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rufa : about a week afterwards, near Algeciras, I 
met with another specimen, all but perfect and in 
very good condition, in a pellet of a beetle remains 
thrown up by a nightjar, which had evidently 
found the -weevil a somewhat indigestible morsel. 
The handsome Asida holosericea , Germ., was oc- 
casionally to be found running on the paths on the 
Rock and near San Roque. 
On April 19th we had the last heavy rainfall of 
the season, no less than 6f inches coming down in 
24 hours. A vast quantity of flood refuse was 
brought down into the Bay by the swollen streams 
and the wind and tide drove it across to the 
Dockyard, which, in consequence, teemed with 
insect life for several days. Among a host of 
other species I found the fine Siagona Drjeani , 
Ramb., and Fheropsophus hinspanicux , Dej., for 
which I had previously searched in vain ; also 
Siagona europcea, Dej., Scybalicus ohlongiusculu?, 
Dej .,Polystichus vittatus, Brull., Drypta dlstincta, 
Rossi, Acinopus megacephalus , Rossi, Calosoma 
indagatw •, I'.. Anisodactylus heros, F.,and Scarites 
laorigatus, F. After this the weather became 
settled for the summer, and numerous flower- 
hunting beetles, chiefly species of Clythra, 
Anthrenus, GEdemera , Meligethes. PFbplia (a bright 
yellow species, common), and Dasyles and other 
small Malacodermata, began to appear. Among 
the Lepidojdera were some very fine large speci- 
mens of Euchloe cardirnincs,. L., in the Cork 
Woods on April 8th, where Pyrgus Sao, Hb., 
appeared on the 16th, but the first brood of this 
species was scarce and local ; on the 22nd the 
pretty Epinephiie Fasiphac, E.,*was first observed, 
and was numerous a week latter on grassy, bushy 
slopes. The var. Glauce, Hb.,* of Euchloe Belemia 
was on the wing by the 23rd, and Melitaea Pkcebe, 
Kn., and I/ycie.na melanops Bdv., were found in 
abundance and superb condition on the 30th, in a 
heathy part of the Cork Woods. On the same day 
I took Lyccena bellargus , Rott. (2), Cerdcala sca- 
pufosa, Bdv., and the pretty pink Geometer, 
Fellonia vibicaria , Clerck. 
May produced more than a dozen additional 
butterflies to my local list, viz. : Epinephiie Janira 
var. Hispulla, Hb. * (7th), and E. Ida , E * (12th), 
Pamphila Thaymos , Hufn., and Actcebn, E. (12th), 
Pyrgus Proto , E. * (14th) Theda spi/rii , Sell iff. * 
(14th), and T. ilieis, E. (21st). These were all 
more or less abundant except T. spini, which was 
confined to a small space in the CorkWoods, 
where, on the 21st, I obtained a beautiful specimen 
of Melanargia Thetis. Hb. ( Pries Hfsgg.), the only 
one which I saw. A week later (28th), Gonepteryx 
Cleopatra was on the wing in the most lovely 
condition, and I say a magnificent Argynnis Pan- 
dora , Schiff., in the Cork Woods, which however^ 
I could not capture. A visit to Algebras on the 
16th produced Spilothyrus althcece, Hb., and the 
beautiful blue variety Lorquinii, H.S., of Lyccena 
minima , Fuess. Ccenonymqiha Pmvphilus , L., * 
was also taken on the R.ock during May, but ap- 
pears to be rare here, as I heard of but two 
specimens. The beautiful Zygcena lavcuidulce, Es., 
was seen in plenty near San Roque on the 7th, 
but could not be found a week later ; at the end 
of the month, Z. bcetica , E., occurred abundantly 
on a species of Cytisus, both in the larval and 
perfect states, and a second smaller brood occur- 
red in September. Deiopea pulohella, L., ahvays 
common, was so numerous in the middle of the 
month as to be a nuisance, and the larvae of Sa- 
turnia carpini and Ophiocles Ivnaris, W. V., were 
to be seen all over the Cork Woods. The beautiful 
larva of Spintherops spectrum, F., abounded on 
the white broom, Retama monospierma near Linea. 
Among the Coloeptera, two fine species of Cetcmia 
and four of Larinus frequented the flowers of the 
wild artichoke ( Cynara cardunculus), in company 
with two species of Agapanthia , and a fine beetle 
related to Clerus. Tricliodes sipylus, L. (abundant) 
and octopunctatus, F. (rare), with sundry species 
of Aemcrr.-dera, Clytus, Mof delta, and Cryptoce- 
phalus , were found on umbles, while Omojddus 
rujicultis, F., Cm clinphorus sexpunctatus, Latr., 
and Hymenoplia strigosa, 111., were to be seen on 
almost every flower. A large and handsome Julodis 
(fidelisma, Mars., I think) was occasionally taken 
on the wing, but on the whole, the Buprestidce , 
and especially the Zongicornes, were very much 
scarcer than I had expected to find them. 
( to be continued . ) 
NOTES AND NEWS. 
The Royal Geographical Society have resolved 
to throw open the Fellowship oi the Society on 
the same terms and conditions to both sexes. 
