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Sir Walter Bodmer,
Chairman of the Trustees,
The Natural History Museum,
Cromwell Road,
London, SW7 5BD.
Rt. Hon. Richard Luce,
Minister -For the Arts,
Office of Arts and Libraries,
Horse Guards Road,
London, SW1F 3AL.
LIST OF INSECTS FROM HATFIELD FOREST
The following list of insects is taken from the
records of R. M. Payne, D. A. Smith and M. W.
Hanson. Mostly they are from the years
1960-19B2 and From the squares TL 5319, 5419
and 5420. Oliver Rackham, in his recent book
(The Last Forest - The Story of Hatfield
Forest, 1989, Dent), lists a few of the rarer
insects found at Hatfield. Those having a
special association with ancient wood—pastures,
in particular the old trees, are mentioned,
including two rare flies Astiosoma rufifrons
and Paraclusia tigrina. The following
preliminary list of certain groups and families
includes records from a wide range of habitats,
not only ancient trees but the lake—side,
marsh, grassland, rides and other sites.
Mecoptera
Panorpa communis
Panorpa germanica