the water. A glass was kiudly 
handed to me, but I begged for a larger 
vessel, as I needed a copious allowance. 
I soon found that upwards of two quarts 
of the element had not quite satisfied my 
craving, so 1 went for another dip in the 
bucket, when, lo ! to my horror, there lay 
floating upon the surface of the water 
therein a monstrous toad, nearly a foot in 
length, and blown out as tight as a foot- 
ball! I found that I did not require 
auy more of the fluid, but fancied that I 
had imbibed rather too much, and in 
reply to the observations I indulged in, 
was kindly informed, much to my conso- 
lation, that “ These straddle-breeches 
often get into the well ; but we thought 
we had got ’em all out, as we had wound 
up two or three dozen this morning!” 
J uly 25. P. Laeertinaria. Two females ; 
beating. 
27. P. Ochrodactylus. Two; mothing; 
as perfect as the two caught on the 130th 
of June, in a different locality. 
27. E. Apiciaria. Three. 
July 30. C. Curtula. One; on a nut- 
leaf. 
30. T. Cynipiforme. One; on black- 
berry blossom. 
30. E. Porata. A fine series. 
30. E. Punctaria. Do. 
30. V. Polychloros. One; rare this 
season. 
31. C. Diffinis. One bred. 
August 5 to 30. C. Nupta. Ten; at 
rest. 
Do. G. C-album. Five. 
Do. P. Agestis. A fine series. 
Do. P. Alexis. One female; a sin- 
gular pale fawn-coloured var., beautifully 
shot with blue. 
17. L. Olivaria. A fine series. 
17. M. Euphorbiata. Six; second 
brood. 
17. L. Straminea(perfect). One; very 
late, or else second brood. 
10 to 25. T. Betulte. A fine series. 
28. T. Crataigi. One female bred ; 
very fine. 
29. T. Retusa. One ; mothing. 
Sept. 10. P. Ophthalmicana. One; at 
rest on poplar. 
17. C. Edusa, var.; the yellow mar- 
ginal spots absent. I caught it in my hat. 
19. P. Punctidactylus. Two; beating. 
19. Started for the draw-well, but 
thought it well to draw in another direc- 
tion. The “ straddle-breeches” haunted 
my imagination. 
29. E. Cervinata began to emerge from 
the pupa;, and continued doing so each 
succeeding month, until January, 1800, 
on the 13th of which the last made its 
appearance. 
October. A. Lunosa. Three; sugaring. 
5 to 30. A. Atropos. Seven bred. 
30. P. Cassiuea. One female bred. 
November 4. H. Pennaria. One bred. 
19 to December 31. H. Defoliaria. A 
fine scries bred. 
I purpose giving some account of the 
larva) 1 have taken during the past sea- 
son at a future period. — A braham Ed- 
munds, The Ty thing, Worcester. 
