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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
C. fag ell a. 
S. avellanella. 
S. steintse Uneriella. 
P. carduella. 
P. pterodactylus. 
Herbert Jenner, Jun., Sidcup , 
Footscray, Kent, July 21st, 1863. 
EALCQMBE DOWNS- 
On tlie 3rd of July, I visited the 
neighbourhood of the Three Bridges 
Station, on the London, Brighton 
and South Coast Railway, to explore 
its entomological beauties, with my 
friend, Mr. Leigh. Rushing through 
the Horley Station, at regular break- 
neck speed, our attention was at- 
tracted by the dense woods, which 
stretch from there to Three Bridges, 
and the appearance of which augured 
well for our success, On arriving at 
our destination, we decided on com- 
mencing with the woods on the right- 
Passing down the little incline, we 
struck off to the left under the rail- 
way bridge, and proceeded along a 
flat, chalky road, bordered on either 
side by flowery fields, which were 
without railings on the side next the 
road. As Hyperanthus and Urtiooe 
were the only insects visible, how- 
ever, we hurried on towards the 
forest ; the sun, to whose treatment 
we were abundantly exposed, baking 
us in a most unmerciful manner. 
Passing by the outbuildings of an 
old farm-house, we belaboured the 
thatch, in the hope that a few stray 
Depressarice might turn up ; but the 
appearance of a surly labourer, who 
evidently failed to appreciate our 
object in knocking the roof of his 
cow-house to pieces, put a hasty 
check upon our endeavours. Had 
this suspicious individual watched 
us a little more closely, he would 
have seen nets and all else disappear, 
with the caution of a disconcerted 
poacher, into the sacred thickets of 
Balcombe Forest. Here the work 
began in good earnest. P. JEgon 
was flitting busily over the heath > 
F. Plumbaria dashed about in all 
directions, with an activity worthy 
of its congener; Bipimctaria , Lima 
and Sylvanus skipped about in full 
enjoyment of the sunshine ; while 
Piniaria was to be seen in the vici. 
nity of the fir-words ; and Argynnis 
Paphia displayed its glorious wings, 
sailing over the tall ferns. Truly 
more work in netting and letting out 
out again than in boxing ; so we 
push on, sometimes breast high in 
ferns, sometimes up to the knees in 
purple heather, till we reach the 
scattered thickets of birch that scud 
the hill side. On the way a viper 
almost hath our blood ; but lie re- 
tires at last into his hole with a 
broken back ; a victory which we 
only lack the opportunity to render 
complete, and thereby do possible 
service to Coleopterists. 
Something worth boxing at last 
The pretty little Lacerlinaria come 
